Look for the Colors!

Lesson Author: Paula R. Trueax, Kindergarten teacher

Subject: Art; First Day Activity

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Materials:

old magazines
glue sticks and scissors
large sheets of white paper at least two feet long

Objective: Visual discrimination of colors; charting.

Procedure:

Post eleven large white sheets of paper around the classroom the first day of school. (One sheet for each of the eight basic colors, plus pink, white, and gray.)

After introductions are made, have students get a magazine and look for only the specified color of the day, for example, red. Tell students to cut out only red pictures from the magazines. When finished, students will bring the "red" picture cut from the magazine up to the "red" chart paper to glue in place.

Progress through the colors. (I usually begin with red, blue, yellow—the three basic colors.) Do this activity for the first few minutes every day for the first week of school. Save the posters for later use (discussion of colors, pictures, story writing, art, math, auction item at end of year, etc. Do not throw them away!)

This is a good ice breaker. It getsstudents ready for learning, helps them learn their colors, and allows them to work in a cooperative group setting. You can also observe the students and see where paper cutting and social skills practice is needed.

Teacher Comments: I have taught this activity for several years now and the students always want the posters at the end of the year as a memory of their first activity in Kindergarten.

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