Memory strategies for preschoolers need to be used in a way that connects to something meaningful in their world. Strategies need to contain exercises that engage preschoolers and help them to connect new information to what they already know. Preschoolers learn and develop ideas and concepts over a long period, so it is vital to repeat lessons over time. Repetition of skills should be fun and interesting to help preschoolers remain curious and interested.
Information taught in several different ways is easier to recall. Involve many senses when you teach children about colors. Singing about the colors in the rainbow and link colors to a visual image. Use posters or photos and frequently repeat the names of the colors to enhance learning. Use the preschool classroom to help children remember colors by having them point to examples of specific colors in the classroom while you are singing. Finish the singing session by tasting red vegetables or blue fruits.
Linking a color to an object is an engaging way to memorize colors. The object helps to trigger the name of the color if the two words are linked together. Say "This is a purple hat" instead of "This is purple." Make up rhymes about things in the preschool classroom and play ground. Let children find red objects and make up a rhyme such as "Red flowers in a pot, the water is cold and hot."
Knowledge linked to your own experiences is easier to remember. Let preschoolers make their own paintings. Mixing paint is an engaging activity in which children learn to link specific features of the colors; red with blue makes purple and yellow with blue makes green. Prompt them to make up a story about their paintings. Ask them to describe the colors and which colors they used to mix the paint. Use this painting as a personal memory when talking about colors, asking "What colors did you mix when you made this color?"