Thematic lesson “7 colors of the rainbow”
04/15/2015, Ready-made lessons on speech development, Commentary articles 4
Hello, dear friends! Today we invite you to get acquainted with an amazing natural phenomenon - a rainbow. Where does it come from, why is it multi-colored, is a rainbow round? We invite you to go for a walk along the rainbow together, where our little “whys” will learn a lot of new and interesting things not only about the rainbow, learn the names of the 7 colors of the rainbow, but also discover the wonders and secrets of color and even conduct their own scientific experiment.
Watch a presentation about rainbows with your child. After watching, remember when you saw a rainbow, ask your child to tell what the weather was like then, how he remembered the rainbow. Learn the poems you like.
You will find a link to download materials for the thematic lesson “7 Colors of the Rainbow” at the end of the article.
Game “Color Song”
Goal: development of musical ear and motor activity.
What you will need: music, song lyrics and a good mood.
How to play: turn on the music and dance with your child as you like.
Game “Flower Shop”
Goal: development of physiological breathing
How to play: Tell your child: “Imagine that we went to a flower shop. They sell many, many wonderful flowers there. The air is filled with aromas. Let's breathe in these aromas and try to guess what kind of flower smells so delicious.
Inhale slowly and deeply. Try to feel the aroma of flowers flowing through your dilated nostrils. The chest is expanded, the shoulders are lowered. Holding your breath (looking for the aroma). Exhale smoothly. Can be repeated 2-3 times.
Game “Walk on the Rainbow. Labyrinth”
Goal: training attention and perseverance, developing fine motor skills.
What you will need: a printed picture of a labyrinth, a pencil/pen.
How to play: invite your child to walk along the rainbow, passing through an intricate maze. A small child can trace the labyrinth with his finger; older children can be asked to draw a path through the labyrinth with a pencil.
Game “Edible paints”
Goal: development of creative imagination, ability to think outside the box, training of visual perception.
What you will need: ketchup, tomato, beets, herbs (parsley/dill, basil, etc.), berries (strawberries/raspberries, currants, chokeberries, you can also use frozen berries), chocolate, a sheet of thick paper.
How to play: prepare vegetables and berries for the lesson in advance (wash, peel, cut the beets if necessary).
Ask your child: “What can you use to draw with?” Most likely, the most popular answer will be: pencils/paints/markers/pens. Say, “That's right. Do you want to paint with paints that you can even eat? There are vegetables and fruits in nature that can draw.” Invite your child to take turns painting with our natural edible paints. Say the name of the vegetable or berry, discuss what color each vegetable produces. When the painting made from edible paints is ready, you can discuss with older children where paints come from and what they are made from.
Game “Color Poems”
Goal: consolidate the names of colors, memory training.
What you will need: printed poems by Sofia Bulanova “Colors” (sheet 1, sheet 2)
Game “Name the Color”
Goal: development of imagination, expansion of vocabulary.
What you will need: a ball. How to play:
for children from 4-5 years old: you name a color, and the child names objects of this color. For example, “green,” and the child answers: “cucumber, grass, grasshopper,” yellow – sun, dandelion, chicken. etc.
for kids: You throw the ball to the baby, name the object, and the child throws the ball back and names the color of this object. For example, the sun is yellow, orange is orange. If your baby doesn’t know colors yet, then help him by naming the colors yourself.
Game "Mosaic Application"
Goal: creating an application, developing fine motor skills and aesthetic taste
What you will need: • a sheet of cardboard • a simple pencil • colored paper • safety scissors • glue
How to play:
The game can be divided into three stages, which can be played both together and at different times.
Stage 1. Young artist. Discuss with your child what he would like to draw. Draw the selected picture with a simple pencil on a sheet of cardboard (older children will be able to cope with the task on their own).
Stage 2. Diligent scissors. You need to prepare pieces of paper. Kids usually love cutting paper. Therefore, look at the age and desire of the baby: you can prepare the “mosaic” yourself, you can entrust it to your child, or you can do it together. Pieces can be of any size and shape. The only condition: you need to make sure that the pieces are not too large for laying out the drawn objects.
Stage 3. Let's create a masterpiece. Cover the prepared drawing with pieces of colored paper.
Game “Magic Milk”
Goal: development of imagination, fantasy, ability to think, analyze, develop cognitive interest.
What you will need: a plate, milk (fat content of at least 2.5%), a cotton swab, egg coloring (or other food coloring), any liquid dishwashing detergent.
How to play: If the baby is very small, then prepare everything in advance. However, from the age of 2, all preparation can be carried out with the child. Ask him to pour milk into a plate. Pour coloring into different parts of the plate. Comment on all actions, name the color of the dye you add. Pay attention to the child that if you do not touch the milk, the colors will not mix yet. When all the dyes have been added, give your child a cotton swab, dip it in the detergent and touch the stick to the milk. The colors will mix. Observe the process. If the baby likes it, give him room for imagination and action. Let him try again by pouring a drop of detergent into the milk. You can mix and see what color you end up with. Discuss the experiment you did.
All materials for the thematic lesson “7 Colors of the Rainbow” can be downloaded here.
That's all for today! Have fun playing!
Yours Alena Volkova and Anna Voronina.
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These are poems and interesting tales, amazing experiences and experiments.
All the details of the Colorful Week are here!
