You can play games with flashcards used for color identification. To make flashcards, cut colored construction paper into 3-by-5-inch pieces. Laminate the paper to ensure durability. Direct the children to place a matching crayon on top of the colored flashcards to get them used to matching colors. When the students are comfortable with this exercise, hold a flashcard up, one at a time, and ask them to identify the color.
Coloring pages are fun for preschoolers. However, coloring pages that are used for learning colors are different than regular ones. Coloring pages that are used for color identification involve only one color. For example, a yellow coloring sheet can have bananas or a sun on it. Direct the students to color the page with the appropriate crayon. As the students learn more colors, coloring pages can become more complex, with more than one color per page.
Crafts involving colored construction paper allow the children to have some creative fun while they learn the colors of the rainbow. To make a rainbow streamer the kids can take home, cut circular holes in the center of paper plates. Direct students to cut strips of construction paper in their favorite colors. Staple their strips of construction paper to the paper plates to create the streamer.
Books are also very useful with color identification. Books such as "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do You See?" allow the children to hear the word of the color and associate it with the picture in the book. Coordinate activities to go with the book. For example, direct the children to create puppets using the correct color of crayons, coloring pages and paper lunch sacks. Books can also be printed online for students to color with appropriate crayons.