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Violet!

4/28/2023

Violet Flower Rolling

Materials Needed:

Violet flowers
Rolling pin
Paper

Directions:
Have the children find violet flowers (or bring them into the classroom).
Allow the children to arrange them on a piece of paper and cover with another piece of paper.
Show them that they are going to use the rolling pin to roll the flowers flat and see the color show up on the paper.

Violet Rhyme

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you!

Read Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson with the children!

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Indigo!

4/21/2023

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Indigo Collage

Have the children find different collage materials that they can use to glue on cardstock!

Some options might be:
Feathers
Pipe cleaner sections
Paper scraps
Tissue paper
Pompoms
Ribbon
Fabric
Sequins
Paint
Yarn

Indigo Song

I-N-D-I-G-O, Indigo, Indigo
I-N-D-I-G-O, indigo is what that spells.
Indigo birds in the sky.
Indigo color is just fine.
I-N-D-I-G-O, indigo is what that spells.

Dress as the Color Day

Ask the families to provide a white t-shirt for tie-dye. You can pre-tie up the clothes for the children.
Set up the tie-dye for the children safely to help with and allow them to create indigo shirts.
See how creative the children can be with the designs.
After they dry, you can pick a day of the next week for all the children to wear their new shirts to celebrate and show the color!

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Blue!

4/14/2023

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Sea Foam Sensory Bin

Materials Needed:

Water
Dish soap
Cornstarch
Blue food coloring
Large plastic
Mixer
Shells

Directions:

Prepare for activity by creating the foam. In a large bowl, combine 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup dish soap, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, and a few drops of food coloring. Using your mixer on high to blend the ingredients together until a foam is created.
Put the foam in the plastic bin and repeat process until you have the desired amount.
Add a few shells for the children to scoop with and place the bin in an appropriate area for exploration. While the children is playing, introduce new vocabulary such as the terms “foam,” “shells,” “beach,” and “bubbles” (the complexity of the sentences and words will vary with age and children).

Blue Song

B-l-u-e spells blue.
B-l-u-e spells blue.
Hi-ho did you know
B-l-u-e spells blue?
The big sky is blue.
The ocean is, too.
Hi-ho did you know
B-l-u-e spells blue?

Color Hunt

Grab a blue bucket/basket and then ask the children to go around the classroom and find any items that are blue to fill it.
You can switch it up for different colors or make it challenging with only light or dark blue.
*This is a great game when they need to clean up the classroom as well!*

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Green!

4/7/2023

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Leaf Pounding

Materials Needed:

fresh leaves and flowers
white paper
paper towels
children's size wooden mallet or small hammer
rolling pin

Directions:

Take children outside to gather leaves and flowers and other fresh natural materials. This may include stems, blades of grass, flower buds and more. It is preferred to choose items that have already fallen and do not have to be plucked from live plants.
Children should arrange their leaves and flowers on a white sheet of paper and cover it with a paper towel.
Next, they will take the mallet and gently pound the leaves causing their colors to bleed onto the white paper. The colors will also bleed onto the paper towel, which is to be expected.
Encourage children to pound the leaves gently and then harder to see the difference in results. Eventually they will find that some plants take more pounding than others. Assist the children in varying their small muscles to get the desired effect.
Next, children can use the rolling pin to press the leaves into the paper. The results may be fainter than the pounding, but it will be similar. Encourage children to use big long motions, short small motions, more pressure, and less pressure when using the rolling pin.

The Green Song

G-r-e-e-n,
G-r-e-e-n.
I know how to spell green,
G-r-e-e-n.
Caterpillars are green.
And crickets, too.
I know how to spell green,
G-r-e-e-n.

Jell-O Frog Eyes

Materials Needed:

lime Jell-O
raisins
plastic Easter eggs
egg carton
cooking spray
boiling water
sugar

Directions:

Prepare for lesson by creating Jell-O eggs. Follow instructions on Jell-O package.
While that is cooking, place the bottoms of the plastic Easter eggs in the open egg carton.
Spray with cooking spray. When Jell-O is ready, pour into eggs.
Add a raisin to each egg and chill them overnight.
The next day, pop the eyes out, and let the children use their senses to explore them.

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Yellow!

4/1/2023

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Honeycomb Painting

Materials Needed:
Bubblewrap
Yellow paint
Paint tray
Scissors
Paper

Directions:
Cut the bubblewrap in hexagons
Provide each child with a hexagon and paper
Show the children they can put the shape in the paint and then push it on the paper to create honeycomb shapes
Allow the children to explore

Y-E-L-L-O-W Song

Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
Like the early morning sun,
When the day has just begun.
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.
Daffodils and baby ducks are yellow.
Lemonade and scrambled eggs are yellow.
I like the smiley face that's yellow.
He's such a happy fellow.
Y-E-L-L-O-W spells yellow.

Five Little Ducks Finger Play

Materials Needed:
Yellow rubber glove
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue
Orange foam

Directions:
To make finger puppets, cut fingers from rubber glove and glue the googly eyes onto puppet.
Cut out a small piece of orange foam into the shape of a beak and glue it below the eyes.

When dry, put on all five duck finger puppets and sing:
"Five little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back."
Put down a finger and repeat rhyme with one less duck each time.

Finish rhyme with:
"Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the five little ducks came back.”

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Orange!

3/26/2023

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Handprint Carrot

Materials Needed:
Construction paper: white and green
Orange tissue paper
Scissors
Glue
Paint tray
Water
Paintbrush

Directions:
Thin out glue with a small amount of water in the small dish
Trace a hand onto the green paper and cut out
Cut out a carrot shape from the white paper
Glue the hand to the top of the carrot shape
Paint the white part of the carrot with glue and stick pieces of orange constructions onto the glue

Orange

O-R-A-N-G-E
O-R-A-N-G-E
O-R-A-N-G-E
Orange is what that spells.
Jack-o-lanterns are always orange.
Carrots are always orange.
Oranges are always orange.
O-R-A-N-G-E

Post-It Note Pumpkins

Materials Needed:
Orange post it notes
Green construction paper
Crayons

Directions:
Cut out pumpkins shapes from the orange post-it notes
Let the children color the green paper to make the garden part of the pumpkin patch
Give each child one sticky pumpkin at a time and let them put it wherever they like
Let the children color the pumpkin if they would like

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Red!

3/24/2023

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Apple Stamping

Materials Needed:
Apples (cut in half)
Red paint
Paper

Directions:
Prepare for activity by setting out materials in an appropriate area
Show them how to stamp using the apple and paint
Allow child to try stamping on their own

RED

R-E-D. Red.
R-E-D. Red.
I can spell red.
I can spell red.
Fire trucks are red.
Stop signs are red too.
R-E-D. R-E-D.

Cranberry Sensory Bin

Materials Needed:
Sensory bin
Cranberries
Cups and scoops
Water

Directions:
Prepare the sensory bin by adding materials to the sensory bin
Set the sensory bin in an appropriate area and give children plenty of time to play

Watermelon Structures

Materials Needed:
Watermelon pieces of various shapes and sizes
Large skewers or toothpicks

Directions:
Prepare for activity by cutting watermelon into different sized pieces
Lay out toothpicks and large skewers
Invite children to create and build using the items
As they are designing, ask them questions such as:
What are you making? Tell me about it.
How are you keeping it from falling down?
What will happen if you add ________ to it?

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Violet!

Indigo!

Blue!

Green!

Yellow!

Orange!

Red!

Author

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Successful Solutions Training in Child Development(360) 602-0960

Successful Solutions Training in Child Development
(360) 602-0960