Read:
- Splish, Splash, and Blue by Christianne C. Jones
- Small Bunny’s Blue Blanket by Tatyana Feeney
- Blue by Patricia M. Stockland
- Blue as a Blueberry by Molly Dingles
- “I Know My Colors” Foods Coloring Book Jumbo
- Abeka Nursery Arts & Crafts pg. 35, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53, 149
- Abeka Learning Numbers with Button Bear pg. 13, 105
Song:
WE LOVE BLUE
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”
We love blue. We love blue.
Yes, we do. Yes, we do.
We love the ocean and sky so blue.
We love blue ribbons and blue jeans, too.
We love blueberries, so good for you.
We love blue.
–Liz Ryerson
Color Recognition: Show the child 3 cars or toys (be sure one is blue). Have the child point to the blue car.
Word Recognition: Print the Blue paper to use with do-a-dot markers.
Discuss:
- What is something blue? Blueberries, train, jeans, etc…
- “I spy something blue…”
Snack: Blueberries, Blue Jello, Blue Popsicle, Blue Gatorade, Blue Chips, Blue Unicorn Pudding
Blue Playdough
Get out any blue play dough and blue play dough toys and tools. Show the child how to use the tools.
Blue Mixed Media Collage
Materials: any drawing materials that you have that are BLUE (crayons, markers, colored pencil), white and blue paper, scissors, glue
Description: Child used drawing materials on the white paper. Then she will cut small pieces of her paper and glue them all onto the blue paper.
Skills Targeted: teach your tot to follow directions, be creative, and fine motor skills.
Play with Blue Balloon
This girl loves to play with balloons, so I got out a blue one for her to play with today.
BLUE word and pictures
I found these Color Headers in the Target back to school clearance a few years ago. She put the blue pictures onto the BLUE word.
Blue Fish Painting
Materials:
- White paper
- Blue paint
- Paintbrush
- Masking tape
- Googly Eye
Directions:
- Use the masking tape to make the shape of a fish on the white paper.
- Let the child paint the whole paper blue.
- After it dries peel off the masking tape.
- Add a googly eye. It looks like you have a blue fish swimming in blue water now.
Skills Targeted: teach your tot color recognition, teach your tot to follow directions
BLUE Baby Bin
I made a Baby Bin filled with blue toys for my granddaughter to play with too.
Here are the links to posts for the individual colors that we learned:
