Red

RED Color Song

(Sing to the tune of: “Frere Jacques)

R–e-d Red

R–e–d Red

I can spell red.

Fire trucks are red.

Stop signs are red, too.

R-e-d

Songs, Poems & Finger Plays

I'm A Big Red Tomato
I'm a big red tomato
Growing on a vine,
A big red tomato
Looking oh, so fine.
Now you can make good things with me-
Soup, juice, pizza, to name just three.
I'm a big red tomato
Growing on a vine.
Grow, grow, grow.

Red
(Tune: Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah)
Red is the color of Apples.
Red is the color of Cherries, too.
Red is the color of a fire truck.
I like red don't you?

Red
(Tune: Are You Sleeping?)
R-E-D
R-E-D
That spells red
That spells red
Apples are that color
Strawberries are that color
R-E-D
R-E-D
(have the children substitute other things for apples and strawberries and sing again and again and again!)

Red
Red is an apple.
Red is a cherry.
Red is a rose.
And a ripe strawberry

Red
The fireman's hat
is too big for my head,
so I wear a red bucket
when playing, instead.
Red ruby treasure
on Valentine's Day,
with imagination
its "Pirates" we play.
Your nose turns red
when it's cold outside,
and sometimes too
when you're sad inside.
Some girls wear red ribbons,
bows tied in their hair,
while eating red berries
is the big, black bear.
Hearts are red on cards,
and also in your chest,
red is the color
that I like best.

Red

Red is a stop sign,
Red is a rose.
Red is an apple
And a funny clown's nose.

Four Red Cherries
Tune: This Old Man

Four red cherries on the tree,
Two for you and two for me.
So shake that tree and watch them fall.
One, two, three, four - that is all!

Red Lessons and Activities:

Lip-Smacking Red – Place a few edible red items (an apple, a radish, and a can of red kidney beans) in a red lunch box or other container. Open the lunch box and remove the items one by one. Have your children identify each food and talk about its color. Then ask them to brainstorm a lost of other red foods they like to eat. Using a red marker, print the names of the foods on a chart and draw a simple picture of each food. Label the chart “Red Foods” and read it is a group. Extension: Help the children prepare one of the foods as a snack.

Red Book – Ask each of your children in turn to name an item he or she likes that is red. As a group, repeat the child’s words in a sentence: “Josie likes red cherries.” Continue until each child has had a turn. Variation: Recite the children’s responses cumulatively: “Josie likes red cherries, Adam likes red apples, and Brian likes red cars.” Extension: During art time, have your children draw a picture of something they like that is red. Gather these pictures and staple them together with a red construction paper cover to make a group book titled “We Like Red.” The next day, at circle time, show the book to the group and have each child “read” his or her page.

A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Ahead of time, gather a large box of assorted classroom items (books, toys, art supplies). Include some items that are red, and others that are not. At circle time, set out a red laundry basket. Invite volunteers to search through the box to find items that are red and place them in the basket.

Red or Not – Have a few volunteers each find two things in the classroom that are red and bring them to the circle. Now have volunteers find things that are not read. Place two Hula Hoops side by side on the floor at the center of the circle. Use a red marker to label one hoop “Red.” Use a black marker to label the other hoop one “Not Red.” As a group, sort the collected items into the Hula Hoops according to color.

Red Predictable Chart – Title: Things That Can Be Red. Sentence Frame: A/An ________ can be red. (Name)

Red is Best by Kathy Stinson – Read this fun book about the color red. Story synopsis: A little girl says her grandmother does not understand about re. She likes her red barrettes, mittens, boots, and her red cap. She even likes red paints the best because they “put singing in her head.” Children sympathize with the little girl and understand her logic and love of the color red. Children often request that you reread this book again. Reread and pause for the children to say with you, the “Red is best” phrase.

Painting with Red and Music – Set up the easel for free play time with white paper and red tempera paint available. Play a cassette tape of lively, energetic music. Ask children if they want other colors. After the paintings are dry, have the children take their pictures to the Reading Center. Change the paint the second day and have red paper with white tempera paints and a choice of colors. Whenever the easel painting becomes an infrequently chosen activity, vary the paper color, paper texture, or choice of paints and watch for increased interest.

Red Party – Early in the morning’s activities, have three or four children assist you in mixing a package of gelatin. After one package has been prepared, gather another group to mix a second batch. Let the children who have not assisted with making the gelatin decorate tables for snacks by placing red objects from around the classroom onto red construction paper for red centerpieces.

Dressing Red – Locate as many different pieces of red clothing as you can find, including those mentioned in the story – red socks, red mittens, red jacket, red boots, red barrettes, and red pajamas. Also find a full-length mirror. Place the red clothing out in an interesting arrangement in the dress-up center. Add a few new items of red clothing each day. Place the “Red is Best” book in the dress-up area, too. Always have both boys’ and girls’ clothing available. At the end of the playtime, encourage children to arrange the clothing in an interesting way (like in store windows) for the next children who choose that area.

Red is Best Caption – Ask children to draw or paint a picture of something red. Have the children bring you their “Red is Best” pictures and let them dictate a caption for their pictures. If they are older, they may have more than a sentence to dictate to you. They may even wish to write their own caption using their own invented ways of spelling words. Encourage the children to say their caption aloud.

Sorting by Color Attributes – Place a variety of red objects (blocks, poker chips, buttons, color bears, etc.) on a table. Invite the children to think about the ways they can use red to sort the blocks and other objects. For example, large red things, small red things, round red things, red rectangular things, etc.

Red Day – Have children where red clothing on this designated day. Don’t forget to take pictures and eat a red snack.

Red Fridays – During the football season in our area we have Red Friday each Friday to support our local NFL football team, the Kansas City Chiefs. (Mrs. Beckett’s favorite team! :0) We all wear read and/or Chiefs clothing, even the teacher. The kids that show up in red get one sticker and the ones that show up in Chiefs clothing get two! We even have a 5^th grade teacher in our building that gives anyone in Chiefs clothes a ice of candy if they come to see her before the morning bell.

Cherry Red - Make cherry trees, draw a tree outline and let the children either use their fingertip to add red cherries or use small circles made from a hole punch.

Strawberry Puzzle - Cut out and laminate 5 or 6 strawberry shapes from red paper. Cut each into 2 piece puzzles using different curves and angles. Invite the children to put together the red strawberry halves.

Red Collage - Glue a red thing collage on red paper, of course. Invite children to bring red things from home to glue on to a red collage. You'll need to have some things available too like, red fabric scraps, red yarn, red buttons, red paper, red tissue paper, red cotton balls, red milk jug caps, red confetti.

Red Walk - Take a red walk around the school and look for red things.

Clifford - Read about Clifford The Big Red Dog. Have a large poster-sized Clifford that the children color red by tearing red pieces of construction paper and gluing onto him.

Red Taste Test - Buy some strawberries, raspberries, cherries, several types of red apples, and any other red fruit readily available. Then have a "taste test" and make a large graph of the children's favorite red fruits.

Apple Order - Bring in red apples and let the children place them in order from smallest to largest.

Here's My Heart - Heart shaped PB& red jelly sandwiches for lunch.

Stained Glass Hearts - Make stained glass hearts by cutting out heart shaped frames from two squares of construction paper. Glue red cellophane or tissue paper between the frames and hang the hearts in a window.

Red Balloons - Thin out Elmer’s glue (or similar craft glue) with water. Blow up a balloon. Dip colored yarn into the glue mixture and then wrap it around the balloon until the balloon is covered. Let it dry. Pop the balloon and carefully remove from you creation. You can hang this yarn balloon from the ceiling like a Chinese lantern.

Red Playdough - A must to do when emphasizing the color red, is to make up a big batch of red playdough. Let your children make red cherry balls, red apples, red pies and cakes. My favorite quick dough recipe is to put two cups of hot water and one cup of salt in a bowl. Add food coloring and stir the mixture until the salt dissolves. Gradually add two cups flour and stir, then kneed the dough. Add more water or flour as needed. This dough will not last forever, but it will last a week if you keep it covered between uses.

Red Farm Game - Play a red color game with your children. Have them pretend that they have gone on a trip to a farm. Have them take turns naming red things that they find. Start with, "I went down to the farm and saw a red ______." Children could name things such as, a red barn, a red truck, a red cat, a red hen, a red apple, a red tomato, a red tractor.

Things That Are Red Emergent Reader – We color and read this book and then send it home. I got this book from www.abcteach.com

Clifford the Big Red Dog Lesson From Crayola

Everyone loves Clifford! Paint your own lovable red pooch doing a big-hearted doggy dance.

1. Have you read Clifford the Big Red Dog? Or any Clifford books? What an imagination author Norman Bridwell must have to create a huge red dog like Clifford!

2. Do you think Clifford would get into so many scrapes if he were little or another color? Would he be able to help other people as much as he does?

3. What do you think Clifford's size stands for? Could it be the great love that his owner, Emily Elizabeth, has for him? Do you have a dog you love, either real or in books or movies? Create a red dog of your own.

4. Cover your art area with recycled newspaper. Get out your red Crayola® Washable Kid's Paint and a Crayola® So Big® Brush.

5. Paint a picture of a red dog. What is your dog doing? Is it dancing? Sniffing? Begging? Lay flat to air dry your painting.

6. If you like add a other paint colors for a collar, eyes, or markings. Air dry again.

Websites for More Activities:

Rosy Red Colors Buddy Craft - http://www.dltk-teach.com/colors/mred.htm

DLTK’s Color Crafts Index - http://www.dltk-teach.com/colors/index.htm

Color Pages for Preschool and Kindergarten - http://www.first-school.ws/theme/printables/color-worksheets.htm

Webpage Last Updated on July 23, 2005