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Marci Ruiz
Kindergarten Teacher
San Bernardino, CA



Marci Ruiz's Best Ideas for Teaching Colors
Unit Plan: Colors: An Integrated Literature Approach

Title: Clifford Learns About Colors and So Do We!!!!
(This is the caption of my bulletin Board)

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Duration: 4weeks

Overview: Kindergarten explores colors through literature, poetry, science, math, art, drama, and movement. Each color requires one to three days to develop. The children are given a color study schedule so that they can wear the color of the day!

Assessment:

Students will be able to:
1. Identify seven colors
2. Associate each color to a piece of literature
3. Tell the title of each book
4. Describe the story with a beginning middle and ending
5. Make a project with each story

My Best Lessons for This Unit:
Yellow Days: Reproductions of Vincent van Gogh's painting, "Sunflowers."
Planting A Rainbow Bulletin Board

My Best Books for Teaching Colors

 

Grade 6-8+ Grade 3-5 Grade 1-2 PreK-K