Color words are
some of the first words we introduce to children. Here’s a new song children can sing as they hold up various
crayons from their box.
Color Box
(Tune: “Happy Birthday”)
Here’s a crayon
for you. (Pretend to hold a
present in your hand.)
It’s a blue one
for you. (Hold up a blue
crayon.)
B – l – u – e.
Here’s blue for
you.
Here’s a crayon
for you.
It’s a red one for
you...
Continue sing
yellow, green, purple, brown, black, white, etc.
P.S. This song is going to be on my new
“Move It! Learn It!” CD.
*When introducing
color words, write the word with the appropriate color. After they are confident, write all of
the words with a black marker.
*There are tons of
free graphics that you can download to make visuals for this song.
Touch Something
Hold up a color
word. Can they touch something in
the room that color?
Sign Language
Learn the signs
for the various colors.
(lifeprint.com,
aslpro.com, or handspeak.com are great sites.)
Crayon Book
Fold two sheets of
paper in half and cut. Fold these
in half. Hole punch 2” from each
end. Insert a rubber band in one
hole and slip the end of a crayon through that loop. Insert the other end of the rubber band through the other hole
and slip the other end of the crayon through that loop. Encourage the children to use a different
color on each page. Can they write
labels for each page?
