The works of people of color in English-language literature is not something new, but their presence has been limited for a long time. In the classroom library we have a book box containing color books.2 … 19 Next › Last » The Best Short Stories by People of Color You can laminate and bind them to create your very own big book that your students can “read” independently without the risk of damage.
I use these posters in my classroom to help teach colors. As the song plays have them hold up their letter card when they hear it in the song, this activity helps promote letter identification. When you sing each color song with your class pass out the corresponding color cards to individual students and have them stand in front of the class to spell out the word. Glue the letters to black or white squares of construction paper to make individual letter cards that spell out the color words and laminate. Color Cardsĭie the cut the letters to each color word on the appropriate colored construction paper. They anticipate each new box and try to guess what might be inside, the first day the box goes into a center they are all fighting over who can play with it first.
It sounds so simple, but it is actually a favorite of every class I have ever had. When you’re finished introduced a color, put the items in a center and the students can play the color game on their own. Each child takes turns naming their item and using complete sentences such as “The football is red” and then placing the item on the mat. Next, pass the box around the circle and each child takes one item. Then, invite the children to sit in a circle around the sorting mat on the floor. Start by introducing the color box on the first day of your new color. The sorting mat with the color items can be easily rolled up and stored in a box or bin on the shelf. The mat is made from a dollar store vinyl tablecloth and permanent markers. The items can be sorted on the giant sorting mat pictured above. I collect these items from various places like thrift stores, garage sales, Happy Meal toys, and dollar stores. The pictures above shows the red and green items. These are already colored for you if you don’t have the time, a great investment in my opinion. Then, I upgraded to the Frog Street color big books and little books. I started using Frog Street Press color songs in 2000 and I don’t know how I managed before then! There is a song for each color, a music CD, and a reproducible book so you can copy and make little books for each child, or enlarge, color, and laminate to make books to use with the whole class. The color books and boxes are also available all year after their initial introduction. Each song is available in the listening center all year after it is introduced. Note: Since we study each color for two weeks days 3-5 repeat themselves the following week.
Place a copy of the color song and book in your listening center.
Show the book and turn the pages as you sing the song.