If you are going to study color, you need to start with rainbows. How are rainbows formed? How are double rainbows formed? What colors mix to create completely new colors? We answered these questions, and more, with our color study unit.
Books:
Nature’s Light Show: Rainbows –
Nature’s Light Show: Rainbows – Introduces kids to prisms, light and its relationship to color, how rainbows are formed, double rainbows and more. This book is a bit advanced for little kids, so I think I will hold onto it to revisit color again when they are a bit older. I had to summarize what was on each page for them at this stage.
The Rainbow Fish –
This book is a classic and I am pretty sure every child should read it before leaving Kindergarten. A fish shares what is most important to him and makes friends doing so. The images sparkle with foil stamping, so it catches the attention of even the littlest littles.
Activities:
Learning primary and secondary colors is tons of fun because there are so many ways you can go about it! This will probably be a growing post as we slowly add more and more activities to the list. Here are a few to get you and your littles started!
Homemade Playdoh We had tons of fun making homemade playdoh today! We got the recipe off of DIY Natural.
- 1 cup of flour
- ¼ cup of salt
- ½ cup of warm water
- A few drops of food coloring
- Mix flour and salt.
- Mix water with food coloring (I suggest making this pretty dark as it will lighten up when added to the flour mixture. Our yellow in the picture was an orange mixture beforehand.)
- Stir as you pour the water into the flour mixture. Knead until the flour is mixed evenly. If it’s sticky, add more flour.
- Voila! You have just made your own playdoh (and one you don’t have to worry about your littles eating!) I put out cookie cutters, a rolling pin, and odds and ends in a little sensory box and let them have at it. The things they came up with!
Kiwi Crate – From time to time, the stars align. Kiwi Crate put out a rainbow crate, which goes perfectly if you ask me.
Rainbow Pillow – Sticky felt and a velcro closure cloud shaped pillow. Learn the colors of the rainbow, fill it up and seal it up for a comfy project.
Rainbow bag – Using bleeding tissue (link below) color squares, spread over a canvas bag and use a dropper to add water. Let the bag dry overnight.
Rainbow Sun Catcher – Use tissue paper rainbow squares and add them to a piece of clear vinyl. You can use black construction paper to create a “shadow scene” against the tissue paper. Add it to a heavy construction paper or painted cardboard frame and hang your masterpiece in the window.
Signing Time – We have started studying sign language as a part of our daily lessons. Not only is it great for them to be able to relate to more people by use of a second language, but the use of the body in conversation also increases body awareness and allows them to use more of their brain. Fully engaged! Signing Time has an episode called “My Favorite Things”, which includes colors. (I am in no way sponsored by Signing Time- I just think they are awesome)
We usually sing songs when we start off our lessons in the morning. The colors we have learned go with our rainbow songs and we are always adding in more words as we go.
I hope this post has offered a jumping off point for your own rainbow fun. I am sure I will add to it when we study rainbows again. If you have any ideas for our next rainbow lesson, please share them below!
Happy homeschooling,
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