World of Color

World of Color Unit Feb.- March 

This unit’s theme is “The World of Color”. Children will learn about color: color names, color mixing, staining, fading, camouflage and color patterns. Stories for this unit include, a story about a dog that stains his white coat, a lion who paints pictures,  and a rabbit who wants to buy a special shirt. Children will increase their vocabulary about color and explore colors and patterns directly.

Here are the theme concepts for this unit:

• Color is one thing that makes our world beautiful. Talk about different colors you can see in your child’s environment

• Paints and dyes are used to color other things and are mixed up to make new colors.

• Different substances can cause stains of different colors

• Sun and washing often bleach colors, making them fade

• Color is an identifying feature of many natural things.

Books for the Unit

Max’s Dragon Shirt by: Rosemary Wells
Dog’s Colorful Day by: Emma Dodd

Mouse Paint - Ellen Stoll Walsh

The Lion and the Little Red Bird