Colors Teaching Theme: Yellow Activities and Songs
Books About the Color Yellow
- The Big Yellow Bus
- Curious George by H. A. and Margret Rey
- Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
- Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
- Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? by Tana Hoban
- Yellow Ball by Molly Bang
Yellow Song
Tune: “Jingle Bells”
Y-E-L-L-O-W,
Yellow is the sun.
Lemons and pears
And golden hair,
Yellow is such fun.
Yellow Sunflower Craft
Materials:
- Yellow cupcake liners
- Sunflower seeds
- Construction paper
- Glue
- Crayons or markers
Instructions:
- Give each student a yellow cupcake liner and have them flatten it out.
- Draw lines around the edges of the liner to create sunflower petals.
- Glue sunflower seeds in the center of the cupcake liner.
- Attach the sunflower to a sheet of construction paper.
- Draw or glue on a green stem and leaves to complete the sunflower.
Curious George: The Man with the Yellow Hat
Book: Curious George by H. A. and Margret Rey
Read Curious George aloud and introduce students to the mischievous monkey and the Man with the Yellow Hat.
Materials:
- Yellow construction paper
- Sentence strips
- Crayons or markers
- Glue or staples
Instructions:
- Read a Curious George story aloud to the class.
- Discuss the Man with the Yellow Hat and his role in the story.
- Cut large yellow hat shapes from construction paper.
- Give each student a sentence strip and have them illustrate a scene from the story.
- Use the illustrated sentence strips to make headbands.
- Attach the large yellow hats to the headbands.
Students can wear their yellow hats while retelling the story or participating in other Curious George activities.