EYFS – Art – Colour Chart

Learning Objective

To experiment with colour

Resources

-Green, red and brown paint sample charts

Introduction

Play the rainbow game! 1. Sing the rainbow song “Red and yellow and pink and green! Purple and orange and blue. I can sing a rainbow! Sing a rainbow! Sing a rainbow too!” 2. Ask children to find an object in the forest for each colour e.g. a red flower, a green leaf

Activity

-Give each child a green paint sample chart, and find objects that match each of the colours Extension task: Give each child a brown sample chart, and ask children match different shades of brown to different types of wood they can find.

Extension

Talk about Autumn. What differences do they notice? What new colours do you see? Give children a red paint sample chart and ask them if they can find any leaves to match the colours.