You will need the following items for this project: a simple outline drawing for children to color in, and red, blue and yellow crayons. Make enough copies of the coloring page for each student. Number each individual section of the picture, alternating the numbers 1, 2 and 3. Avoid having the same numbers in spaces that are next to each other. Assign each of the three colors a correlating number. For example 1 = red, 2 = yellow, and 3 = blue. Instruct children to use this formula to color in the picture.
This project teaches children about primary and secondary colors, as well as numbers. Ask children to count how many colors are in a rainbow while showing them an illustration of one. Give each child a large sheet of paper, a paintbrush, a set of basic watercolor paints and a cup of water. Assign each color in the rainbow a number. For example 1 = red, 2 = orange, and so on. Have students paint each number in the color that it correlates with. Explain how by mixing the three primary colors, the secondary colors are created.
Create a worksheet that has a theme by illustrating an animal or object, a number and a color. An example of this is "one orange owl." Make a copy of this worksheet for each child. For this page you draw one owl and the number 1 on a page. Have children color the owl with orange crayons. You may have to get creative for some of the letter/number variations; however, this will teach students a wide variety of colors.
You will need the following items for this project: blank index cards and colored markers. Write the numbers 1 through 10 on individual index cards, using a different color for each card. Make a correlating index card for each color you used. For example, if the number 5 card is drawn in red, make another card that has five red apples on it. Tape each number card to the chalk or dry erase board, in order. Shuffle picture cards so that they are not in sequential order. Show each picture card to the class and ask them to tell you which number it goes with and what color it is.