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How To Help Your Young Child Learn Colors
What are some fun ways to teach colors for kids? If this is a question you’ve been asking yourself, you’ve come to the right place.
As a toddler or preschooler, your child has definitely noticed all the different hues in the world around them, but now it’s time to help them make sense of it all.
Fortunately, teaching your child colors doesn’t have to be an overwhelming task. As you will see below, this can be a fun and engaging learning experience for both you and your child.
With a bit of planning and creativity, your young learner will soon know all the colors of the rainbow and so much more!
Table of Contents
- Why Is Learning Colors For Kids Important?
- Tips To Keep In Mind
- 10 Simple Activities To Teach Colors For Kids
- Make Every Day A Colorful Day
Why Is Learning Colors For Kids Important?
Our world is made up of different shapes and colors. Cars, houses, flowers, trees, buses, fruits, tall city buildings…everything has its own unique visual characteristics.
Before they were even a year old, your child noticed these things, too, but of course, none of it made sense. Now that they are older, it’s time to start piecing together all the information from their environment.
Teaching your child colors will help them make sense of the world around them. But did you know that understanding colors can also impact language skills and overall learning?
It’s true! As your child begins to understand that words represent objects, they’ll also realize that some words can describe certain features of those objects.
For example, blue can describe the sky, a blueberry, and a blue crayon. As your child starts to use color words to describe the things around them, they are also building their vocabulary and becoming better communicators.
But language isn’t the only academic skill built through lessons on colors for kids. Perhaps the most surprising of all is how learning colors can help introduce children to basic math skills. How?
Remember that every time you introduce your young learner to a new color, their brain actively works to process the information.
A lot of organizing, categorizing, and comparison takes place when sorting different colors and shapes.
Examining something and identifying attributes, such as color, is an essential skill for math. So, in the future, when they’re trying to tell if a shape is an octagon or a hexagon, they’ll use the same visual discrimination skills they learned when learning colors.
(Note: If your child seems to have trouble distinguishing colors, they may be color blind. Contrary to popular belief, that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t see colors at all, but it can make school more difficult for them down the road [i.e., reading off a chalkboard].
If you suspect your child may be color blind, ask your child’s pediatrician or eye doctor about getting them tested.)
Now that you’re clear on all the incredible benefits of teaching colors for kids, you probably want to start helping your child master them!
Before we get started on that, here are some basic tips to keep in mind when practicing colors with your child.
Tips To Keep In Mind
It can be challenging to teach colors to a toddler simply because there are so many contrasting colors constantly around us.
Adding to that challenge is the fact that many different shades of one color exist. For example, there are several reds (think: maroon, crimson, scarlet, etc.), but they are all called “red.” This can be tricky for children learning colors.
Have no fear! We’re here to help. The following are some basic tips to keep in mind as you help your young learner understand colors.
1) Start With The Basics
Think about how we can quickly calculate our change after buying something at a store or spell a new word correctly after hearing it for the first time. This is possible because we understand the basics of math and the English language.
The same approach needs to be applied when teaching colors for kids. It’s best to start with the primary colors (red, blue, and yellow), and once your child gets comfortable with these, move on to other hues.
If you’re still in the primary colors stage, what simple efforts can you take to help emphasize these colors in your everyday life?
Here are a few examples:
- When you’re having dinner — “Do you want to use this blue plate?”
- When you’re taking the dog for a walk — “Look at that yellow car.”
- When it’s time to play — Hand them only red, blue, and yellow objects. If they have building blocks, ask them to sort only the red, blue, and yellow blocks.
Once your child is familiar with their primary colors, you can move on to other basic colors, such as green, orange, purple, black, white, brown, and gray.
A great way to help children learn about colors is by interacting with them. We love this sensory game that lets kids practice naming colors and discover what happens when you combine them.
2) Choose Contrasting Colors For Kids
As we mentioned earlier, there are so many different colors in this world that sometimes children can find it challenging to tell them apart.
It’s even more difficult when the colors are similar (e.g., red, maroon, orange, etc.).
For this reason, it’s best to first focus on the hues that are clearly distinguishable before introducing similar colors.
3) Help Them See Color Categories
Once you’re confident that your child knows their basic colors, you can start introducing similar colors (olive green, forest green, etc.). Most of these can be found in the world around you.
As explained, similar shades can be challenging to learn, so in the beginning, the focus shouldn’t be on having them learn all the different terms but, rather, exposing them to the idea of categories.
To help your child recognize the differences between shades, point out an object and name its color. Then, ask them to find other things that are the same color. For example, you could say, “This is a blue sock. Can you find me anything else that’s blue?”
When they find another blue object, talk about what you notice. For example, is the blue the same on both things, or are there differences? Is one lighter or darker than the other? Do either look like a brighter blue?
These simple conversations can help your child as they begin expanding their definition of the color blue.
4) Point Out The Connection Between Colors And Feelings
In English, colors aren’t only used to describe how something looks. We also use color terms to express our emotions.
For example, when we say somebody is “feeling blue,” they’re sad. Similarly, if someone is “seeing red,” they’re angry.
While you don’t need to detail the emotions associated with each color at this age, you can make your child aware that feelings and colors are connected.
They can start to use colors to express themselves, a skill that helps them better understand their emotions. This ability is one of the social-emotional topics your child can practice with the Learn with Sesame Street app, powered by HOMER.
10 Simple Activities To Teach Colors For Kids
Learning about colors can be a wonderful part of playtime with your child. To help your child practice their colors, use these engaging activities.
1) Colorful Necklace
Children are often curious and enjoy exploring different colors and materials.
This means that when teaching them about colors, the more engaging the activity the better — like using colorful beads to create necklaces.
What You’ll Need:
- Colorful beads (in primary colors)
- Yarn or necklace string
What To Do:
After teaching your child the primary colors, try creating a red, blue, and yellow necklace. Tie a knot on one end of the string. Then, show your child how to string beads onto it.
This necklace can be in a pattern or not. It’s really up to you!
When creating the necklace, remember to name the colors you use and encourage your young learner to repeat them.
Note: While working with small items, it’s essential to use safe and non-toxic materials and keep an eye on your young child at all times.
2) Finger Painting
Engaging your child’s senses is one of the most effective ways to help them learn new concepts. That’s what makes finger painting so great for teaching colors!
What You’ll Need:
- Finger paint (in primary colors)
- Finger paint paper
- Newspaper
What To Do
Put a few pieces of newspaper on your table to protect it from spills.
Then, place your child’s finger painting paper on top.
Let them go to town using their fingers to create beautiful, colorful pictures. You can use the three primary colors in finger painting and mix them up to form secondary colors (purple, green, and orange).
During the activity, speak about the colors your child is using and the colors that are formed while mixing.
Once the painting is complete, let them tell you about what they created. Encourage them to use color words while they’re describing the artwork.
3) Same Objects, Different Colors
As you teach your child different colors, they may begin associating certain colors with specific objects. For example, if you show your child a red apple, they may associate the shape of the apple with red.
It’s essential to show your child another color apple (e.g. a green one) so they understand that you’re referring to the color of the object, not the object itself. This activity helps you do just that.
What You’ll Need:
- Two or more objects that are the same except for their color (such as apples, blocks, crayons, etc.)
What To Do:
Hand your child one of the objects and ask, “What color is this?” Once they answer, you can ask, “Are all (objects) this color?”
This will help them start thinking about colors in the world around them. If they aren’t sure, hand them the other object and ask them what it is. Reinforce that it’s the same type of thing as the first one, but it’s in a different color.
To help them further understand, sorting activities can be effective. For example, ask your child to sort the different colors of the same object (e.g., multi-color blocks).
As they get older, you can also encourage them to sort by the object, regardless of color. This will help your child continue developing skills of categorizing.
4) Read About Colors
There are lots of amazing children’s books that speak about colors. While reading to your child, be sure to point out all the colors in the book.
What You’ll Need:
- Books about colors (use your favorite or see our recommendations below)
What To Do:
Grab a book about colors and read it aloud to your child. As you go through each page, talk about the colors you see. Then, you can ask your child to point to things that are different colors. For instance, you can say, “Do you see anything orange on this page?”
This teaches your child to scan the entire picture and focus on the details. As they look for one specific color, they’re practicing their visual discrimination skills, which they’ll use throughout their lives.
Here is a list of some incredible books that will help bring fun and entertainment into learning about colors:
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
- A Color of His Own
- The Day the Crayons Quit
- Baby, See the Colors!
- What Makes a Rainbow?
However, don’t feel limited to reading only books about colors.
You can talk about the different hues on the pages of any picture book.
5) Create A Color Mixing Sensory Activity
When your child uses their senses while they’re learning, they create stronger neural connections, and this helps them better remember the information.
This activity also gives your child a chance to explore colors creatively. It allows them to experiment and see what happens when combining two colors.
What You’ll Need:
- Icing or shaving cream
- Food coloring
- Two small bows
- Toothpick or spatula
- Large zip-top bag and tape, or cookie sheet (The cookie sheet option is more tactile. However, you can opt for the bag if you’re looking for low-mess.)
What To Do:
Start by filling your zip-top bag with icing or shaving cream. Next, choose two colors of food coloring and add each color into the bag. Tape it down to a working surface. Your child will then need to mix the colors with their little fingers.
Grab the two small bowls and put icing or shaving cream into them. Add one to three drops of color into the bowl and fold the color into the icing or cream.
You can then scoop the colored icing or cream into the bag or onto the cookie sheet and let your child mix the colors.
This is a fun activity to help children learn that colors are not necessarily stagnant, and mixing them will help produce a different color.
See more details here!
6) Sing Color Songs
Kids love to sing along to fun songs. You can take advantage of this natural love for singing to help your child learn about colors. And the best part is that these silly songs are usually pretty catchy, so your child will likely sing them long after the activity ends.
What You’ll Need:
- A way to play a song for your child to listen to (such as your phone or a computer)
What To Do:
Play a song for your child and start singing the lyrics. Then, repeat it a couple of times to help them learn how it goes.
Once they know the words, you can sing the song anywhere to review colors for kids on the go.
Not sure where to start? Check out our fun activity here that helps teach children pantone colors.
You can also sing some of our favorite songs:
- “It’s Not Easy Being Green” by Kermit the Frog
- “The Color Song” by Bryant Oden
- “Colors of Our Clothes” by David Burba and Lisa Campbell
- “Colors All Around” by Jack Hartmann
- “Jenny Jenkins” by Lisa Loeb
- PANTONE Colors: The Song
You can find these songs on YouTube, or search our Learn & Grow app. Happy singing!
7) I Spy Colors For Kids
This classic game is perfect for teaching colors to kids. Since it doesn’t require any materials, you can play it anywhere.
What You’ll Need:
- Nothing!
What To Do:
Look around you at all the different colors. Then, secretly pick out one object that only has one main color. Tell your child, “I spy something (insert color here).
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For example, you might say, “I spy something blue,” if you’re looking at a blue shirt. If your child correctly guesses the object, then it’s their turn to pick the next thing and give a clue about its color.
8) Tell A Colorful Story
Encourage your child to use the magnets from the HOMER Explore Letters Kit creatively. Have them use the pieces to tell a story and remind them to add some color words to their telling.
What You’ll Need:
- Explore Letters Kit from HOMER
What To Do:
Set up the magnetic story box so it’s ready to go. Go through the magnets and pick out a few that you could use to tell a fun story.
Using the pieces and the magnet backdrop, tell your child a story. As you speak, remember to weave some color words into the tale. For instance, you might say, “The bright pink flamingo decided he wanted to play ball with the brown monkey.”
You’re modeling the activity for your child as you tell a story. When you finish, let them tell a story of their own.
You might notice they simply copy your story at first, and that’s okay.
Keep playing, and it won’t take long before your child can tell a story all their own.
9) Make A Picture
This activity is perfect for a rainy day. It’s a fun way for creative kids to practice making something with colorful paper strips.
What You’ll Need:
- Construction paper in all sorts of colors
- Scissors
- Glue or tape
- A white sheet of paper
What To Do:
If your child knows scissor safety skills, have them cut the construction paper into strips of different colors. (Otherwise, you cut them.) The strips can all be the same width, or you can mix them up.
Once you have a nice pile of colorful strips, invite your child to glue or tape them onto the white sheet of paper to create a design of their choice. When they are done, talk to them about their colorful picture and have them tell you all about what they created.
Mix things up the next time you do this activity by using circles, squares, or various shapes at once instead of strips.
10) Design A Color Scavenger Hunt
This activity is perfect for kids who love to move around. It’s also a great way to review all the different colors they’ve learned.
What You’ll Need:
- A sheet of blank paper
- Colored pencils or crayons
- A pencil or pen
- A basket or bag
What To Do:
Create a scavenger hunt for your child by drawing boxes on a blank sheet of paper with colored pencils or crayons. Fill in each box with the color it represents to make it easy for your child to identify it.
Quickly review the colors with your child. Point to each box on the sheet and have them tell you the color.
Then, challenge them to find an object around the house for each color. Once they find something, have them put it into the basket or bag. Next, show them how to use the pencil or pen to put an X or a check through the color box they found.
Have them continue searching for items until they have a basket or bag full of colorful objects.
Take time to have them tell you the color of each thing they found.
Make Every Day A Colorful Day
Colors are all around us, and your child has most likely already noticed these different hues without tagging them with color names. However, colors for kids are an important part of childhood development and math prep.
This is where you come in. Armed with the activities above, you can help make learning about colors fun and exciting.
When teaching colors for kids, remember to start with the primary hues and then gradually introduce more. With patience, your young learner will soon recognize all the colors of the rainbow — and so many more!
For more fun learning activities, check out the Learn & Grow app, powered by HOMER.
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7 easy crafts to teach primary colors for kids
These crafts and activities are a great introduction to primary colors for kids. Use these ideas to teach about red, yellow, and blue to your preschoolers or kindergarteners.
They are great for the classroom or for at home.
Primary Colors for Kids
These crafts and activities promote the learning of primary colors for kids. As they are learning new colors, they will need to learn the difference between the primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) and the secondary colors (orange, green, and purple).
Using crafts helps promote the learning of different colors. As they continue to learn, you can start to teach about the color wheel and identifying complementary colors.
But for now, kids really just need to learn about the colors of the rainbow. These color activities are perfect for learning about the concept of colors. Next, you can teach about color mixing and basic color theory.
When you’re creating your primary colors lesson plan, include one of these easy crafts for kids.
Create one during a primary color class party.
Or, if you’re at home, create them at your kitchen table and have your child point out other items around your home that are red, blue, or yellow.
Use them to decorate your playroom or hang them on a bulletin board to show off what your kids have learned.
For added fun, grab one of our primary color worksheets!
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Our Favorite Craft Supplies For Kids
These craft supplies are perfect for crafting with young kids. While not each of them is used in the crafts below, they are all staples in our craft bin. If you don’t have any on hand, that might be ok. Take a look at the craft first to see whether or not you need them.
- Construction Paper – One of our favorite craft supplies. These crafts are a great way to use up that stash of black paper.
- Cardboard – Perfect for using up all those boxes you get in the mail!
- Craft Sticks or popsicle sticks – A classic staple, use them in your craft or to mix paint.
- Kid-Friendly paint – Kids love to get messy! Check out our favorite tips for painting with young children.
- Googly Eyes – You can literally add them to any project and it instantly becomes cuter.
- Tissue Paper – We always have this on hand. Buy it new or use or save it from birthday parties and holidays.
- Toilet Paper/Paper Towel Rolls – A great way to recycle your paper tubes is to use them in crafts!
- Paper Plate – Grab this party supply to create fun crafts.
- Contact Paper – We use this a lot to create suncatcher crafts
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Tags Primary ColorsMDOU "Kindergarten No. 85" of the city of Yaroslavl
Color World
Dear parents!
Developing the creative abilities of your children, we introduce preschoolers to the color . Color is mastered by children early and occupies a special place in a number of expressive means.
The development of color as a means of expression has its own dynamics: from monochromaticity through multicolor to strict color relationships and the assimilation of the laws of color combinations. nine0005
Sensor color standards are chromatic colors - red, green, blue, violet (rainbow spectrum) and achromatic colors - white, gray, black, as well as shades of all colors by lightness and saturation.
From an early age, the child knows three basic colors (red, blue, yellow) - these are
primary (or primary) colors from which all others are obtained by mixing. These three colors cannot be obtained by mixing any of the others. nine0005
From the second younger group, children begin to mix colors and receive secondary (additional or mixed) colors. These are the colors that can be obtained by mixing a pair of primary colors (yellow and blue make green, red and yellow make orange, blue and red make purple).
There are tertiary (derivative) colors that are obtained by mixing (combining) primary and secondary (for example, yellow and green give us yellow-green). nine0005
Mixing two colors that are not in a row in the spectrum gives an intermediate color between them, and mixing two adjacent colors gives a shade (for example, red-orange).
In nature and works of art, colors are found in complex and varied combinations.
Chromatic colors are divided into two groups - warm (from red to yellow) and cool (from green to purple) tones. nine0005
Each chromatic color or hue has a specific lightness, brightness and saturation.
The brightness of the color allows us to distinguish one color from another and give it a name.
Lightness is the degree of proximity of a given color (or shade) to white, and
saturation - the degree of its purity, that is, impurities to a given gray color of the same lightness. nine0005
In everyday life, when they denote shades of color, they usually indicate their lightness (dark green, light yellow), meaning brightness. Therefore, it is quite enough if children learn the variability of color tones in lightness and the corresponding names of shades.
Some light shades have special names in everyday life (light red is called pink).
It is quite acceptable for children to use the names of these shades (except for the incorrect name of light blue as blue). This refers to the naming of shades by hue (i.e., those occupying an intermediate position between adjacent colors of the spectrum). Almost all of them have “objectified” names in everyday life (lemon, lilac, raspberry, etc.)
Looking at pictures with a child, we rarely see individual colors, because the overall impression that a picture creates does not depend on each color separately, but on combination and interaction with other colors. Some colors are so dependent on each other that they are called complementary.
Referring to the color wheel, you can immediately determine which colors are complementary.
It's very simple: the complementary colors on the circle are opposite each other. nine0005
Red is the complementary color to green, yellow to purple, and blue to orange.
How Primary and Mixed Colors Become Complementary.
The relationship between primary and mixed colors is illustrated by the double color wheel. Primary colors are in the inner circle, mixed colors are in the outer circle. Complementary colors are opposite each other. A complementary color in relation to one of the main ones is a mixed color, the latter is based on two main ones. nine0005
Complementary for a mixed color is the main color that is not included in its composition. Thus, the mixed orange color, being a mixture of red and yellow, acts as a complementary color for the third primary color, which is not involved in its creation - blue.
By the age of seven, preschoolers can convey their emotional state and attitude to the depicted through a color image.
What are colors for? nine0005
Colors are given for the greater joy of life, which is created by excitement and harmony.
Yellow - warm, affectionate, kind, cheerful.
Blue - high, cool.
Green - cool, cozy, calm.
Blue - deep, watery, cool.
Purple - delicious, cold, odorous, sad.
Material prepared
teacher Paskhin L.L
09/12/2013
Playing, learning colors | Kindergarten №353 "Fairy Tale"
Sokolova Yuliya Gennadievna
educator MBDOU DS No. 353, Chelyabinsk
Playing, learning colors
Cognition of objects and phenomena of the surrounding world begins with the perception of objects and phenomena of the surrounding world. All other forms of cognition - memorization, thinking, imagination - are built on the basis of images of perception, are the result of their processing. Therefore, normal mental development is impossible without relying on full perception.
A child in his life encounters a variety of shapes, colors and other properties of objects, in particular toys and household items. Of great importance in sensory education is the formation in children of ideas about sensory standards - generally accepted samples of the external properties of objects. Seven colors of the spectrum and their shades in terms of lightness and saturation act as sensory color standards. nine0007
From the first days of life, children begin to pay attention to the color of objects. But the world of color is not revealed to the child immediately, but in a certain sequence.
At each age, sensory education has its own tasks, a certain link in sensory culture is formed.
In the second or third year, the child begins to accumulate ideas about color. It is important that these representations are sufficiently diverse. The child should be introduced to the six colors of the spectrum (blue should be excluded, as children do not distinguish it well from blue), white and black.
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When introducing children to various properties of objects, one should not strive to memorize and use their names. The main thing is that the child should be able to take into account the properties of objects during actions with them.
Games that develop purposeful perception of color
(for children 2-3 years old)
Sensory education tasks are included not only in the subject, but also in elementary productive activities - drawing, laying out mosaics.
Funny circles
Purpose of the game: to introduce the child to such colors as red, blue, green, to develop logical thinking, speech.
Equipment: 3 large paper circles in red, blue and green, three medium circles of the same colors and the same number of small ones for each group of children.
Game progress: offering the child to put aside large circles in one direction, small circles in the other direction, and asks which are left (medium-sized multi-colored circles remained).
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Next, the adult asks the child to find the details of the red color (usually by the age of 3, children not only correctly identify colors, but also name them) and put them aside. After that, similar work is carried out with prepared blue and green parts.
At the end of the game, you can ask the child to assemble a snowman, which should consist of circles of large, medium and small sizes. Particular attention should be paid to ensure that the resulting snowman is the same color.
Magic bucket
Purpose of the game: to teach the child to distinguish the primary colors (red, blue, orange, green and yellow) and to name them correctly.
Equipment: a small bucket with a lid, filled with various objects of different colors (red, blue, orange, yellow, green).
Game progress: the leader distributes the prepared material (small buckets with multi-colored parts), and asks to guess what is inside (while you can shake the buckets, determining whether they are heavy or light).
Then the child removes the covers and examines the objects inside. nine0007
At the next stage, the leader asks to arrange the toys on the table in such a way that they are all visible. Then you should lay out the details so that they are arranged in order of colors from light to dark.
Laying out of the mosaic on the theme "Houses and flags"
(paired arrangement of color elements)
Purpose: to draw children's attention to the color properties of objects, showing that color is a sign of different objects and can be used to designate them. nine0007
Material: Boxes with octagonal mosaics. Each box contains ten white and ten red mosaic elements. To complicate the task, three green, two blue, three yellow elements are additionally placed in each box, which will not be required when completing it.
Manual: an adult, showing the children a piece of white mosaic, says that the houses will be of this color; showing a red mosaic element, says that the flags will be of this color.
Then he arbitrarily lays out the house on the panel, and the flag - above the house. nine0007
Then the adult distributes individual material and monitors the completion of the task, drawing the child's attention to the correct selection of mosaic elements by color, reminding them that each house needs a flag.
Note. Some of the youngest or unprepared pupils need to learn to coordinate the movements of the small muscles of the hand. In this case, the teacher takes the child's hand with his hand and helps him.
Drawing with paints on the theme "Lights at night"
Purpose: to promote the further formation of children's attitude to color as an important property of objects, to lead them to an independent choice of a given color (out of four proposed).
Equipment: black paper sheet (landscape). Gouache: red, yellow, green, blue. Squirrel brush or kolinsky brush No. 8-12.
Manual: an adult reminds a child that lights are lit in the windows of houses in the evening.
Then he shows a sheet of black paper and applies two strokes of blue paint. Explains that lights of this color are poorly visible at night. Next, the adult applies two green strokes and asks if the lights of this color are clearly visible. Explains that such (green) lights are also hard to see at night. He applies two strokes of red paint and again asks the children the same question. The child notes that such lights are visible better. Finally, the adult applies two strokes of yellow paint, and all together come to the conclusion that this color (yellow) lights are best seen. nine0007
The child then receives rosettes with four colors of paint and is asked to show what paint he will use to paint the lights. The choice of paint of the desired color is significantly influenced by the method of supplying the material: it is better to place rosettes with paints in such a way that the necessary paint would not be at the bottom right.
After the child finds the paint of the desired color, the adult gives him a brush (dry at first) and with the child's hand makes several strokes on his sheet of paper, focusing on the moment of applying and tearing off the brush from the paper.
Then the kid is given a piece of paper and offers to draw lights on his own. An adult makes sure that the child applies strokes over the entire surface of a sheet of paper, without applying one stroke to another. After the child has drawn a sufficient number of lights, the adult takes his work and brush, explaining to the child that when the paint dries, they will all look at the drawings together. nine0007
The age of 3-4 years is most favorable for the development of a child's perception, improvement of his senses, accumulation of ideas about the world around him.
Games that develop purposeful color perception
(for children 3-4 years old)
Games and exercises offered for children of the fourth year of life are designed mainly for the initial acquaintance with the six colors of the spectrum. It is important that preschoolers get clear ideas about these properties, learn to recognize them in different situations and options. nine0007
Particular attention at this age is paid to the assimilation and correct use of color names.
Part of the tasks is aimed at teaching children to apply the received ideas in the examination and designation of the properties of real things.
After getting acquainted with the six colors of the spectrum, preschoolers begin to get acquainted with the lighter shades of colors. The teacher makes sure that the children's ideas about the colors of the spectrum are clarified and generalized (any color can have different shades). nine0007
Multi-colored rings
Purpose of the game: to teach children to correctly name the main colors and their shades, to develop memory, thinking, the ability to make the right decisions on their own.
Equipment: rings with a diameter of 4–5 cm in different colors, 5–6 small boxes painted in the same colors as the rings.
Game progress: an adult pours prepared rings on the table and asks the children to say what color they are. If the child makes mistakes at the same time, then the names of the colors should be learned as follows: this ring is blue, like the sky or the river; this object is yellow, like the sun; and this ring is red, like a ripe cherry or raspberry; it is green like grass in summer.
Such associations help children not only remember the colors in which the rings are painted, but also learn the names themselves well. nine0007
When the teacher is sure that the children have mastered this material well, then you can complicate the task a little by putting the rings into prepared boxes depending on their color, i.e. put all red rings in red, blue in blue, etc.
Instead of boxes, you can also use small multi-colored sticks, on which prepared rings should be put on, depending on their color (for example, place yellow rings on a yellow stick, etc.). At the same time, not only thinking is developed, but also the small muscles of the child's hand. nine0007
Balloons
Purpose of the game: to introduce children to the six colors by matching the pattern. Dictionary: The names of the six colors of the spectrum - "red", "orange", "yellow", "green", "blue", "violet".
Equipment: demonstration: flannelgraph, narrow strips of paper or cardboard (15X0.
5 cm) in six colors. Six circles of the same colors (diameter 10 cm). These are threads and balls (color table 12). Handout: a strip of white paper with glued colored stripes - threads in spectral order, six circles of the same colors. nine0007
Instruction: an adult informs the child that they will play a game of balloons: “we have balloons of different colors and strings of the same colors. Now strings will appear on the flannelograph (places six stripes vertically at equal distances in a spectral sequence, naming their colors). And now we will tie a ball of the same color to each thread. He takes one of the balls and attaches it to a thread of the same color. After that, the child “ties” the rest of the balls and names the color of each. nine0007
Match the color
Purpose of the game: to reinforce the concept of six colors. To teach children to highlight colors, distracting from other signs of objects (shape, size, functional purpose).
Material: the child has a card (30X 20 cm) divided into six cells of different colors; small cardboard silhouettes of toys - one of each color.
Manual: Adult: “We are going to play a game of color matching. We have mats made of multi-colored cells. Look at our toys. What's this? (Shows a blue car.) That's right, a car. And what's that? (Shows a red one.) That's right, also a car. And how do they differ? (Keep cars nearby.) ”If the children find it difficult to answer, the teacher helps. “Are they exactly the same? What's the difference? That's right, one of them is blue and the other is red, they differ in color. The colors of the rest of the toys are also clarified. “Now, match the color of the toy to each cell of the rug, put the toy on such a cell so that it hides on it. If the toy is of a different color, it will be visible.” He puts the red car in turn to the red and blue cells and asks the children which of them the car "hid" on. He does the same with the blue car. nine0007
Coloring water
Purpose of the game: to form in children an idea of different shades of color by lightness.
Vocabulary: "light", "dark", "lighter", "darker".
Material: two cans - one has a light red sticker, the other has a dark red sticker. Jars filled up to half with water, red gouache, a brush, a jar of water for rinsing the brush, a rag.
Manual. Adult: “Today we will color the water, we will get red water of different shades. Water in jars is colorless, and we will make it colored. Watch how I will paint the water: I take the paint on the brush, dip the brush halfway, now I rinse it in one jar. I got a light red water. And in another jar I will put more paint: I will dip the brush completely in paint, rinse it, pick up the paint again and rinse it again in the same jar. It also turned out red water, but already dark. Now I will rinse the brush in clean water and blot it on a cloth. nine0007
Take the brushes, dip them halfway into the paint and rinse in the first jar. What kind of water did you get? That's right, light red. The method of obtaining dark red water is also consistently dictated.
