Greeting

Materials

none

Instructions

l Collect a variety of scrap materials. Choose a different type of material for
each color you want to study. The children will be making a wall display of
collage flowers, each from a different color and from a different type of
material (for example, bits of yellow fabric for a yellow flower or red
cellophane candy wrappers for a red flower).
l Cut the materials into small pieces.
What to Do
1. Ask the children to paint a background for the flowers on thick paper. Let dry.
2. Encourage the children to draw interesting original flower shapes on paper or
card stock. Cut out the shapes.
3. Have the children paint or color with pens (in the chosen color) the shapes you
cut out.
4. Invite the children to glue the colored materials to each flower shape.
5. When the flowers are dry, have the children tape them onto the big display.
6. Write the color names used on the board. Ask the children to copy the color
names onto the index cards and add them to the display.
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Can the children sort materials and make decisions about why to use certain
colors of certain materials?
l Can the children recognize colors and label them with the correct names?