Objective: To learn about the color red
Book(s):
- Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anne Dewdney
- Red by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
- The Red Book by Barbara Lehman
- Ted in a Red Bed by Jenny Tyler
- Red in My World by Joanne Winne
- Red by Rebecca Stromstad Glaser
- Red by J. Jean Robertson
Music: “Little Red Apple” (CDC page 311)
A little red apple grew high in a tree. (Point up.)
I looked up at it. (Shade eyes and look up.)
It looked down at me. (Shade eyes and look down.)
“Come down, please,” I called. (Use hand to motion downward.)
And that little red apple fell right on my head. (Tap the top of your head.)
Fine Motor Skills:
- CCBS page 10
- LLCS pages 4-5
Gross Motor Skills: Tossing red balls into various containers
Craft/Activity: Name Apple Picking (Inspired by EFF page 22)
Materials
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Red paint
- Paintbrush
- Black marker
Directions
- Cut the cardboard into the shape of apples.
- Pour some red paint onto the scrap cardboard.
- Allow your child to paint the cardboard apples red.
- After the red paint dries, write familiar names on the apples with the black marker.
- Ask your child to pick the apples by name. (Teaches your child to recognize familiar names).
References
Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills (Grade P). 2011. American Education Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60996-328-6
Everything for Fall: A Complete Activity Book for Teachers of Young Children. 1997. Gryphon House, Inc. ISBN 0-87659-185-3
Let’s Learn Colors & Shapes (2+). 2011. Spectrum Early Years. ISBN 978-1-60996-201-2
Schiller, Pam and Pat Phipps. The Complete Daily Curriculum for Early Childhood (Revised). 2011. Gryphon House. Inc. ISBN 978-0-87659-358-5
Image Credits
Preschool Homeschool Curriculum: Color Red Lesson Plan © 2014 Heather Johnson
Name Apple Picking © 2014 Heather Johnson
