Preschool Sorting – Learning With My Boys

Preschool Mixing Colors

This month my 4 year was learning how to mix colors. We used books and Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities from Teachers Pay Teachers. First I taught her the primary colors; red, yellow, and blue. Then we read the books over and over and she learned how to mix red and yellow to make orange, yellow and blue to make green, and blue and red to make purple.

Monsters Love Colors

We read Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin and decided to make some marble painting monsters.

First we drew a monster outline on a large piece of paper and placed the paper inside a cookie tray. Then we dropped some red and blue paint on the paper and added a few marbles to the cookie tray. She moved the tray back and forth to have the marbles move through the paint and mix the colors. We did another monster with red and yellow paint drops and a third one with blue and yellow paint.

Finally she wanted to do one with all three primary colors of paint.

After the paint dried we cut out black paper to look like mouths and eye brows. We also added googly eyes to the monster.

She loved this book and asked to read it every night for a while.

The Dot

We read The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds and she make several paintings with all sizes and colors of dots on her easel. She even experimented with mixing paint colors to make new colors of dots.

Painting on her easel is one of her favorite activities.

Mix It Up! and Press Here

For today we read Mix It Up! and Press Here by Herve Tullet. She really enjoyed the actions in these books. We used our Primary Science Lab to mix colored water. I placed a few drops of red, yellow, and blue food coloring in the beakers.

She used an eye dropper to mix the primary colors to make the secondary colors.

Red and yellow to make orange, blue and yellow to make green, and last red and blue to make purple.

Once she had all the colors, she experimented with the colored water to make new colors. Most of them ended up as a brown color.

She really enjoys playing with this Primary Science Lab. Just be sure to place it on a cookie tray on top of a towel if you have very young children.

Mouse Paint & White Rabbit’s Color Book

We read Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh and White Rabbit’s Color Book by Alan Baker.

I printed the color mixing page from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities from Teachers Pay Teachers onto cardstock. She only had the primary colors of paint and she had to mix those to make the primary colors.

Color Dance

Today we read Color Dance by Ann Jonas and then tried to mix white with each color and black with each color.

We made 3 circles of each color and then added white paint to each color on the column on the left and added black paint to each color on the column on the right.

Mixing Colored Ice Cubes

I froze red, blue, and yellow water. Then she placed the ice cubes in the jars to mix the colors.

red ice cubes in the first jar
red and yellow in the second jar
yellow in the third jar
yellow and blue in the fourth jar
blue in the fith
and blue with red in the last jar.

Painting with Primary Colored Ice Cubes

I also let her paint with the ice tubes. She could make a rainbow by mixing the primary colors.

You might find some more good ideas for learning toddler colors here:

Or some more of our preschool units here:

Preschool Spelling Colors

This month my 4 year was learning how to spell colors while the 2 year old also learned to identify the colors. We used books, songs, worksheets, and hands on activities to learn, red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, black, brown, white, gray, and pink. We used two packets from Teachers Pay Teachers; Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities and Bundle “I Know My Colors” Coloring Book Jumbo for Toddler and Preschool PreK.

Red

Book List:

Big Red Farm by Christianne C. Jones
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Birdwell
Red by Patricia M. Stockland
Red as a Fire Truck by Molly Dingles

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the red strawberries and the write the word “RED” at the bottom.
Color the red fire truck and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the red dot dauber to make dots around the word “RED”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell Red” YouTube Song
How to Spell Red | Color Songs | The Good and the Beautiful
Spell “RED” with red play dough and letter cutters.
Spread colored rice on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “RED”.

Tot Time:

I printed out this Bundle “I Know My Colors” Coloring Book Jumbo for Toddler and Preschool PreK for my 2 year old granddaughter to have fun learning colors too. She colored them with markers and crayons and she painted a page too.

Yellow

Book List:

Hello, Yellow by Christianne C. Jones
The Happy Little Yellow Box by David A. Carter
Yellow by Patricia M. Stockland
Yellow as a Lemon by Molly Dingles

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the yellow sun and the write the word “YELLOW” at the bottom.
Color the yellow school bus and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the yellow dot dauber to make dots around the word “YELLOW”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell Yellow” YouTube Song
How to Spell Yellow | Color Songs | The Good and the Beautiful
Spell “YELLOW” with yellow play dough and letter cutters.
Spread cornmeal on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “YELLOW”.

Tot Time:

Blue

Book List:

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

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the blue bird and the write the word “BLUE” at the bottom.
Color the blue butterfly and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the blue dot dauber to make dots around the word “BLUE”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell Blue” YouTube Song
How to Spell Blue | Color Songs | The Good and the Beautiful
Spell “BLUE” with red play dough and letter cutters.
Spread colored rice on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “BLUE”.

Tot Time:

Green

Book List:

Camping in Green by Christianne C. Jones
Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Green by Patricia M. Stockland
Green as a Frog by Molly Dingles

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the green caterpillar and the write the word “GREEN” at the bottom.
Color the green dino and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the green dot dauber to make dots around the word “GREEN”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell Green” YouTube Song
How to Spell Green | Color Songs | The Good and the Beautiful
Spell “GREEN” with green play dough and letter cutters.
Spread colored rice on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “GREEN”.

Tot Time:

Purple

Book List:

Purple Pride by Christianne C. Jones
The Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Purple by Patricia M. Stockland
Purple as a Plum by Molly Dingles

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the purple violet and the write the word “PURPLE” at the bottom.
Color the purple grapes and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the purple dot dauber to make dots around the word “PURPLE”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell Purple” YouTube Song
How to Spell Purple | Color Songs | The Good and the Beautiful
Spell “PURPLE” with purple play dough and letter cutters.
Spread colored rice on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “PURPLE”.
We also mixed Red and Blue Juice to make Purple Juice.

Tot Time:

Orange

Book List:

Autumn Orange by Christianne C. Jones
The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater
Orange by Patricia M. Stockland
Orange as a Pumpkin by Molly Dingles

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the orange carrots and the write the word “ORANGE” at the bottom.
Color the orange tiger and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the orange dot dauber to make dots around the word “ORANGE”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell Orange” YouTube Song
How to Spell Orange | Color Songs | The Good and the Beautiful
Spell “ORANGE” with red play dough and letter cutters.
Spread colored rice on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “ORANGE”.

Tot Time:

Black

Book List:

Batty Black by Christianne C. Jones
The Little Black Truck by Libba Moore Gray
Black by Patricia M. Stockland
Black as a Bat by Molly Dingles

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the black spider and the write the word “BLACK” at the bottom.
Color the black bat and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the black dot dauber to make dots around the word “BLACK”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell Black” YouTube Song
How to Spell Black | Color Songs | The Good and the Beautiful
Spell “BLACK” with red play dough and letter cutters.
Spread black beans on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “BLACK”.

Tot Time:

Brown

Book List:

Brown at the Zoo by Christianne C. Jones
Do Your ABC’s Little Brown Bear by Jonathan London
Brown by Patricia M. Stockland
Brown as an Acorn by Molly Dingles

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the brown football and the write the word “BROWN” at the bottom.
Color the brown guitar and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the brown dot dauber to make dots around the word “BROWN”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell Brown” YouTube Song
How to Spell Brown | Color Songs | The Good and the Beautiful
Spell “BROWN” with red play dough and letter cutters.
Spread cocoa on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “BROWN”.

Tot Time:

White

Book List:

Winter White by Christianne C. Jones
The Little White Owl by Tracey Corderoy
White by Patricia M. Stockland
White as a Seashell by Molly Dingles

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the white dice and the write the word “WHITE” at the bottom.
Color the white snow flakes and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the white dot dauber to make dots around the word “WHITE”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell White” YouTube Song
How to Spell White | Color Songs | The Good and the Beautiful
Spell “WHITE” with white play dough and letter cutters.
Spread flour on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “WHITE”.

Tot Time:

Gray

Book List:

Squirrelly Gray by James Kochalka
Gray by Patricia M. Stockland
Gray as a Dolphin by Molly Dingles

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the gray hammer and the write the word “GRAY” at the bottom.
Color the gray shark and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the gray dot dauber to make dots around the word “GRAY”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell Gray” YouTube Song
Spell “GRAY” with gray play dough and letter cutters. We mixed some black and some white to make the gray play dough.
Spread sand on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “GRAY”.

Tot Time:

Pink

Book List:

Pink Takes a Bow by Christianne C. Jones
Penny Loves Pink by Cori Doerrfeld
Pink by Patricia M. Stockland
Pink as a Piglet by Molly Dingles

Worksheets:

I got all of these worksheets from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color the pink pig and the write the word “PINK” at the bottom.
Color the pink flower and then cut out the letters from the bottom of the page and glue them in the proper order.
Use the pink dot dauber to make dots around the word “PINK”.

Activities:

“I Can Spell Pink” YouTube Song
How to Spell Pink | Color Songs | The Good and the Beautiful
Spell “PINK” with pink play dough and letter cutters.
Spread colored rice on a cookie sheet and use your finger to spell “PINK”.

Tot Time:

Review

We also played some games from Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Color BINGO
High Five Colors
I Spy Colors
Color Parking Lot

She also did some coloring sheets that had all of the colors to read and trace.

She also did some coloring sheets with Bible verses She wanted to use sliver and gold so we added Esther 8:15.

We also worked on her favorite color.

I printed the cut and glue Spider Colors and Flower Garden from this FALL FUN pack and VALENTINE pack on Teacher Pay Teachers.

You might find some more good ideas for learning toddler colors here:

Or some more of our preschool units here:

Preschool Learning Numbers

She is 3 years old and learning how to identify her numbers, count, and number sequence.

Numbers Book List

One Foot Two Feet by Felicia Zekauskas was one of my favorite books. It gives the singular and plural of some of the more challenging English words for young children to understand. Goose-Geese, Foot-Feet, etc…

Numbers Resources

Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards 1-20
Number Hunt Worksheets (free)
Count Apples Dot Activity (free)
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (free)
Counting & Soring Shapes & Colors (free)

Number 1

Read Number 1 What Grows in the Sun? by Molly Dingles, counting the objects on each page.
Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear (pages teaching number 1), count the object and then color it.
Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards (card number 1), count the animals on the back of the card and then turn it over to see the corresponding number.
Number Hunt Worksheets (number 1 page), use Dot Daubers to find all of the number 1’s
Count Apples Dot Activity (number 1 page), use Dot Daubers to count the apples.
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (number 1 page), used play dough to make a number 1 and to make 1 scoop of ice cream on the cone.
Read My One Book by Jane Belk Moncure
World of Eric Carle Numbers Coloring and Activity Book (pages with number 1), we used these Large Crayola Crayons.

Number 2

Read Number 2 Let’s go to the Zoo! by Molly Dingles, counting the objects on each page.
Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear (pages teaching number 2), count the objects and then color it.
Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards (card number 2), count the animals on the back of the card and then turn it over to see the corresponding number.
Number Hunt Worksheets (number 2 page), use Dot Daubers to find all of the number 2’s
Count Apples Dot Activity (number 2 page), use Dot Daubers to count the apples.
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (number 2 page), used play dough to make a number 2 and to make 2 scoops of ice cream on the cone.
Read My Two Book by Jane Belk Moncure
World of Eric Carle Numbers Coloring and Activity Book (pages with number 2), we used these Large Crayola Crayons.

Number 3

Read Number 3 What’s in the Sea? by Molly Dingles, counting the objects on each page.
Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear (pages teaching number 3), count the objects and then color it.
Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards (card number 3), count the animals on the back of the card and then turn it over to see the corresponding number. Lay the cards with the number side up on the floor in random order. Child will put them in numerical order and then stand next to the number one. Jump to the next number and count and she jumps.
Number Hunt Worksheets (number 3 page), use Dot Daubers to find all of the number 3’s
Count Apples Dot Activity (number 3 page), use Dot Daubers to count the apples.
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (number 3 page), used play dough to make a number 3 and to make 3 scoops of ice cream on the cone.
Read My Three Book by Jane Belk Moncure
World of Eric Carle Numbers Coloring and Activity Book (pages with number 3), we used these Large Crayola Crayons.

Number 4

Read Number 4 Shop at the Store! by Molly Dingles, counting the objects on each page.
Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear (pages teaching number 4), count the objects and then color it.
Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards (card number 4), count the animals on the back of the card and then turn it over to see the corresponding number. Lay the cards with the number side up on the floor in random order. Child will put them in numerical order and then stand next to the number one. Jump to the next number and count and she jumps.
Number Hunt Worksheets (number 4 page), use Dot Daubers to find all of the number 4’s
Count Apples Dot Activity (number 4 page), use Dot Daubers to count the apples.
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (number 4 page), used play dough to make a number 4 and to make 4 scoops of ice cream on the cone.
Counting & Soring Shapes & Colors (number 4 page), count the objects and circle the correct number.
Read My Four Book by Jane Belk Moncure
World of Eric Carle Numbers Coloring and Activity Book (pages with number 4), we used these Large Crayola Crayons.

Number 5

Read Number 5 Let’s go for a Drive! by Molly Dingles, counting the objects on each page.
Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear (pages teaching number 5), count the objects and then color it.
Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards (card number 5), count the animals on the back of the card and then turn it over to see the corresponding number. Lay the cards with the number side up on the floor in random order. Child will put them in numerical order and then stand next to the number one. Jump to the next number and count and she jumps.
Number Hunt Worksheets (number 5 page), use Dot Daubers to find all of the number 5’s
Count Apples Dot Activity (number 5 page), use Dot Daubers to count the apples.
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (number 5 page), used play dough to make a number 5 and to make 5 scoops of ice cream on the cone.
Counting & Soring Shapes & Colors (number 5 page), count the objects and circle the correct number.
Read My Five Book by Jane Belk Moncure
World of Eric Carle Numbers Coloring and Activity Book (pages with number 5), we used these Large Crayola Crayons.

We also played with our wooden Carrots Sorting Toy.
She also loves her Melissa & Doug Fishing for Numbers toys.
Read Five Little Puppies by Margaret Wang
Read Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Number 6

Read Number 6 What can we Mix? by Molly Dingles, counting the objects on each page.
Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear (pages teaching number 6), count the objects and then color it.
Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards (card number 6), count the animals on the back of the card and then turn it over to see the corresponding number. Lay the cards with the number side up on the floor in random order. Child will put them in numerical order and then stand next to the number one. Jump to the next number and count and she jumps.
Number Hunt Worksheets (number 6 page), use Dot Daubers to find all of the number 6’s
Count Apples Dot Activity (number 6 page), use Dot Daubers to count the apples.
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (number 6 page), used play dough to make a number 6 and to make 6 scoops of ice cream on the cone.
Counting & Soring Shapes & Colors (number 6 page), count the objects and circle the correct number.
Read My Six Book by Jane Belk Moncure
World of Eric Carle Numbers Coloring and Activity Book (pages with number 6), we used these Large Crayola Crayons.

She got out her Melissa & Doug Latches Board for this day.

Number 7

Read Number 7 Stars in the Heaven! by Molly Dingles, counting the objects on each page.
Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear (pages teaching number 7), count the objects and then color it.
Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards (card number 7), count the animals on the back of the card and then turn it over to see the corresponding number. Lay the cards with the number side up on the floor in random order. Child will put them in numerical order and then stand next to the number one. Jump to the next number and count and she jumps.
Number Hunt Worksheets (number 7 page), use Dot Daubers to find all of the number 7’s
Count Apples Dot Activity (number 7 page), use Dot Daubers to count the apples.
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (number 7 page), used play dough to make a number 7 and to make 7 scoops of ice cream on the cone.
Counting & Soring Shapes & Colors (number 7 page), count the objects and circle the correct number.
Read My Seven Book by Jane Belk Moncure
World of Eric Carle Numbers Coloring and Activity Book (pages with number 7), we used these Large Crayola Crayons.

We reviewed the 7 Days of Creation for this day. You can see our Creation Tot School day here. We use the Abeka Preschool Bible Curriculum with these jumbo cards.

Number 8

Read Number 8 Let’s Stay up Late! by Molly Dingles, counting the objects on each page.
Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear (pages teaching number 8), count the objects and then color it.
Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards (card number 8), count the animals on the back of the card and then turn it over to see the corresponding number. Lay the cards with the number side up on the floor in random order. Child will put them in numerical order and then stand next to the number one. Jump to the next number and count and she jumps.
Number Hunt Worksheets (number 8 page), use Dot Daubers to find all of the number 8’s
Count Apples Dot Activity (number 8 page), use Dot Daubers to count the apples.
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (number 8 page), used play dough to make a number 8 and to make 8 scoops of ice cream on the cone.
Counting & Soring Shapes & Colors (number 8 page), count the objects and circle the correct number. Also, you can place the numbers on the table and let the child count out shapes to match each number.
Read My Eight Book by Jane Belk Moncure
World of Eric Carle Numbers Coloring and Activity Book (pages with number 8), we used these Large Crayola Crayons.

Number 9

Read Number 9 Dress Up to Dine! by Molly Dingles, counting the objects on each page.
Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear (pages teaching number 9), count the objects and then color it.
Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards (card number 9), count the animals on the back of the card and then turn it over to see the corresponding number. Lay the cards with the number side up on the floor in random order. Child will put them in numerical order and then stand next to the number one. Jump to the next number and count and she jumps.
Number Hunt Worksheets (number 9 page), use Dot Daubers to find all of the number 9’s
Count Apples Dot Activity (number 9 page), use Dot Daubers to count the apples.
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (number 9 page), used play dough to make a number 9 and to make 9 scoops of ice cream on the cone.
Counting & Soring Shapes & Colors (number 9 page), count the objects and circle the correct number. Also, you can place the numbers on the table and let the child count out shapes to match each number.
Read My Nine Book by Jane Belk Moncure
World of Eric Carle Numbers Coloring and Activity Book (pages with number 9), we used these Large Crayola Crayons.

She had Goldfish Crackers for snack today. We placed some Number Magnets on the table and she counted out her Goldfish for each number.
She really enjoys her Lego Number Train too.
Number Puzzle with Beads

Number 10

Read Number 10 Where is the Hen? by Molly Dingles, counting the objects on each page.
Abeka Numbers and Skills with Button Bear (pages teaching number 10), count the objects and then color it.
Abeka Numbers Concept Flashcards (card number 10), count the animals on the back of the card and then turn it over to see the corresponding number. Lay the cards with the number side up on the floor in random order. Child will put them in numerical order and then stand next to the number one. Jump to the next number and count and she jumps.
Number Hunt Worksheets (number 10 page), use Dot Daubers to find all of the number 10’s
Count Apples Dot Activity (number 10 page), use Dot Daubers to count the apples.
Ice Cream Play Dough Mats (number 10 page), used play dough to make a number 10 and to make 10 scoops of ice cream on the cone.
Counting & Soring Shapes & Colors (number 10 page), count the objects and circle the correct number. Also, you can place the numbers on the table and let the child count out shapes to match each number.
Read My Ten Book by Jane Belk Moncure
World of Eric Carle Numbers Coloring and Activity Book (pages with number 10), we used these Large Crayola Crayons.

She has a Melissa & Doug Tow Truck puzzle with numbers on the cars.
The girls also had fun counting Rubber Ducks in the bath tub.
And playing with their Foam Numbers.
The Tuttle Toddlers The 1 2 3’s of by Connor Boyack
Read Counting Kisses by Karen Katz
Read Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
Read One Foot Two Feet by Felicia Zekauskas
Read How Many Veggies by Phil Vischer

10 Apples up on Top

First we read 10 Apples up on Top by Dr. Seuss. Print out the free 10 Apple Stack from Teachers Pay Teachers. Then Storm glued a picture of herself to the bottom of the paper and cut out the apples and glued them in numerical order on top of her head.

Ten Little Rubber Ducks

First we read Ten Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle. Print out the free 10 Ducklings Number Sequencing from Teachers Pay Teachers. Then Storm painted a paper with blue watercolor. She cut out the ducklings and glued them in numerical order following the momma duck.

Number 12

Read The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Melissa & Doug Shape Sorting Clock
We also have this wooden bear puzzle that I bought at a Farmer’s Market years ago.

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Shapes Tot School

We are learning shapes this month. We spent a couple days on each shape, basically however long she needed to remember the new shape. Storm is 2 years old, but you could use most of these activities for 3 and 4 year old children as well.

Shapes Book List

Abeka Language Development card 4-5
Abeka Child Art for 2’s pg. 11-16
See and Spy Shapes by Julie Aigner-Clark
My Very First Book of Shapes by Eric Carle
I See Shapes by Marcy Kelman
Shapes by Thomas Kinkade
Harold and the Purple Crayon Shapes by Jodi Huelin
A Circle Here, A Square There by David Diehl
A Fishy Shape Story by Joanne & David Wylie

Book Series about Shapes:

Circles by Anita Loughrey
Squares by Anita Loughrey
Triangles by Anita Loughrey
Rectangles by Anita Loughrey
Around the Park by Christianne C. Jones
Four Sides the Same by Christianne C. Jones
Party of Three by Christianne C. Jones
Two Short, Two Long by Christianne C. Jones

Molly Dingles Series of Shape Books (also have Spanish edition):

Seaside Circle by Molly Dingles
Town Square by Molly Dingles
Triangle Trail by Molly Dingles
Rectangle Ranch by Molly Dingles
Star Ship by Molly Dingles
Sweet Hearts by Molly Dingles
Oval Opera by Molly Dingles
Diamond Downhill by Molly Dingles
Crescent Kitchen by Molly Dingles

Day 1: Circle

Read:

Abeka Nursery Arts & Crafts pg. 165
Seaside Circle by Molly Dingles
Circles by Anita Loughrey
Around the Park by Christianne C. Jones

Food:

Bagel, Potato chips, Strawberry slices, Pepperoni, Salami

Activities:

Paint an outline of a circle.
Playdough with a circle cookie cutter.
Fill in an outline of a circle with circle Stickers.
Play “I Spy” for circles.
Use a circle sponges to dip in paint and put on the paper.
Draw a large chalk circle on the sidewalk and let the child race on the line.
Do-a-Dot around the circle
Drive a car on the circle road.

Day 2: Square

Read:

Abeka Child Art for 2’s pg. 19
Town Square by Molly Dingles
Four Sides the Same by Christianne C. Jones
Squares by Anita Loughrey

Food:

Cheese it’s, Sandwich, Cheese slice

Activities:

Paint an outline of a square.
Playdough with a square cookie cutter.
Fill in an outline of a square with square Stickers.
Play “I Spy” for square.
Use a square sponges to dip in paint and put on the paper.
Draw a large chalk square on the sidewalk and let the child race on the line.
Do-a-Dot around the square.
Drive a car on the square road.

Day 3: Triangle

Read:

Abeka Nursery Arts & Crafts pg. 173
Triangle Trail by Molly Dingles
Party of Three by Christianne C. Jones
Triangles by Anita Loughrey

Food:

Quesadilla, Doritos, Watermelon Slice, Pizza

Activities:

Paint an outline of a triangle.
Playdough with a triangle cookie cutter.
Fill in an outline of a triangle with triangle Stickers.
Play “I Spy” for triangle.
Use a triangle sponges to dip in paint and put on the paper.
Draw a large chalk triangle on the sidewalk and let the child race on the line.
Do-a-Dot around the triangle.
Drive a car on the triangle road.

Day 4: Rectangle

Read:

Abeka Nursery Arts & Crafts pg. 177
Rectangle Ranch by Molly Dingles
Rectangles by Anita Loughrey
Two Short, Two Long by Christianne C. Jones

Food:

Graham Crackers, Cheese Slices

Activities:

Paint an outline of a rectangle.
Playdough with a rectangle cookie cutter.
Fill in an outline of a rectangle with rectangle Stickers.
Play “I Spy” for rectangles.
Use a rectangle sponges to dip in paint and put on the paper.
Draw a large chalk rectangle on the sidewalk and let the child race on the line.
Do-a-Dot around the rectangle.
Drive a car on the rectangle road.

Day 5: Star

Read:

Star Ship by Molly Dingles

Food:

Star Fruit, star shaped cereal

Activities:

Paint an outline of a star.
Playdough with a star cookie cutter.
Fill in an outline of a star with star Stickers.
Play “I Spy” for stars.
Use a star sponges to dip in paint and put on the paper.
Draw a large chalk star on the sidewalk and let the child race on the line.
Do-a-Dot around the star.
Drive a car on the star road.

Day 6: Heart

Read:

Sweet Hearts by Molly Dingles

Food:

Pretzels

Activities:

Paint an outline of a heart.
Playdough with a heart cookie cutter.
Fill in an outline of a heart with heart Stickers.
Play “I Spy” for hearts.
Use a heart sponges to dip in paint and put on the paper.
Draw a large chalk heart on the sidewalk and let the child race on the line.
Do-a-Dot around the heart.
Drive a car on the heart road.

Day 7: Oval

Read:

Oval Opera by Molly Dingles

Food:

Grapes, Hard Boiled Egg

Activities:

Paint an outline of a oval.
Playdough with a oval cookie cutter.
Fill in an outline of a oval with oval Stickers.
Play “I Spy” for ovals.
Use a oval sponges to dip in paint and put on the paper.
Draw a large chalk oval on the sidewalk and let the child race on the line.
Do-a-Dot around the oval.
Drive a car on the oval road.

Day 8: Diamond

Read:

Abeka Summer Fun with Ambler Lamb pg. 7
Diamond Downhill by Molly Dingles

Food:

Frosted Mini Wheats

Activities:

Paint an outline of a diamond.
Playdough with a diamond cookie cutter.
Fill in an outline of a diamond with diamond Stickers.
Play “I Spy” for diamonds.
Use a diamond sponges to dip in paint and put on the paper.
Draw a large chalk diamond on the sidewalk and let the child race on the line.
Do-a-Dot around the diamond.
Drive a car on the diamond road.

Day 9: Crescent

Read:

Crescent Kitchen by Molly Dingles

Food:

Banana, Apple Slices, Croissant, Mac-N-Cheese

Activities:

Paint an outline of a crescent.
Playdough with a crescent cookie cutter.
Fill in an outline of a crescent with crescent Stickers.
Play “I Spy” for crescents.
Use a crescent sponges to dip in paint and put on the paper.
Draw a large chalk crescent on the sidewalk and let the child race on the line.
Do-a-Dot around the crescent.
Drive a car on the crescent road.

More Shape Activities

Free Counting & Soring Shapes & Colors Sort by shape or color and introduce counting as well.
Free Preschool Shape Worksheets for coloring and tracing shapes.
Melissa & Doug Chunky Shapes Puzzle
Sorting Colorful Shape Buttons
Shape Match Ups from Confessions of a Homeschooler.
Match up the Shape Stickers in the proper shape.
Shape Flashcards.

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Tot-School Colors Day -Review

Today we reviewed all of the colors that we have learned so far.

Read:

Oscar Otter’s Colors by Maurice Pledger
Richard Scarry’s Colors by Richard Scarry
The Crayons’ Book of Colors by Drew Daywalt
Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
A White Butterfly by Laurie Cohen

YouTube Songs:

Song:

If You Are Wearing Red

If you are wearing red, Shake your head,
If you are wearing red, Shake your head,
If you are wearing red,
Then please shake your head.
If you are wearing red, shake your head.

Blue, touch your shoe
Black, pat your back
Green, bow like a queen
Yellow, Shake like Jell-O
Brown, Turn around
Pink, give us a wink

Activities:

Teachers Pay Teachers Jumbo Coloring Book
String pony beads onto the corresponding colored pipe cleaners.

Sort colored pom-pom balls into the corresponding colored bowls or in this case I used paint lids.
High-Five Colors: Make hand prints out of felt and have the child give a high five to the color you call out.
Bear Puzzle- I had this wooden bear puzzle that I found at a famer’s market years ago. It has all the colors that we have learned and T is starting to get better at puzzles.

Sort Colored scoops of ice cream onto the correct cones.
Color Crayon File Folder Game- I printed out and put together this Color Crayon File Folder Game.

Color Wheel Clothespins- Laminate a color wheel and paint one color onto each clothes pin. Let the child attach the colored clothespins to the corresponding color on the color wheel. I have also created one of these Color Spinning Wheels and included it in my Teachers Pay Teachers Colors Worksheets Preschool (Learn to spell 11 Colors) Color Mixing Activities.

Mouse in the Color House- Hide the mouse behind the house and let the child find it.

Gumball Colors

Color Word Stars

Sign Language for Colors

Here are the links to posts for the individual colors that we learned:

Tot-School Pink Day

Read:

Pink Takes a Bow by Christianne C. Jones
Penny Loves Pink by Cori Doerrfeld
Pink by Patricia M. Stockland
Pink as a Piglet by Molly Dingles

“I Know My Colors” Coloring Book Jumbo

Song:

I’M A LITTLE PIGGY
Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”

I’m a little piggy
With a round pig nose.
I’m all pink
From my head to my toes.

Here’s my piggy tail,
As you can see,
It’s pink and curly
As it can be.
–Elizabeth Scofield

Color Recognition: Show the child 3 cars or toys (be sure one is pink). Have the child point to the pink car. (We used Cocomelon flashcards today)

Word Recognition: Print the Pink paper to use with do-a-dot markers.

Discuss:

What is something pink? Pig, heart, flamingo, etc…
“I spy something pink…”

Snack: hot dogs, strawberry smoothie, raspberries covered with sugar, salami, ham, pink unicorn pudding, pink pop tart

Pink Playdough

Get out any pink play dough and pink play dough toys and tools. Show the child how to use the tools.

Pink Mixed Media Collage

Materials: any drawing materials that you have that are PINK (crayons, markers, colored pencil), white and pink 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 pink paper.

Play with Pink Balloon

This girl loves to play with balloons, so I got out a pink one for her to play with today.

PINK word and pictures

I found these Color Headers in the Target back to school clearance a few years ago. She put the pink pictures onto the PINK word.

Pink Hearts

Materials:

Pink Paint
White Paper
Paper Plate
Marker

Directions:

Draw a hart around it.ot to follow directions
Pour some paint on the plate.
Dip the child’s foot in the paint.
Place the foot print on the paper.
Dip the other foot in the paint and put it on the paper with the heels in the same spot but the toes off to the side a bit.

Pink Princess Dress Up

She got to play in her Princess Dress Up dress today.

PINK Baby Bin

I made a Baby Bin filled with pink toys for my granddaughter to play with too.

Here are the links to posts for the individual colors that we learned:

Tot-School Gray Day

Read:

Squirrelly Gray by James Kochalka
Gray by Patricia M. Stockland
Gray as a Dolphin by Molly Dingles

“I Know My Colors” Toys Coloring Book Jumbo
Abeka Learning Numbers with Button Bear pg. 11, 73, 95

Song:

THREE GRAY MICE
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”

Three gray mice,
Three gray mice,
Oh, how nice,
Oh, how nice.
They ran around the house at night.
They found some cheese and had a bite.
The farmer’s wife turned on the light.
As three gray mice,
Ran from sight!
–Jean Warren

Color Recognition: Show the child 3 cars or toys (be sure one is gray). Have the child point to the gray car.

Word Recognition: Print the Gray paper to use with do-a-dot markers.

Discuss:

What is something gray? Mouse, shark, clouds, etc…
“I spy something gray…”

Snack: Oatmeal, Hershey’s Kiss

Gray Playdough

Get out any gray play dough and gray play dough toys and tools. Show the child how to use the tools.

Gray Mixed Media Collage

Materials: any drawing materials that you have that are GRAY (crayons, markers, colored pencil), white and gray 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 gray paper.

Skills Targeted: teach your tot to follow directions, be creative, and fine motor skills.

Play with Gray Balloon

This girl loves to play with balloons, so I got out a gray one for her to play with today.

GRAY word and pictures

I found these Color Headers in the Target back to school clearance a few years ago. She put the gray pictures onto the GRAY word.

Coin Sorting

Materials:

Play Coins
Sorting Bowls

Directions:

Child can sort the coins by size.

GRAY Baby Bin

I made a Baby Bin filled with gray toys for my granddaughter to play with too.

Here are the links to posts for the individual colors that we learned:

Tot-School White Day

Read:

Winter White by Christianne C. Jones
The Little White Owl by Tracey Corderoy
White by Patricia M. Stockland
White as a Seashell by Molly Dingles

“I Know My Colors” Nature Coloring Book Jumbo

Song:

SING FOR WHITE
Tune: “Jingle Bells”

Sing for white, sing for white,
Let’s all sing for white.
Sing for eggs and sing for clouds,
Sing for snow so bright.

Sing for milk, sing for chalk,
Sing for cotton, too.
And sing for little polar bears,
That live down at the zoo.
–Elizabeth Scofield

Color Recognition: Show the child 3 cars or toys (be sure one is white). Have the child point to the white car.

Word Recognition: Print the white paper to use with do-a-dot markers.

Discuss:

What is something white? Baseball, daisy, sheep, etc…
“I spy something white…”

Snack: Milk, Yogurt, Powdered Donuts, White Chocolate Pudding, Popcorn, Coconut, Cottage Cheese, cheese sticks, Quesadilla, Marshmallows, Hard Boiled Egg, Cauliflower

White Playdough

Get out any white play dough and white play dough toys and tools. Show the child how to use the tools.

White Mixed Media Collage

Materials: any drawing materials that you have that are WHITE (crayons, markers, colored pencil), black and white paper, scissors, glue

Description: Child used drawing materials on the black paper. Then she will cut small pieces of her paper and glue them all onto the white paper.

Skills Targeted: teach your tot to follow directions, be creative, and fine motor skills.

Play with White Balloon

This girl loves to play with balloons, so I got out a white one for her to play with today.

WHITE word and pictures

I found these Color Headers in the Target back to school clearance a few years ago. She put the white pictures onto the WHITE word.

Egg Shapes

Materials:

Shape Egg Toys

Directions:

Ask child what color the eggs are.
Open all of the eggs and show the child how to match up the shapes.

Skills Targeted: teach your tot color recognition, teach your tot to follow directions, practice fine motor skills

Snow Play

Luckily we had snow recently, so she got to go sledding.

WHITE & BLACK Baby Bin

I made a Baby Bin filled with white and black toys for my granddaughter to play with too.

Here are the links to posts for the individual colors that we learned:

Tot-School Brown Day

Read:

Brown at the Zoo by Christianne C. Jones
Do Your ABC’s Little Brown Bear by Jonathan London
Brown by Patricia M. Stockland
Brown as an Acorn by Molly Dingles

“I Know My Colors” Foods Coloring Book Jumbo
Abeka Nursery Arts & Crafts pg. 127, 131, 133, 135, 139, 141, 163
Abeka Child Art for 2’s pg. 25, 43, 49
Abeka Learning Numbers with Button Bear pg. 3, 5, 23, 43, 47, 55, 67, 83, 109, 113, 119

Song:

THREE BROWN BEARS
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”

Three brown bears, three brown bears.
See all their beds, see all their chairs.
The mommy cooked in a big brown pot.
The daddy’s porridge was much too hot.
The baby bear always cried a lot.
Three brown bears.
–Judith E. McNitt

Color Recognition: Show the child 3 cars or toys (be sure one is brown). Have the child point to the brown car.

Word Recognition: Print the Brown paper to use with do-a-dot markers.

Discuss:

What is something brown? Acorn, chocolate, bear, etc…
“I spy something brown…”

Snack: Waffles with Maple Syrup, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Chocolate Milk, peanuts, chocolate, Banana bread, Pretzels, Almonds

Brown Playdough

Get out any brown play dough and brown play dough toys and tools. Show the child how to use the tools.

Brown Mixed Media Collage

Materials: any drawing materials that you have that are BROWN (crayons, markers, colored pencil), white and brown 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 brown paper.

Skills Targeted: teach your tot to follow directions, be creative, and fine motor skills.

Play with Brown Balloon

This girl loves to play with balloons, so I got out a brown one for her to play with today.

BROWN 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 BROWN word.

Football Lacing

Materials:

Brown Construction Paper
Scissors
Hole Punch
White Crayon
Brown Shoe Lace

Directions:

Cut a football from brown construction paper, draw the laces on the middle of it with the white crayon, and laminate it.
Punch holes around it.
Let the child lace the around the football with the shoe lace.

Skills Targeted: teach your tot color recognition, teach your tot to follow directions, teach fine motor skills

BROWN Baby Bin

I made a Baby Bin filled with brown toys for my granddaughter to play with too.

Here are the links to posts for the individual colors that we learned:

Tot-School Black Day

Read:

Batty Black by Christianne C. Jones
The Little Black Truck by Libba Moore Gray
Black by Patricia M. Stockland
Black as a Bat by Molly Dingles

“I Know My Colors” Clothing Coloring Book Jumbo
Abeka Nursery Arts & Crafts pg. 111,117, 119, 123, 125, 161

Song:

TWO LITTLE BLACK BIRDS

Two little black birds,

Sitting on a hill. (Hold up two hands, fingers spread)

One named Jack, (Flap fingers on one hand)

One named Jill. (Flap fingers on other hand)

Fly away Jack. (Flap fingers on first hand and bring behind back)

Fly away Jill. (Flap fingers on other hand and bring behind back.)

Come back Jack. (Jack flies back out,)

Come back Jill. (Jill flies out)

Two little black birds, (Hold hands out fingers spread)

Back on the hill. Happy together. Together still.

Color Recognition: Show the child 3 cars or toys (be sure one is black). Have the child point to the black car.

Word Recognition: Print the Black paper to use with do-a-dot markers.

Discuss:

What is something black? Spider, bat, car, etc…
“I spy something black…”

Snack: Raisins, Black Licorice, Olives, Oreos, Blackberries, Black Beans

BLACK Playdough

Get out any black play dough and black play dough toys and tools. Show the child how to use the tools.

Black Mixed Media Collage

Materials: any drawing materials that you have that are BLACK (crayons, markers, colored pencil), white and black 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 black paper.

Skills Targeted: teach your tot to follow directions, be creative, and fine motor skills.

Play with Black Balloon

This girl loves to play with balloons, so I got out a black one for her to play with today.

BLACK 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 BLACK word.

Black Spider Prints

Materials:

Black Ink Pad
Black Pen
White Paper

Directions:

Set out the black ink pad and let the child make finger prints on the white paper.
Use the black pen to draw 8 legs and 2 eyes on each print to make the spiders.

Skills Targeted: teach your tot color recognition, teach your tot to follow directions

BLACK & WHITE Baby Bin

I made a Baby Bin filled with black and white toys for my granddaughter to play with too.

Here are the links to posts for the individual colors that we learned: