Unit 4– Colors
Activities for you and your child.
In this unit we are reading books and talking about colors
at school. We hope that you’ll take some
time to talk about colors at home too. The following is a list of
activities that will enhance this unit at home.
Have fun as you try out
some of these activities.
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Read a book.
Talk about your child’s favorite parts of the story.
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Play “Spots!” What would make a purple, brown,
or red spot? Your child can look in the
cupboard and refrigerator for ideas.
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Tell each other what you dreamed last
night. Talk about feelings the dreams
bring up.
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Listen to music.
March, bouncy, sway, stomp and clap.
Name each action.
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As you drive, talk about uphill, downhill,
under, over, near and beside.
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Watch the clock to measure two minutes as you
brush your teeth together.
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At the store, talk about the different
departments and what is sold in them.
Let your child predict where to find things.
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Let your child tear up lettuce for a salad and
the name the colors of all the ingredients.
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Attend a read-aloud at your local library.
·
Cut many small circles, rectangles, and
triangles from colorful magazine pages.
Use the shapes and a glue stick to make a collage.
·
Write a letter or postcard to a relative. Have
your child dictate what to write, then read it aloud.
·
Turn the tables and let your child “read” a
familiar book to you. Talk about it and
help if asked, but don’t contradict your child’s version.
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Draw a simple map to show where you live and
where school is. Talk about how to get
from one
place to the other.
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Let your child help open the mail. Talk about what each piece is and show a few
words as you read them.
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Talk about clothes family members are
wearing. Find different colors and
patterns, like stripes or dots.
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Make up easy rhyming riddles for your child to
guess: “I’m little and I can crawl or fly.
I’m not a rug. I’m not a hug or a
mug. I’m a ___ (bug).”
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At the grocery store, give color clues for items
you plan to buy. Your child can find the rice in the red box or the fruit
that’s long and yellow.
·
Pretend to be birds and fly around. Ask your child what he or she can see in the
neighborhood from up in the air.
