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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.

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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.

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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

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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!

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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.

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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.

Teaching Kids Their Colors in Preschool

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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Color Theme for Preschool

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 […]