This week we will continue our “The World of Color” unit. 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, a boy who gets special letters from his grandmother, and a rabbit who wants to buy a special shirt. Children will increase their vocabulary about color and explore colors and patterns directly. We will continue to learn about letters and sounds, including rhyming words. 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.
Book Backpacks are due on TUESDAY March 10th!
Books for the week:
The Lion and the Little Red Bird by Elisa Kleven
Cat's Colors by Jane Cabrera
Dog's Colorful Day - Emma Dodd
Small Groups:
- Making pictures match the words in a color book
- Things that melt
- Sequencing Dog's Colorful Day
Choice Time
Art Table:
Easel: Dog with bingo markers
Library Area: Books about color
Math: Spill the Bears - Counting bears with 1 to 1 correspondenceSensory Table: sorting objects by color
Writing Table: making colorful pictures
Rug- Build -a- Road
Dramatic Play: Ice Cream Shop
Songs, Word Play and Letters
Color Train
Rainbow of Colors
