Colors
Need ideas for teaching a colors theme in your classroom? You’re in the right place! Save time with these color activities and done-for-you resources to help you teach better and live more.
Turkey Baster Color Mixing Activity for Preschool
Fun color mixing science activity using turkey basters. Combine science and fine motor skill practice in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.
3 Fun Colors Games for Preschoolers
Games to explore learning colors and color words using a free printable; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms or at home
Color Sorting on the Light Table
A light table and transparent counters make a fun sorting activity for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Your kids will love sorting colors on the light table with this fun, hands-on learning activity!
Planting a Rainbow Color Sort
Use seed catalogs and our free printable to “plant” gardens in color rows; extension for Planting a Rainbow; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Green Mystery Bags
Use mystery bags for children to gather and describe objects, a great way to explore a color; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
30+ Color Activities For Preschoolers
30 color activities for preschoolers. Teach your toddlers and preschoolers how to identify colors with these fun activities and ideas!
A Color of His Own: Color Mixing Activity
Predict color changes in this fun activity that extends the book A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Green: One Color Sensory Bin
This one-color sensory bin encourages exploration of green and extends the book Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Monsters Love Colors Painting Activity
Read the book Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin and explore colors with this fun watercolor resist activity; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Freight Train: Exploring Colors with Trains Activity
This fun colors activity painting with train cars extends Freight Train by Donald Crews; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Mouse Paint: Water Balloon Painting
This fun color mixing and painting exploration extends the book Mouse Paint by Ellen Stohl Walsh; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Little Blue and Little Yellow: Exploring Colors with Play Dough
Use play dough to explore colors and extend the book Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Dog’s Colorful Day: Color Matching
A fun color matching game to extend the book Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten; includes free printable.
Cat’s Colors: Colored Whiskers
A fun, hands-on color activity to extend the book Cat’s Colors by Jane Cabrera for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids.
Sort It Out: Color Sorting Game
A fun, hands-on math and sorting game for preschool and kindergarten inspired by the book Sort it Out.
Preschool Colors Theme Activities
Colors Theme Activities for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Books about Colors Color Theme Activities 5 Day Color Lesson Plan Day 1: Read Frog Street Press color book to class. Introduce the color box and shape. Sing Frog Street Press color song. Show the book and turn the pages as you […]