Colours - Topic web This topic web for colours helps support planning across all areas of learning. www.earlybirdyeducation.com

Topic: Colour Term: Personal, social and emotional: Physical: Communication and Language: How do colours make you feel- angry? Sad? Happy? Discuss favourite colour and why? Camouflage- talk about animals changing colour- how and why? We are all different- colours of skin, eyes, hair, clothes Discuss favourite colour and why? Sing rainbow song Variety of fiction books based on colour- Rainbow fish, Elmer, Mrs Rainbow. Go on a colour walk around the school. Coloured water in water tray Colour collages using tissue paper- e.g. different animals and patterns Colour printing on large sheet Threading colour patterns Topic: Colour Term: Literacy: Mathematics: Understanding the World: Expressive arts and design: Repeated patterns using variables- shape and colour Tessellations- colour and shape Grouping and sorting- colour counting bears and sizes. Patterns in the environment- animal patterns, natural, buildings. Share a variety of stories around colour- Elmer, Mrs rainbow, rainbow fish. Retell stories and sequence. Write about favourite colour- list things the same colour e.g. banana, sun, star. Make coloured glasses, telescopes using coloured cellophane. Colours and celebrations-the meaning of lucky colours in different traditions. Explore a variety of materials- oil pastel, water colour, paint, chalk Explore mixing colours- primary and secondary Coloured ink and water- marble painting Tie dye t-shirts rainbow song Colour printing using fruit and vegetables. www.earlybirdyeducation.com