This preschool lesson plan will help you teach children in daycare about the primary colors red and yellow. The activities below will introduce children to the colors red and yellow through a circle time activity, stories, a cooking activity, a writing and literacy activity , a cooking and snack activity, a creative arts activity, and a field trip. For each activity you will find the materials, instructions and discussion starters (verbal cues). This lesson plan works well in conjunction with kindergarten readiness lesson plans in your daycare center .
Circle Time
Red and Yellow Review
Send a note home with the children before the unit begins with a weekly schedule. Wear red and yellow. Invite children to wear either red or yellow for the day. Review things from circle time earlier in the week that are red and yellow. Encourage children to count how many children are wearing red and how many are wearing yellow.
Story Circle
Read:
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Elhert
The Red Lemon by Bob Staake
Cooking with Kids
Red Velvet Cookies
Mix 1 Box red velvet cake Mix with 2 eggs and ½ cup of vegetable oil. Roll the mixture into balls and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten cookies, and then bake in a 375°oven for about 8 to 10 minutes. Mix cream cheese frosting with red food coloring. Once cooled, frost the cookies with red cream cheese frosting.
Writing and Literacy
R is for Rose
Materials: Poster Board (or flannel board), pictures of red roses, pictures of and upper and lower case Rs (or flannel cut outs), whiteboard or chalkboard, chalk.
Discussion Starters: This is the letter R. R is for rose. Many roses are red. This is how the letter R sounds. Can you make the letter R? What other things begin with the letter R sound? Can you draw the letter R on the chalkboard?
Instructions: Create an R is for rose poster board or flannel board. The board should show the letter R in upper and lower case and pictures of red roses. Let children practice making the R sound and writing the letter R in upper and lower case on the whiteboard or chalkboard.
Art
Sunshine Craft
Materials: Paper plates, yellow paint, paint brushes, yellow construction paper, stapler, glue, scissors, crayons
Discussion Starters: We are going to make a colorful yellow sun. What color is the sun? How does sunshine feel on our skin?
Instructions: Trace each child’s hand 7 times on yellow construction paper and cut them out. Instruct the children to paint the entire paper plate with yellow paint. Allow to dry. Next, staple the handprints onto the paper plates to create the sunrays. Glue googly eyes onto the sun. Encourage children to draw a nose and mouth beneath the eyes.
Music and Movement
What is Red?
Discussion Starters: This song sounds like Three Blind Mice
Instructions: Teach the children “What is Red” to the tune of “Three Blind Mice”.
“What is Red”
Red, red, red
Red, red, red
What is red?
What is red?
Apples, cherries and me. Oh my
Tomatoes to bake in a pizza pie.
Red is the color, and that is why
We sing red.
Field Trip
Fire Station: Arrange a field trip to your local firehouse. Children can learn about fire safety and the role of firefighter. Discuss the colors that you see such as the bright red fire trucks and the yellow uniforms and hose. Take notes of any red and yellow items.
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