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Books
White Rabbit’s Color Book by Alan Baker
Bear’s Busy Family by Stella Blackstone
One Gray Mouse by Katherine Burton
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
Lunch by Denise Fleming
Oh No, Anna by Vivian French
Is it red? Is it yellow? Is it blue? by Tana Hoban
Samuel Todd’s Book of Great Colors by E.L. Konigsburg
Brown Bear, Brown Bear… by Bill Martin
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
Poems/Fingerplays
Colors
Little Boy Blue
Oh, Rainbow
Oranges
Painting Fun (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Pretty Balloons (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Red Bird (Tune: Where is Thumbkin?)
Two Little Blue Birds
Songs
"Put a little color on you" from Can a Cherry Pie Wave Goodbye by Hap Palmer
Or take your pick from songs on these cds:
Mr. Al sings colors and shapes by Mr. Al
Songs about colors and shapes
Activities
- Craft: Make your own edible fingerpaint with food coloring and vanilla pudding. Mix a couple of drops of each color into seperate small bowls of pudding. (Add until desired color is reached.) Have child create artwork on waxed paper or paper plate.
- Online: Play the "Paint Splash" game at the Peep and the Big Wide World website to learn about mixing colors.
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