Teaching Shapes and Colors
What you need:
- construction paper in colors you want to teach. If you’ll be teaching the basic shapes instead, cut them into circles, squares and triangles.
- a preschool music CD such as 30 Preschool Songs
What you do:
Tape the construction paper to the floor, close enough that preschoolers can jump from piece to piece.
Start the music and have the preschoolers jump from paper to paper. Stop the music and have everyone tell you what color/shape they’re standing on.
Alternatives:
Try hopping or jumping backwards instead of jumping.
When the music stops, call out a particular color or shape for then to run to, like “Red!” or “Triangle!”
For older preschoolers, try a variation of musical chairs. Have one less paper than you have children. The one not standing on a color/shape when the music stops can sit down, or become a helper.
