Great Reads!
So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban
This book explores circles and squares through pictures. Though there is no text, this story explores basic shapes found in everyday life.
This book explores circles and squares through pictures. Though there is no text, this story explores basic shapes found in everyday life.
Color Farm By Lois Elhert. (1997). 13p. HarperCollins, (9780694010660) Gr. K-1
This book has fun illustrations of different animals. Each of the animals are made up of basic shapes and primary colors.
This book has fun illustrations of different animals. Each of the animals are made up of basic shapes and primary colors.
Planting a Rainbow By Lois Elhert. (2003). 32p. HMH books, (978-0152046330) Gr. K-3
This story follows a young girl and her mother as they plant their garden. Beautiful illustrations show students different flowers in the garden. Each of the flowers in the garden are labeled to allow for easy identification of color and species.
This story follows a young girl and her mother as they plant their garden. Beautiful illustrations show students different flowers in the garden. Each of the flowers in the garden are labeled to allow for easy identification of color and species.
Mouse Paint By Ellen Scott Walsh (1995) . 16p. Harcourt Inc Red Wagon Book edition, (978-0152002657) Gr. K-2
This story follows a couple mice as they get in to trouble with jars of paint. A fun way to get kids started on identifying their primary colors.
This story follows a couple mice as they get in to trouble with jars of paint. A fun way to get kids started on identifying their primary colors.
Sites for Kids!
Barney Shapes & Colors In this game students practice many important shapes. Students correctly identify colors and shapes as well as practice counting.
Harcourt Shapes Students practice matching shapes. Helpful audio makes this accessible for early readers.
Color Game This game has students practicing identifying objects of the same color and classifying them.
Teacher Resources: Lesson Plans
Color Practice This site has a plethora of color reproducibles and activities to introduce primary colors to your students.
Shape Matching Game This link takes you to a printable game you can play with your students to introduce color into your classroom.
Mensa Shape Lesson This is a very thorough lesson from mensa covering the basic shapes in a variety of different ways.
Teacher Reasources: Assessment
Luckily, these are fairly easy concepts to asses. Below are a couple of worksheets that test understanding of both colors and shapes.
Shapes & Colors This worksheet has three basic shapes, (circle triangle, square) and three basic colors.
Shapes & Colors This worksheet covers identification of both colors and shapes. Students color shapes different colors according to the directions.
Colors This is a link to a site which has several different downloadable worksheets covering colors.