Read:
- Camping in Green by Christianne C. Jones
- Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- Green by Patricia M. Stockland
- Green as a Frog by Molly Dingles
- “I Know My Colors” Nature Coloring Book Jumbo
- Abeka Nursery Arts & Crafts pg. 55, 69, 71, 151
- Abeka Child Art for 2’s pg. 35
Song:
THERE’S A COLOR WE ALL KNOW
Tune: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
There’s a color we all know,
G-R-E-E-N.
It’s the color that means “Go!”
G-R-E-E-N.
Oh, grass is green and lettuce is green,
Leaves and spinach and peas are green,
There’s a color we all know,
G-R-E-E-N
–Elizabeth Scofield
Color Recognition: Show the child 3 cars or toys (be sure one is green). Have the child point to the green car.
Word Recognition: Print the green paper to use with do-a-dot markers.
Discuss:
- What is something green? Frog, tree, grapes, etc…
- “I spy something green…”
Snack: Green Sugar Cookie, Grapes, Green Beans, Honeydew, Kiwi, Lettuce, Cucumber, Green Apple, Green Koolaid, Pickle
Green Playdough
Get out any green play dough and green play dough toys and tools. Show the child how to use the tools.
Green Mixed Media Collage
Materials: any drawing materials that you have that are GREEN (crayons, markers, colored pencil), white and green 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 green paper.
Skills Targeted: teach your tot to follow directions, be creative, and fine motor skills.
Play with Green Balloon
This girl loves to play with balloons, so I got out a green one for her to play with today.
GREEN word and pictures
I found these Color Headers in the Target back to school clearance a few years ago. She put the yellow pictures onto the GREEN word.
Shopping for Green Food
Materials:
- Play Food
- Play Shopping Basket
- Plate
Directions:
- Put play food in a shopping basket.
- Have the child pick out all of the green foods and place them on her plate.
Skills Targeted: teach your tot color recognition, teach your tot to follow directions
GREEN Baby Bin
I made a Baby Bin filled with green toys for my granddaughter to play with too.
Here are the links to posts for the individual colors that we learned: