Read:
- 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
- “I Know My Colors” Clothing Coloring Book Jumbo
- Abeka Nursery Arts & Crafts pg. 19, 23, 25, 27, 31
- Abeka Child Art for 2’s pg. 47, 65
- Abeka Learning Numbers with Button Bear pg. 33
Song:
YELLOW SUN
Yellow sun, oh what fun.
Now we all can play.
I will wear my yellow suit
And swim out in the bay.
Yellow sun, in the sky
Shinning down on me.
I will play out in the sun,
Then rest beneath a tree.
–Jean Warren
Color Recognition: Show the child 3 cars or toys (be sure one is yellow). Have the child point to the yellow car.
Word Recognition: Print the Yellow paper to use with do-a-dot markers.
Discuss:
- What is something yellow? Sunshine, bumble bee, cheese, etc…
- “I spy something yellow…”
Snack: Bananas, Lemonade, Lemon pudding, Pineapple, Corn, Kix, Eggs
Yellow Playdough
Get out any yellow play dough and yellow play dough toys and tools. Show the child how to use the tools.
Yellow Mixed Media Collage
Materials: any drawing materials that you have that are YELLOW (crayons, markers, colored pencil), white and yellow 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 yellow paper.
Skills Targeted: teach your tot to follow directions, be creative, and fine motor skills.
Play with Yellow Balloon
This girl loves to play with balloons, so I got out a yellow one for her to play with today.
YELLOW 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 YELLOW word.
Cornmeal Sunshine
Materials:
- Paper
- Glue
- Cornmeal
Directions:
- Make a sunshine with glue on the paper.
- Let the child sprinkle cornmeal over the glue.
- Shake off any extra. Then she drew in the cornmeal with his finger.
Skills Targeted: teach your tot color recognition, teach your tot to follow directions
YELLOW Baby Bin
I made a Baby Bin filled with yellow toys for my granddaughter to play with too.
Here are the links to posts for the individual colors that we learned:
