Energetic Colors Exploration
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will be able to identify and use colors through engaging activities related to the
theme of “Tiger and Friends.”
ASSESSMENTS:
Students will create a color wheel and share their favorite colors using sentences.
KEY POINTS:
● Review of the four colors: red, blue, yellow, and green.
● Introduction of new vocabulary related to colors and animals.
● The importance of color in storytelling and art.
● Understanding how colors can express feelings and moods.
● Encouragement of creative expression through color.
OPENING:
● Begin with a fun song about colors to energize the students.
● Ask, “What is your favorite color, and why?” to get students talking.
● Show a color chart and have students point out colors they know.
INTRODUCTION TO NEW MATERIAL:
● Discuss how colors help tell a story.
● Introduce new animals from "Tiger and Friends" and their colors.
● Show pictures of animals and have students describe their colors.
● Anticipate the misconception that colors can only be primary (red, blue, yellow) and
clarify with examples of secondary colors (green, orange, purple).
GUIDED PRACTICE:
● Work together to create a large color wheel on the board.
● Ask students to identify colors and name objects in the classroom that match those
colors.
● Use scaffolded questions:
○ “What color is the sky?”
○ “Can you find something red in the room?”
● Monitor student performance by circulating and providing support as needed.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
● Assign students to color a worksheet with different animals from "Tiger and Friends"
using the colors they learned.
● Set expectations for quiet working and sharing materials.
● Students will write 1-2 sentences about their animal and its color.
CLOSING:
● Gather students and ask them to share their favorite colored animal and one
sentence about it.
● Reinforce the importance of colors in our daily lives.
EXTENSION ACTIVITY:
● For early finishers, provide additional coloring pages or a drawing activity where they
create their own colorful animal.
HOMEWORK:
● Send home a coloring sheet of an animal with instructions to color it in their favorite
color and bring it back to share.
STANDARDS ALIGNED:
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1: Participate in collaborative conversations.
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5: With guidance and support, explore word relationships
and nuances in word meanings.
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2: Demonstrate understanding of spoken words,
syllables, and sounds.
Energetic Colors Exploration
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
Students will be able to identify and use colors through engaging activities related to the
theme of “Tiger and Friends.”
ASSESSMENTS:
Students will create a color wheel and share their favorite colors using sentences.
KEY POINTS:
● Review of the four colors: red, blue, yellow, and green.
● Introduction of new vocabulary related to colors and animals.
● The importance of color in storytelling and art.
● Understanding how colors can express feelings and moods.
● Encouragement of creative expression through color.
OPENING:
● Begin with a fun song about colors to energize the students.
● Ask, “What is your favorite color, and why?” to get students talking.
● Show a color chart and have students point out colors they know.
INTRODUCTION TO NEW MATERIAL:
● Discuss how colors help tell a story.
● Introduce new animals from "Tiger and Friends" and their colors.
● Show pictures of animals and have students describe their colors.
● Anticipate the misconception that colors can only be primary (red, blue, yellow) and
clarify with examples of secondary colors (green, orange, purple).
GUIDED PRACTICE:
● Work together to create a large color wheel on the board.
● Ask students to identify colors and name objects in the classroom that match those
colors.
● Use scaffolded questions:
○ “What color is the sky?”
○ “Can you find something red in the room?”
● Monitor student performance by circulating and providing support as needed.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:
● Assign students to color a worksheet with different animals from "Tiger and Friends"
using the colors they learned.
● Set expectations for quiet working and sharing materials.
● Students will write 1-2 sentences about their animal and its color.
CLOSING:
● Gather students and ask them to share their favorite colored animal and one
sentence about it.
● Reinforce the importance of colors in our daily lives.
EXTENSION ACTIVITY:
● For early finishers, provide additional coloring pages or a drawing activity where they
create their own colorful animal.
HOMEWORK:
● Send home a coloring sheet of an animal with instructions to color it in their favorite
color and bring it back to share.
STANDARDS ALIGNED:
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1: Participate in collaborative conversations.
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5: With guidance and support, explore word relationships
and nuances in word meanings.
● CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2: Demonstrate understanding of spoken words,
syllables, and sounds.
