Theme — Colors
Books
- White Rabbit's Color Book by Alan Baker
- 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
Aug 21, 2008