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.
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.
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.
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 […]
