Create a colorful display by cutting out crayon shapes -- a long rectangle for the body and a triangle for the point -- using butcher paper in various colors. If you don't have butcher paper in different colors, use paints to decorate the cutouts. Affix the crayons to the bulletin board and use this display to quiz students on colors. For example, ask children to touch their favorite color while naming it, or point to each crayon and ask the class as a whole to name the color. Writing the names of each color on corresponding crayons will also help teach word recognition.
Hands-on activities are ideal for preschoolers, and this interactive bulletin board allows students to get involved in the learning process. Make ice cream cones by cutting triangle shapes out of paper. Draw a colored circle in the middle of each cone. Cut scoops of ice cream out of colored paper, matching scoop color to cone-circle color.Staple the cones to the board and attach Velcro strips to the back of each scoop, as well as to the board where the scoops will be placed (directly above the cones). Have the children match scoop colors to the color-coded cones. Because busy little fingers will be handling these pieces, all parts can be laminated to increase durability.
Divide a bulletin board into columns. The number of columns used will depend on how many colors you want to teach and, of course, how much space is available. Label the top of each column with the name of the featured color and place pictures of different items in each section that correspond to each color. For example, a red column might include pictures of a red apple, a red Valentine’s Day heart and a red balloon. The green column might include a green leaf, a green shamrock and a green cucumber. Try to include five to 10 items for each column.
This is another activity that involves students in creating part of the display. Prepare the board ahead of time by painting a tree trunk with branches on white paper. In class, have the students dip their hands in finger paints and make handprints along the branches to create “leaves.” To fill out the tree, allow students to make as many prints as they wish in the allotted amount of time. Talk about each color as the students make their handprints.