The Colour Blue

The Sky

SCIENCE:

Food Colouring:

Put a few drops of blue food coloring (liquid) in jar of water or a mug of hot water with some vinegar to colour an egg like we did – let your child stir and watch as the water turns blue. If you have a white carnation put it in the cold blue and leave it for a few days the blue will seep into the flower and make the edges blue.

At the Aquarium

TRAVELING

WHAT time of the year or where do you see the most blue?

Insects

Lakes

TOYS:

Search through your child’s toys to find any that are blue to play with. We found many blue cars and dinosaurs!

Coloured Blocks: with your child, sort through toy blocks to find only the blue ones. Together, make towers with the blue blocks.

Play with blue play dough or modelling clay.

EXTENDED ACTIVITIES:

AUDIO VISUAL:

Search through your child’s DVD/ video collection (or visit your local library before hand) to find shows with blue characters like Cookie Monster or the Wiggles or with the theme of teaching colours.

Try this title for a perfect toddler show that highlights many colours:

· Baby Einstein: Baby Van Gogh – World of Colour

Oceans

FAMILY OUTINGS

At a Museum or Science Centre Or Fun Park

The Beach

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

IN NATURE

Toddler and Pre-School Theme Days

BLUE HUNT:

Materials: blue squares of paper in a paper bag (optional) or a blue crayon or marker, glue stick, damp facecloth for sticky fingers, print out the List of Blue Things Worksheet.

Step 1: Explain to your child that you are on a hunt for the colour blue.

Step 2: Walk around the house and/ or outside to look for blue things.

Step 3: When your child finds something blue you will write the name of the object etc. on a slip of blue paper (or directly on the chart) and your child will glue the blue square on the sheet (or colour the square with a blue crayon).

Step 4: At the end of the hunt sit down and count out loud together how many blue things were found. Review what you found by reading the chart out loud.

At the Swimming Pool

What BLUE THings did you find outside and inside your house?

Flowers