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

2. 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.