It’s time! We are finally starting our weekly themed curriculum with the Colors Theme! I am so excited to share the activities I do with my daycare kids and hope your kids love them as much as mine do. If you are new here, make sure to check out the Themed Curriculum page for more details about how to use this curriculum.
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| Monday |
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Floor Activity | Montessori Color Match | Colors and Patterns | Pom-Pom Drop | Montessori Color Match | Colors and Patterns |
| STEAM | Mouse Paint Color Mixing | Simple Color Mixing Science Experiment | Art Exploration with Colored Glue | Crawling Colors | Trash Rainbow Craft |
| Outside Play | Toddler Color Hop | Toss & Match | Red Light, Green Light | Toddler Color Hop | Toss & Match |
| Circle Time | Colors Vocabulary | Pass the Color | Sorting, Counting, and Graphing | Pass the Color | Vocabulary Review |
| Recommended Books: Mouse Paint, How Do Dinosaurs Learn Their Colors, Monsters Love Colors, Bear Sees Colors, Quiet Bunny’s Many Colors
Music and Movement: Youtube Colors Playlist |
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If one of the activities listed above does not work for you, try replacing it with a different activity from my Pinterest colors theme board!
Materials List
Craft Supplies:
Colored Construction Paper
Masking Tape
Chalk
Large Popsicle Sticks
Dot Stickers
Markers
Crayons
Pom-Poms
Washable paint
White Glue
Kids Scissors
Poster Board
Around the House:
Five large see through containers (dinner glasses would work)
Two small see through containers (glass baby food jars would work)
Food dye
Spoons and Scoops
Large bowl
Large Ziploc bags
Cardboard tubes (Paper towel rolls)
Tongs
Paper Towels
Various “garbage” (paper/ buttons/foam/plastic/ribbon in the colors of the rainbow)
Toys/Other:
Small mouse toy (optional)
Colored bean bags
Variety of different colored toys
NOTE: These are the suggested materials based on directions from the activity links above. I always look for ways to do the activities with materials I already have on hand, and I encourage you to do the same!
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What an awesome list of ideas! Thank you! 😀 I’m excited to try the pom-pom sorting activities…
I’m glad you are excited! It’s great to know that others are as excited as I am! 😀