Read:
- 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
- “I Know My Colors” Animal Coloring Book Jumbo
- Abeka Nursery Arts & Crafts pg. 1, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 143
- Abeka Child Art for 2’s pg. 17, 31,
Song:
I LOVE RED
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”
I love red, I love red.
That’s what I said, that’s what I said.
Firetrucks, wagons and strawberries piled high.
Stop signs, hearts and pizza pies.
Roses, tomatoes and apples, oh my.
I love red.
That’s what I said.
–Jean Warren
Color Recognition: Show the child 3 cars or toys (be sure one is red). Have the child point to the red car.
Word Recognition: Print the Red paper to use with do-a-dot markers.
Discuss:
- What is something red? Apples, fire trucks, ladybugs, etc…
- “I spy something red…”
Snack: Strawberries, Red Apples, Red Juice, Red Jello, Radishes, Watermelon, Licorice, Pepperoni, Tomato
Red Playdough
Get out any red play dough and red play dough toys and tools. Show the child how to use the tools.
Red Mixed Media Collage
Materials: any drawing materials that you have that are RED (crayons, markers, colored pencil), white and red 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 red paper.
Skills Targeted: teach your tot to follow directions, be creative, and fine motor skills.
Play with Red Balloon
This girl loves to play with balloons, so I got out a red one for her to play with today.
RED word and pictures
I found these Color Headers in the Target back to school clearance a few years ago. She put the red pictures onto the RED word.
Find the Red Ball
Materials: 3 red solo cups, a small red ball
Description: Place three cups with their opening down on the ground. Show your toddler the red ball and place it under one of the red cups. Move the cups around for a few seconds. Have your child see if they can follow the cup with the red ball and guess what cup it is under. Once you do this several times, allow your toddler to put the ball under the cup and try to trick you!
Skills Targeted: teach your tot color recognition, teach your tot to follow directions, teach your tot to play games, teach your tot to make guesses.
RED Baby Bin
I made a Baby Bin filled with red toys for my granddaughter to play with too.
Here are the links to posts for the individual colors that we learned:
