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:
