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Ana Said:
What is a creative game or way to teach preschool kids numbers, colors, letters?We Answered:
Off the top of my head... Parachute comes to my mind. Preschoolers love parachute games and they are especially fun because of all of the bright primary colours. You could do something like this and make up your own game like having the kids who are holding red, run through the chute, etc... Parachute games meet all of the requirements you mentioned. :)Circle time songs are a lot of fun, too. You could do a search online and am positive you will find a ton along with the suggested actions. For the letters, I taught my 4 year old preschool class the signing of the letters. Half of them could sign A-Z along with the song... They were big on learning sign language because a little guy we had in there wore a hearing aid and his assistant came in once and taught us some basic "words."
Books are also wonderful. I have a ton of books for preschool basics. I would read the book, but then I would encourage them to answer questions that I would come up with to suite the book. Example... how many butterflies do you see?
Crafts... you could do a group activity with a theme of numbers, colours, or letters.
Be creative... have fun!!! :)
Crystal Said:
game that teaches kids colors?We Answered:
If you have multi-colored toys such as blocks, you can dump them out and show him "blue", then ask him to collect all the blue ones, after that work on a different color, etc. I'm wondering though, if you've had him tested for color-blindness, if you have already been working with him on his colors.Shirley Said:
I need a game that I could teach to preschool kids that teach them colors? or numbers?We Answered:
COLORS:Color the Movement: Cut strips of red, blue, green, orange, purple construction paper evenly into large enough pieces (minimum size is 4x5 ½ inches or larger) so they can be readily seen while the children are moving. The children form a circle and the teacher stands in the middle of it. Assign a certain movement to each color (use only two to three colors at first). The teacher plays a recording and ask the children to move as designated by the color shown. For ex.) green-walk; blue-hop; yellow-run. In order to move smoothly from one movement to another, it may be necessary to designate one color as the “STOP†color (red).
Musical Bumps: cut colored circles from construction paper and scatter on the ground. Put on some fun music to dance to and when the music stops, children must sit on the color called out.
Color Bowling: Into each of several clear, empty soda bottles, stuff a different color of tissue paper. Use whatever colors you wish to have children identify. Then set up the bottles and have the children bowl them over with a small ball. Once they’ve knocked down some o bottles, have them count how many and tell you what colors they are.
•I’ve combined shapes and colors by sticking a colored shape to the wall, near the floor, and having the children roll a corresponding colored ball toward it. I have shape songs that I sang as they rolled the ball to the correct shape.
* Yardstick Match: Items needed: Wooden yardstick Lg. wooden clothespins Paint. Ahead of time, paint your yardstick into 6 different colors (every 6 inches). Also, paint approximately 6 each of the clothespins in the same colors of the yardstick. Have the children place certain color clothespins on the same color on the yardstick. You can match colors, do counting, fine motor and many other things.
-I've also done this at a smaller scale by making color dinos or putting a color paper circle in the middle of an old CD and the children match the colors. We sometimes hide the clothespins around the room or in the sensory table.
NUMBERS:
* This activity was a hit and it can be used for any basic concept...not just numbers. I put number cards high up on a wall across the room. Then I provided a decorative fly swatter and one child told us how he/she was going to move and they moved that way across the room and jumped up and swatted a number card...told us what it was and clapped or jumped that many times. We all got involved with the last part.
* I glued number circles onto paper plates (www.childcareland.com) and I provide theme related manipulatives for them to count out the corresponding number per plate. Also works with ordering the numeral if you have them order the plates first.
- Another version- use counting jars, muffin tins, plastic pumpkins, etc. Using items that will make a "ping" when dropped into the container is especially interesting to the children. We've even done it where the child (or adult) closes their eyes and listens to the sound as we drop the items slowly into the container (plastic pumpkins and pumpkin seeds or baby food jars and paperclips work nicely). Then they tell us how many "pings" they heard and point to the correspondig numeral card.
* Cover 100...this is done often in elementary classrooms and 100 is too large of a number for preschoolers...so here's my version. I create a theme-related grid...10-20 depending on the development of the child. So I have a simple grid with, let's say, a bird in each square. Then we roll a dice and count the dots and move forward that many spaces. The goal is to get to the end of the grid. I sometimes add my tactile numbers in so that they get numeral recognition slipped in there. With more advanced children I show the addition problem!
* Stack a tower: I have numeral cards with theme related objects so if they don't recognize the numbers they can "count" them. Then they stack that many blocks in a tower. Another version is for you to provide table blocks of all shapes and have them make a creation with the corresponding number of blocks.
* Hide numeral cards or tactile numbers around the room and the children find them and then order them.
* I made foam raindrops and wrote numerals on them. We put them inside of a child's umbrella (upside down) and sang Rain Rain Go Away and then flipped the umbrella up and it "rained". Then we ordered the numerals.
* Play Simon Says but have numeral cards available to show.
"Simon Says, "Hop up and down 3 times". Etc
Remember the MANY songs and chants that are available for both colors and numbers. If you make simple visuals...it will be a big help.
Check your local library also! They have lots of basic concept books available!
Jay Said:
Help teaching pre-school kids colors and shapes?We Answered:
I sing basic concept songs or do an activity every day that focuses on one main concept...such as colors or numbers. My list of songs/song related activities are quite lengthy...so if you are interested you can email me instead of me posting them all. :-) They definately work..mainly because the concept is practiced repeatedly.Other ideas:
You could take a specific color or shape and do a "study" with it. Having multiple activities surrounding that shape on a particular day. Sing a song about it, read a book about it, have an art activity that includes that shape/color, play a game, etc.
* You could incorporate both with this activity.
Magic Pictures: color on paper with wax crayon then paint over with diluted black paint (paint will not adhere to crayon so picture will show through). You can also use water color paint...taping off all the colors but your focus color and use a basic shape with the crayon so that the shape shows up. For that matter you can provide every child with a different shape and use a different color paint and voila! a great conversation starter. :-)
One Color Collage Booklet
This can become a fascinating booklet of texture collage, each a different color, and can be a wonderful gift. Each week, children make a collage in a different color. Each week, the background and scraps should all be shades of the same color. Provide ribbons and scraps of different kinds of paper, tape, felt, yarn, etc.
* Week 1: red, 2: blue, 3: yellow, 4: green, 5: orange, including yellow-orange and red-orange.
* More experienced/mature children can make collages in shades of purple or violet, whites, blacks, and browns.
* Gather each child’s accumulated collages. Punch two holes in the left side of each set. Help each child thread yarn through the holes to tie the sheets together as a booklet.
* Add an extra page on top for the cover. Give each child a large label that you have printed, “My Color Bookâ€. The child can paste the label onto the cover. Children who are able can write their names under the label.
* consider the book Word Bird's Shapes. We made a collage booklet after reading the book.
* Make a shape train track on the pavement with sidewalk chalk or tape basic shapes in different colors on the floor. Have the children pretend to be a train and sing a song as you chug around the track. When the song is done have them each tell you what shape and its color is.
* 3 years and up enjoy color mixing...ice cube tray with some of the slots having water. Put two primary colors in a couple of the slots and provide an eye dropper.
* On the same note, we "work" with water frequently and the kids love it when I use two kinds of bottles and put a different color in each...so like red in a pump soap container and yellow in a dish soap container. Works on hand strengthening as well.
* Feely box...kids love mystery...make the basic shapes out of different material...corrugated cardboard, foam, wood, glue covered cardboard (very smooth), sand paper etc. Place it in a Feely "box" or sock. Let them feel it without peeking and guess what it is.
* Jump Cards: can be used for any basic concept. Make multiple of each shape/color (I used simple shapes but also incorporated pictures that were affilated with that shape). Put in 5-6 "jump cards" a card with a piece of clipart that represents jumping. The kids "holler out" (I let them get loud...it's more fun!) the shape or color name and if they see a jump card they can get up and jump around. Have a signal to get them to sit back down.
* Shape hunt- hide a shape for each child around the room. Have them go and find 1 shape each and join you in a circle. Then hold up an object that corresponds with one of these shapes and the person who has that shape lets you know and can hold the object until the end of the activity.
* Rubbing plates/stencils---you can make your own rubbing plates by using liquid glue on cardboard. Let it dry completely.
* Shape Shake: Give each child a small cutout of the shape you are working on. Sing this song -- "Shape Shake" sung to "Hokey Pokey"
You put your ________(shape--circle, square, triangle, etc.) in,
You put your ________(shape--circle, square, triangle, etc.) out,
You put your ________(shape--circle, square, triangle, etc.) in,
and you shake it all about. . . .
That's how the shape shake goes!
Oh there are many more. :-) Good luck!
Francis Said:
Does anyone know a healthy snack that will teach preschoolers about colors?We Answered:
Rainbow Popsicle:Have the kids work in a group of 7 to mix different colored juices together to make colors of the rainbow (one child mix red, another mix orange, etc). Put it in the freezer in the staff lounge. After it is frozen halfway, poke a popsicle stick in each one and by the end of the day, the kids should be able to to enjoy their healthy popsicles.
Healthy Rainbow Parfaits: Use a clear plastic cup or glass and alternate layers of vanilla yogurt with layers of different fruit/cereals. Use pineapple, peaches, strawberries, kiwi, mandarin oranges, blueberries, raspberries, etc.. The fruit can be fresh, canned or frozen.
Rainbow Toast: Pour several small cups of milk and add a variety of food coloring - one color per cup. Use a new, clean paintbrush to paint on white bread. Don't let the bread get too soggy. A heavier potato bread or Italian bread slices work best. Lightly toast the child's picture, admire it and then eat it.
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