The Day the Crayons Lost their Color Activity
The Day the Crayons Lost their Color activity is a spin-and-move board game for preschool through 1st grade. Children read color words and color their crayon box, with an answer key included.
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Description
Knowing colors and reading color words are two of the first big wins for young learners. The Day the Crayons Lost their Color activity turns that practice into a board game for preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade. Children name eight colors and read the words red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown and black while they play. In this story, the crayons have lost their color, and the players help bring it back.
To play, each child puts a crayon game piece on START, spins a paper clip spinner and moves one, two or three spaces around the colorful board. Every space shows a color and its color word. When a player lands on a color, they color that crayon in their own crayon box. The first player to color all eight crayons wins. A practice worksheet lets children read each color word and color the crayon to match, and a Color Chart answer key makes checking easy.
What’s Included
- A How to Use page with materials, prep tips and simple steps
- A full-page game board with 24 color spaces
- A paper clip spinner and four crayon game pieces
- A My Crayon Box page for two players
- A kindergarten practice worksheet with eight color words
- A Color Chart answer key and a practice answer key
Why This Activity Helps Kids
- Every space pairs a color with its word, so children connect the word to the color again and again.
- Coloring the crayon box keeps every child busy, even when it is not their turn.
- Spinning and counting spaces adds a little counting practice to every turn.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Use this preschool colors activity in a small group, a math or literacy center, or as a rainy day game at home. Print the board on cardstock so it lasts all year. For younger players, say the color word out loud each turn. For older players, ask them to name something in the room that is the same color. Pair the day the crayons lost their color activity with the resources below.
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