Art and Color

I used this theme in a preschool storytime.

Books

Sky Color by Peter Reynolds
Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd

I created this prop for a colleague's storytime last year. I never had the chance to use it until now. The kids loved it!

Songs

Can You Find?
Courtesy of  Preschool Education

We used the following colors:

• Blue
• Red
• Green
• Yellow
• Purple

I placed large circles around the room in each color. This gave the kids had a specific object to look for.

This is the Way We Paint
Courtesy of Storytime Katie

We performed the following actions:

• Stir the paint
• Dip the brush
• Paint the paper
• Frame the picture
• Hang it high

Activities

Bubble play!

Craft

We created a fall mural! I placed out a large piece of butcher paper and used puffy paint and pom poms to make an apple tree in the center. I punched out Ellison letters to create the phrase "Happy Fall" in the center. I used the Ellison stamp to punch out apples, pumpkins, and leaves. I supplied the kids with stickers, glue, and crayons to decorate the mural.I did not provide an image, since a few of the kids wrote their first and last names on the mural.

Colors!

This theme was used in a toddler program.

Books

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Hello, Yellow! by Christianne Jones 

Songs & Fingerplays

Driving Around In My Little Red Car
Courtesy of Storytim Katie.

In our version we pretend like we're driving the car. We also clap our hands on each beep. I incorporated the colors yellow, green, and blue into the song. I held up a stick puppet of a car in each color.

Green Says Go!
Courtesy of Storytime Katie 

Activity

Shaker eggs!

Where is shaker?
Courtesy of Library Meow.

We shake the egg above our head, tap it on our knee, and tap it on our shoulder.

Free Dance

I used the song Twist and Shout from the Kids Wanna Rock! CD.

 

Image courtesy of Clipart Panda.