SE 2.02Color Box 2: Pairing and Naming
The child pairs eleven colors and learns their names through three-period lessons.
Age 3–4Work 2 of 5 in Visual — Color
Presentation
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Take out the tablets and place them at random.
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Pair each tablet with its match and place the pairs in a column.
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On the same or a later day, choose two very different colors (for example red and blue) for a three-period lesson.
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First period: hold up a tablet and say "red"; hold the other and say "blue".
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Second period: ask the child to "show me red", "give me blue", "put red by the window", changing positions each time.
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Third period: point and ask "What is this?"
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Teach two or three colors per lesson until the child knows all eleven.
Extensions, easiest to hardest
- Start with fewer pairs, then all eleven mixed together.
- Find objects in the room of each color.
- Play a game in which one child names a color and another brings the tablet.
- Pair the tablets with eyes open after looking at each for only a moment.
Control of error
Each color has exactly one partner; a mismatched pair leaves two tablets at the end that do not match.
Ready to move on when the child…
- Pairs all eleven colors correctly
- Names all eleven colors
- Uses color names in conversation