OWL Unit 4 Weeks 1 and 2
This week we will begin 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
- Color can vary information
- 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.
Stain
Fade
Nature
Dyes
Colorful
Nectar
Permanent
Pollen
Smudge
Washable
Address
Corner
Primary Colors
Secondary Colors
Nature
Permanent
Smudge
Week of February 27th
Books for the week:
Max’s Dragon Shirt by: Rosemary Wells
Dog’s Colorful Day by: Emma Dodd
Small Groups:
- Color & Shape Bingo
- Ice Cream Alphabet Memory
- Rhyming words with colors
Week of March 7th
Books for the week:
Max’s Dragon Shirt by Rosemary Wells
Mouse paint by: Ellen Stoll Walsh
The Lion and The Little Red Bird by: Elisa Kleven
Small Groups:
- Painting big mice with friends
- Making different ice cream cones
- Designing a shirt
Choice time
Art Table: painting
Manipulatives: magnatiles
Library Area: Books about color
Sensory Table: Water with tubes, funnels and pipets
Library Area: Books about color
Sensory Table: Water with tubes, funnels and pipets
Dramatic Play: Ice cream shop
Rug Toy: Roads
Songs, Word Play and Letters
Color Train
Rainbow of Colors
What Are You Wearing?
Curved Line Letters
