SE 2.02Color Box 2: Pairing and Naming

1. 1

   Take out the tablets and place them at random.

2. 2

   Pair each tablet with its match and place the pairs in a column.

3. 3

   On the same or a later day, choose two very different colors (for example red and blue) for a three-period lesson.

4. 4

   First period: hold up a tablet and say "red"; hold the other and say "blue".

5. 5

   Second period: ask the child to "show me red", "give me blue", "put red by the window", changing positions each time.

6. 6

   Third period: point and ask "What is this?"

7. 7

   Teach two or three colors per lesson until the child knows all eleven.

What catches the child’s eye

• Black, white, and gray tablets among the bright colors
• Finding the same color on a coat or a book in the room

Extensions, easiest to hardest

1. Start with fewer pairs, then all eleven mixed together.
2. Find objects in the room of each color.
3. Play a game in which one child names a color and another brings the tablet.
4. Pair the tablets with eyes open after looking at each for only a moment.