Materials
xylophone and mallet
color chart
Instructions
P R E PA R AT I O Nl Give each child a set of paper cutouts.l Review what each cutout is with the children.What to DoSing the following song while children hold up the corresponding paper cutouts.Optional motions for children are included.Suzy Had a Bright Red Dress by Sarah StasikSuzy had a bright red dress, (childrensway red paper dress back and forth)Bright red dress, bright red dress.Suzy had a bright red dress,She wore it every day.Adam had a dark blue car, (childrenmove blue paper car back and forthlike they are rolling it)Dark blue car, dark blue car.Adam had a dark blue car,He rolled it every day.Jacob had a purple ball, (childrenpretend to "throw" purple paper ballsoftly)Purple ball, purple ball.Jacob had a purple ball,He threw it every day.Lisa had some yellow blocks, (childrenpretend to stack paper blocks on topof each other in the air)Yellow blocks, yellow blocks.Lisa had some yellow blocks,She stacked them every day.AssessmentTo assess the children's learning, consider the following:l To assess and enhance the children's color recognition skills, ask them toname the colors of their clothes, or the color of toys they like to play with.Can the children incorporate those colors into drawings?
