There are also book suggestions, songs, and fingerplays. A great way to teach color recognition is to use foods of a certain color. Other ideas are art projects, fingerplays, science activities, and group time activities. Colors Ideas here include a 3-color exploration activity, colored shadows, a color dance, and many others to choose from. Colors A theme unit that has been used with preschoolers in the library.
Theme includes suggested books, activities, rhymes, and felt board ideas.
This site contains a nice selection of Rainbow songs, an arts and craft suggestion to make a book of colors, recipe to make a rainbow cake, and quite a few science activities. Colors Many ideas here to teach the primary colors. As an example for the color red, there are suggestions to teach about the heart and cherry trees, or make apple prints and a stop sign. At the present time this site is only offering songs and fingerplays on colors. They will be adding books,stories, art activities, and movement exercises.