I must say the kit making part is not taking me nearly as long as figuring out how to use my blog! I'm sure it will become faster as I gain experience and learn how to link items in a simpler format!
K. Color Kit Contents
My Crayons Talk by Patricia Hubbard
White Rabbit’s Color Book by Alan Baker
16 ct box of crayons
Water paints
2 paint brushes
Color Mat
6 Color Lids (red, orange, yellow, green, blue & purple) {play dough tops}
Journal page
(4 sheets of plain paper for family to use and keep)
Color Kit
Please remember this literacy kit is an opportunity for you to spend time with your child reading and building skills together. Please keep track of your time spent reading and completing the learning activities together on your monthly calendar. Your child will learn more with your help and support!
Directions:
1. Read White Rabbit’s Color Book by Alan Baker together. Take time to ask your child what will happen when the rabbit dips into a new color. J
2. Using the water colors, paint a picture together. Guide your child to “run” two colors together to see what color forms as you ask questions like, “I wonder what will happen if we mix red and yellow?” Refer back to the story with your child as you re-create the colors.
3. Using the color mat and lids, have/help your child match the lids to the colored circles on the mat. Name the colors together as they are placed on the mat. Or for a different activity, remove one lid and have your child identify the colors left and the one missing!
4. Read My Crayons Talk by Patricia Hubbard together. Identify the colors and items that go with each color (can have your child count them too!). Ask your child if he would draw something else for each color? Share what you think of for each color, too.
5. Help your child complete the journal page. First ask your child what her favorite color is. Then have your child draw a picture with the favorite color that shows why that color is favorite, i.e. “My favorite color is red because . . . it’s the color of my bouncy ball I play with outside.” In this example, the child would draw the red ball.
6. Experiment with drawing a picture using crayons first and then painting over it with water colors. Ask your child why he thinks the paint doesn’t stick to the crayon. Let him know the crayon fills the pores in the paper so the paint cannot stick where the crayon is at.
7. Place all listed items back inside the kit, including the journal page. Please keep and display your child’s other artwork at home.
8. Return the kit to school on Thursday. Thank you!
