Final

ECED4080 Creating Materials of Learning for Use by Young Children

Learning Task:

Matching Colors.

Description:

Children will work independently to

arrange the laminated color cards and

match to them the same color of the

felt cards. They may name the pictures

on the laminated cards.

Start with the primary colors and add

the secondary colors with gold and

silver according to the child's progress.

Learning task adapted from:

Child Care Center, Sultan Qaboos University.

Age Group:

4.5 to 6 years.

Subject area:

Science.

Subject Stands:

Exploration and Experimentation.

Subject Topic:

Colors

Background Information:

Learning to recognize colors is a

fundamental part of early childhood

education. While some children seem

to naturally pick up the names of

colors, others learn through matching

activities. Setting up color stations is

also an effective way to teach kids how

to recognize colors. The learning

continues over the years as older

children study advanced color topics.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Science: matches and identifies colors:

blue, red, yellow, purple, orange,

green, pink, black, white, gold, and

silver.

Prerequisite concepts, skills, & values:

1- Follows class routine for

selecting, using and returning

individual learning tasks.

2- Understands the idea of the

activity: matches between tow

objects that share a cretin feature.

3- Small muscle control to match the

cards.

Learning Theory & Instructional Strategies:

The activity is based upon a

cognitive approach where

children make links with

different experiences (seeing,

listening and touching).

This activity responds to

children's way of learning

through hiding 12 colors they

are looking for.

This activity encourages

children to have knowledge,

search and learn independently.

Student Characteristics Accommodated:

This activity covers different

development stages (physical,

language and emotional).

Through matching colors cards,

this activity is easy adapted to

the child development level.

Introduction of the Learning Task:

Show the child the location of

the activity in the shelf.

Tell the child the name of the

activity.

Ask the child to bring the

activity to a table.

Ask the child to arrange the

colors cards and match the

cards which have felt with them

Ask the child to name the

colors of the cards.

Ask the child to name the

picture's name in each color

card.

Show the child how to tidy-up

the activity.

Checklist of Basket Items:

Basket.

2 boxes that contains the colors

cards.

Simplification Activities:

Focus only in the primary

colors (blue, red and yellow).

Extension Activities:

Ask the child to find something

else in the classroom with the

same color and bring it to you.

If the child brings an item with

a different color, encourage

him by pointing out the

difference in colors and asking

him to try again. If he brings

something with the same color repeat

the color's name as you hold up the

two matching items.

Enrichment Activities:

Vividly colored produce can be

used as tools to learn color

names. Green lettuce, red

strawberries, yellow bananas,

purple grapes, oranges and

blueberries are examples of

colorful foods children

recognize. We may choose to

feature a single color by

reading aloud a book like Dr.

Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham,"

then making a green-themed

lunch with foods such as a

green salad, celery, green

grapes, green tortilla chips and

guacamole. Choose a different

color to feature another day.

Assessment Techniques:

Informal assessment:

Observe the child during the

activities time, snack time,

outdoor and the playing time.

Formal assessment:

The child matches and

identifies the colors receptively

"points the red color, when the

teacher asks for red".

The child matches and

identifies the colors

expressively "says this is red

color".

The teacher uses the assessment

sheet to evaluate the child

progress.

Evaluation Rubrics:

1- Does not match colors.

2- Matches all colors; recognizes

up to 75% colors (receptive

vocabulary); identifies up to

50% colors (expressive

vocabulary).

3- Matches and identifies

(expressive vocabulary) all

colors.

4- Describes 2 or more variation

in color name.

Vocabulary:

Blue, red, yellow, purple, orange,

green, pink, black, white, gold, and

silver.

Comment Hits & Suggestion:

Uses Microsoft Word Program

to design the cards.

Laminates some materials to

keep them for a long time such

as (foil, tissue, and gifts paper).

Laminates the cards before

stick the felt.

Key words:

Laminated cards, and matching colors.

Materials needed:

Scissors.

A Cuter.

Glue.

Foil, gifts paper, tissue,

felts and paper cards.

2 boxes.

Basket.

12 laminated cards have 12

colors.

12 small cards have concrete

material like felt, tissue, foil

and gifts paper.

Procedure:

1- Use Microsoft Word Program to design the cards. Insert 48 pictures from Google website. Then laminate the cards.

2- Cut small white cards and laminate them.

4- Glue the felts, foil, and tissue and gifts paper on the cards.

5- Keep the laminated cards in the boxes.

Submitted by: SALHA AL-BELUSHI.