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Clifford Learns About Colors and So Do We!

By  Marci Ruiz
  • Grades: PreK–K
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Overview

Kindergarteners explore colors through literature, poetry, science, math, art, drama, and movement. Each color requires one to three days to develop. The children are given a color study schedule so that they can wear the color of the day!

Objective

Students will:

  1. Identify seven colors
  2. Associate each color to a piece of literature
  3. Tell the title of each book
  4. Describe the story with a beginning middle and ending
  5. Make a project with each story

Lesson Plans for this Unit

Lesson 1: Yellow Days: Studying Vincent van Gogh's Painting

Lesson 2: Planting a Rainbow Bulletin Board

Supporting Books

Books for Teaching Colors

  • Part of Collection:
    Strategies for Arts Integration
  • Everything You Need:
    Clifford the Big Red Dog: Everything You Need
  • Subjects:
    Literature, Summarizing, Listening and Speaking, Literature Appreciation, Colors, Early Math, Early Reading, Early Science, Drama, Theater, Musicals, Visual Arts
  • Skills:
    Summarizing, Listening and Speaking, Listening Comprehension
  • Duration:
    4 Weeks
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