TERM ONE - JUNIOR
Theme 4 - Colours
Day 4
1. Planning and preparation
2. ELDA Observation sheet
National Curriculum Framework
ELDA
ELDA 3 Communicating
Aim
Children listen to sounds and speech.
ELDA Observation sheet
Observation point
Speak clearly.
Observe and note during the day:
Can you understand what the child is saying?
3. Discussion
Discussion
Red, yellow and blue
(make your observations during the discussion). Show the children pictures of red, yellow and blue houses or draw houses on the board using only red, yellow and blue chalk. Use different colours for the roofs, doors, windows, etc. Ask the children what colour each roof or door is.
4. Teacher-directed concrete activity
Matching colours game. 1. Paint three paper plates red, yellow and blue respectively. Either buy red, yellow and blue plastic clothes pegs or paint wooden pegs.
2. Play in small groups and have enough for each child to get at least 3 pegs.
3. The children take turns to peg their pegs onto the matching plates.
4. Swop colours and play again or repeat with the next group.
5. Presenting the activity sheet
(Make your assessment after this activity) 1. Print a copy of the activity sheet for each child.
2. Give the children the coloured doors from the cutting page to cut out.
3. Paste down a door on each house. Colour in the roof to match the door.
4. Colour in the rest of the house and draw in a tree.
6. The assessment sheet
Concept
Colour recognition. Does the child recognise red, yellow and blue?
Skill
Matching colours. Did the child match the coloured doors to the correct house?
Quick definition
Colour matching for preschoolers refers to the ability to identify and pair objects that share the same colour.
7. Teacher-directed activity
Art activity - Necklace. 1. Cut shapes from red, yellow, blue, orange, green and purple paper or card and punch a hole in each one.
2. Paint some large pasta (like penne or macaroni) in the same colours.
3. Cut a length of wool for each child and tie a shape to one end to prevent the shapes from slipping off.
4. The children thread shapes and pasta to make a colourful necklace.
8. A song and a story
Story
Cookie & Friends colour story | Colours story | Children's story | Preschool story | Colours
