COLORS Theme for Kindergarten- Holistic English Resources #2

 This is the second theme from the series of 30 units for the Preschool-Kindergarten English Language Learners. Check out what the resource includes for extra practice of the lnguage and the structures within the unit. Link to the resource:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Colors-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-2-5956256 

The resource is also listed here: bilingualmarketplace

The flashcards for the colors will include: red,blue,green,orange,yellow,pink, purple,white, black, brown, gray.

Color unit Flashcards to identify colors. Display the color flashcards and have the students name each one.

Show me and stand up!

Have each student choose a color flashcard and have it in their hand.

Teacher: pink !

The student with the pink flashcard stands up. 

Teacher: What color is it?

Students: yellow!

Small cards. I am adding the same colors flashcards , 6 in one page cards for printing purpose and for online teaching. Students will practice using the new color vocabulary words. They can ask and answer about the favorite color.

This is the size of the small cards suitable for online learning or small groups interaction.

Use the small cards for sorting using the McDonald’s fries containers. This activity works well for your kinesthetic learner as they interact touching the cards and placing them into the containers. 

Color Words Mat. Print the color mat and the color words. Students match each word to the picture. 

This is how I put it together.

 Commands Flashcards. Use the commands flashcards for introducing YES and NO. Place a craft stick behind the small YES and No command small card. Hand in the puppets cards to the students. Ask questions showing the flashcard.

Teacher: Is this red?

Students: YES! As they show the Yes flashcard.

The basic Show me! Command Flashcard is great for teaching the command as you ask the students to show you any color flashcard from the vocabulary worksheets.
Teacher: Show me the blue flashcard.

This is a set of vocabulary worksheets. Students color the splotches and trace the words. This will be the student's set of cards.

Cut the items on the worksheets into cards following the lines. Make a book by finding colored items on magazines and gluing them on the corresponding page. If not, students can draw items.

Students can play with a partner a memory game using their sets of cards. Ask questions: What color can you see?

Students: orange, orange!

Teacher: It's a match!

A good listening activity that can be done with any set of cards is to place a sequence of cards on the table as they listen.

Teacher: orange, green, pink, purple!

Set 2 of worksheets -follow the line and color. 

When the worksheet is finished, cut the cans and the splotches and have the students put them together as a puzzle.

Completing the worksheet!

Use the fries containers to sort out the worksheet puzzle pieces.

Coloring worksheets for older students. They can use the vocabulary flashcards as a guide for coloring if they are not sure of any color word.

Tips on how to use the worksheet. 

Your students can ask and answer questions about their favorite color using the worksheets.
Teacher: What´s your favorite color?

You can use the printables color splotch flashcards and have the stduents come and place their worksheet under the color flashcard that matches their favorite color.

If printing is not available, trace the splotch from the worksheet and create a splotch in each color using colored construction paper leftover.

Place the splotches on the wall and have the students come and place their worksheet and say: My favorite color is pink.

Get even more out of the worksheet.  Have the students cut the color splotch and make a crown.

When all the crowns are ready, make groups of colors.

Teacher: Pink! go to the door!

Color Words Cutouts. There are the color words cutouts in color and in black and white.

You can make puppets to use online or in class to name the colors. Show a color word puppet and have the students find any object in that color and show it to you. 

Use the color words along the small cards.

Students can color the black and white version and using finger paint. I also used a recycle CD as a paint palette. When the students finish coloring they can cut each color words for more activities.The color words can be sorted using the fries containers.

Print the set of color splotches and make puppets to play games or just review the colors. Another version is to add the colored splotches to the fries containers.

Bingo is always a favorite and it can be done in class or online.Give the students their Bingo template. Have them color all five splotches. Show or hang the colors involved as in the Bingo teacher mat.  At your signal start calling the colors. Have them cross out or mark the color they hear. Print two of the Teacher’s template. One to cut into cards and another to use as a mat but in a different hue.

This is how I use the Bingo game.

Puzzle! Cut all the pieces and have the students find all the puzzles.

Color Picture and Words Match Cards. Have the students match the picture to the corresponding word. There are two sets of cards to match. One with the words in colors and another with the word in black.

Colors DOMINO. Just print, cut and play. A great opportunity for the students to learn the color recognition.

Printable Book.  Students color the puzzle person and trace the sentence. Assemble the book and practice reading.

Video of the book.

Craft. The craft is always a fun way to show all what the students know and listen to new language as they move on working on the craft such as, glue, color, put, etc. There is a rainbow printable with a color assigned to each section. I made mine by adding colored glue to each section and then gluing little beads to complete the rainbow. 

Why crafts in the classroom? VIDEO

Awards. There is an award for all the hard work to end the theme. There are colored bracelets to print onto white paper and there is a b/w version to print either on colored paper or for the students to color.

If your students are very young, let them color the bracelet in their favorite color. Give praise as your put a tape to close the bracelet.

Some teachers need some  Flashcards in Spanish. Here is a set included. The words can be changed to adjust to the ones that you need.

A set of St. Patrick's Day shamrocks Flashards in each color.

For St. Patrick's Day, print and play BINGO!!! easy and fun. If your print it double you have a memory game.

More things added to the HOLIDAY: 

Domino!

Small cards matching games.

This resource is  also sold in a Halloween Kit, here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Kit-for-Kindergarten-English-Language-Learners-10114399

Halloween Resources included in this resource.

Let's start with the Halloween flashcards: spider, bat and Jack-O-Lantern in 11 colors. Perfect for sorting on the board, here's a small example.

 Halloween and Cutout color words. Print and cut the words template and small cards. Have them ready for the students to pair them.

There’s the witch’s hat to do the same activity. Have the students say the color words as they match to each card.

Halloween Color word mats.

 For students that are starting to read give the color words to match onto the mat.

There is one mat for the jack-o-lantern.

If you want additional writing activities, just place the mat into a clear plastic sheet and hand in a dry erase marker.  Have them write the color words, you can use the color cutouts to guide them.

Halloween Bingo. Give the students their template with five jack-o'-lantern  that they have to color as they want. Print your calling cards and have ready to play.

Make sure that the students are coloring the jack-o-lanterns using any of the calling cards template.

You can place the calling cards into a plastic jack-o'-lantern.

Squeeze in the colors Worksheets.

To wrap the Holiday, have a a color hats parade in school. Just print a hat for each student. There are 11 hats.

Puppets for asking yes/no questions. Print the cards and make craft stick puppets.

Ask questions. Teacher: Is the hat orange?
Students: (showing the yes puppets) Yes!

Ask questions. Teacher: Is the pumpkin red?
Students: (showing the No puppets) NO! It’s blue.

This resource is part of the BUNDLE for teaching Kindergarten English language Learners:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-English-Language-Teaching-Units-BUNDLE-7390586

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