1. ECED4080 Creating Materials of Background Information:
Learning for Use by Young
Learning to recognize colors is a
Children
fundamental part of early childhood
education. While some children seem
Learning Task:
to naturally pick up the names of
Matching Colors.
colors, others learn through matching
Description: activities. Setting up color stations is
also an effective way to teach kids how
Children will work independently to
to recognize colors. The learning
arrange the laminated color cards and
continues over the years as older
match to them the same color of the
children study advanced color topics.
felt cards. They may name the pictures
on the laminated cards.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Start with the primary colors and add
Science: matches and identifies colors:
the secondary colors with gold and
blue, red, yellow, purple, orange,
silver according to the child's progress.
green, pink, black, white, gold, and
silver.
Learning task adapted from:
Prerequisite concepts, skills, & values:
Child Care Center, Sultan Qaboos
University.
1- Follows class routine for
Age Group: selecting, using and returning
individual learning tasks.
4.5 to 6 years.
Subject area:
2- Understands the idea of the
Science. activity: matches between tow
objects that share a cretin feature.
Subject Stands:
Exploration and Experimentation.
3- Small muscle control to match the
Subject Topic: cards.
Colors

2. Learning Theory & Instructional • Ask the child to bring the
Strategies:
activity to a table.
• The activity is based upon a • Ask the child to arrange the
cognitive approach where colors cards and match the
children make links with cards which have felt with them
different experiences (seeing, • Ask the child to name the
listening and touching). colors of the cards.
• Ask the child to name the
• This activity responds to picture's name in each color
children's way of learning card.
through hiding 12 colors they • Show the child how to tidy-up
are looking for. the activity.
• This activity encourages Checklist of Basket Items:
children to have knowledge, • Basket.
search and learn independently.
• 2 boxes that contains the colors
cards.
Student Characteristics
Accommodated:
Simplification Activities:
• This activity covers different
development stages (physical, • Focus only in the primary
language and emotional). colors (blue, red and yellow).
Through matching colors cards,
this activity is easy adapted to Extension Activities:
the child development level. • Ask the child to find something
else in the classroom with the
same color and bring it to you.
Introduction of the Learning Task:
If the child brings an item with
• Show the child the location of a different color, encourage him
the activity in the shelf. by pointing out the difference
• Tell the child the name of the in colors and asking him to try
activity. again. If he brings

3. something with the same color repeat "points the red color, when the
the color's name as you hold up the two teacher asks for red".
matching items. • The child matches and
identifies the colors
Enrichment Activities:
expressively "says this is red
• Vividly colored produce can be
color".
used as tools to learn color
• The teacher uses the assessment
names. Green lettuce, red
sheet to evaluate the child
strawberries, yellow bananas,
progress.
purple grapes, oranges and
blueberries are examples of
Evaluation Rubrics:
colorful foods children
recognize. We may choose to
1- Does not match colors.
feature a single color by
2- Matches all colors; recognizes
reading aloud a book like Dr.
up to 75% colors (receptive
Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham,"
vocabulary); identifies up to
then making a green-themed
50% colors (expressive
lunch with foods such as a
vocabulary).
green salad, celery, green
3- Matches and identifies
grapes, green tortilla chips and
(expressive vocabulary) all
guacamole. Choose a different
colors.
color to feature another day.
4- Describes 2 or more variation
in color name.
Assessment Techniques:
Vocabulary:
Informal assessment:
Blue, red, yellow, purple, orange,
• Observe the child during the green, pink, black, white, gold, and
activities time, snack time, silver.
outdoor and the playing time.
Comment Hits & Suggestion:
Formal assessment: • Uses Microsoft Word Program
to design the cards.
• The child matches and
identifies the colors receptively

4. • Laminates some materials to
keep them for a long time such
as (foil, tissue, and gifts paper).
• Laminates the cards before
stick the felt.
Key words:
Laminated cards, and matching colors.
• 2 boxes.
Materials needed: • Basket.
• Scissors.
• A Cuter.
• Glue.
• Foil, gifts paper, tissue, • 12 laminated cards have 12
felts and paper cards. colors.
• 12 small cards have concrete
material like felt, tissue, foil
and gifts paper.

5. Procedure:
1- Use Microsoft Word Program to
design the cards. Insert 48 pictures
from Google website. Then laminate
the cards.

6. 2- Cut small white cards and laminate
them.
4- Glue the felts, foil, and tissue and
gifts paper on the cards.
5- Keep the laminated cards in the
boxes.
Submitted by: SALHA AL-BELUSHI.