"Colors in Music and Sound: Listening to the Invisible"

Listening Activity on Colors

General Objective:

To help children improve their listening skills while learning to identify and recognize colors in English.

Listening and Identifying Colors

Step 1: Play an audio recording where you say a color (or use a teacher's voice if you're doing this live).

Step 2: The children should listen to the color name in the recording and then hold up the correct flashcard or image of the object of that color.

Color Listening Challenge

Step 1: Give a series of color-related instructions for the children to follow.

Step 2: The children will listen to the instructions and follow them by pointing to objects in the room, drawing, or coloring as instructed.

Color Listening Quiz

Step 1: After reviewing the colors, play a short quiz where you say the name of the color and the children have to respond by raising their hand or showing a flashcard.

Example quiz:

  • Teacher (audio): “What color is the apple?”

  • Children respond: “Red!”

  • Teacher (audio): “What color is the sky?”

  • Children respond: “Blue!”

Step 2: Alternatively, you can make it a "True or False" activity where you say something and the children have to decide if it's correct or not.

Example:

  • Teacher (audio): “The grass is red.” (Children say "no")
  • Teacher (audio): “The sun is yellow.” (Children say "yes")

Objective: To improve listening comprehension and reinforce color vocabulary.

"Reading in Color: How Colors Enrich the Reading Experience"

Colors and Their Names

Step 1: Introduce the colors in English using flashcards or images.

Example:

  • Red – A red heart.
  • Blue – A blue sky.
  • Yellow – A yellow sun.
  • Green – A green leaf.
  • Orange – An orange.
  • Pink – A pink cake.

Step 2: Have the children repeat each color aloud, encouraging them to mimic the pronunciation.

Objective: To learn the basic colors and their names in English.

Draw and Color

Step 1: Give the children a simple picture to color (it could be a house, tree, animal, etc.).

Step 2: Ask the children to color the picture using the colors in English they’ve learned (for example, “Color the house yellow” or “Color the tree green”).

Objective: To reinforce color learning while practicing writing and visual recognition.

Colors Song

Step 1: Teach the children a simple song about colors in English. Here is an example:

🎶Red, red, what do you see?
I see a red apple looking at me.
Blue, blue, what do you see?
I see a blue sky looking at me
Blue, blue, what do you see?
I see a blue sky looking at me... 🎶

Step 2: The children can sing along and point to objects of the color mentioned as they sing.

Objective: To learn colors in a fun, musical way that helps with memorization.

"Exploring the World Through Colors"

Writing Class: Colors in Language

Objectives:

  • Develop descriptive writing skills using color vocabulary.
  • Explore how colors affect our emotions and perceptions.
  • Improve the ability to use metaphors and comparisons in writing.

Color Vocabulary and Associations

  • Objective: Expand color vocabulary and explore the connotations of colors.

    • Distribute a list of common colors, such as red, yellow, blue, green, purple, orange, black, white, pink, gray, etc.

    • Have students associate each color with words or concepts that come to mind. For example:

      • Red: love, passion, fire, danger.
      • Blue: calm, sky, sadness, serenity.
      • Yellow: sun, happiness, heat, summer.
      • Green: nature, hope, freshness, tranquility.

    • Afterward, invite students to share their associations and discuss how these colors may have different meanings depending on culture or context.

Writing a Short Essay

  • Objective: Use colors as tools to express a deeper or more abstract idea.

    • Suggest that students write a short essay on a topic in which colors play an important role. Some ideas could include:

      • What color represents your personality and why?
      • Describe a perfect day using colors.
      • How do colors influence your mood or decisions?
      • Write a short story where the colors are the main characters

Homework 

  • My students, you are going to complete a longer description or write a story where each chapter is associated with a specific color (for example, one chapter could be red, another blue, etc.).

Un paisaje con una vibrante gama de colores como si ...

"English: A Fun and Fascinating Adventure"

"Learning Colors in English"

Class Objectives:

  1. Learn and practice vocabulary related to colors.
  2. Develop fluency in using colors in conversations.
  3. Improve pronunciation of color names in English.
  4. Use colors in phrases and oral descriptions.

1. Introduction 

Warm-up Activity
I am going to being with a conversation where I am going to ask students about their favorite colors:

  • "What's your favorite color?"
  • "Do you like bright colors or dark colors?"

This will help to get to know their preferences and begin to introduce colors naturally.

Vocabulary Introduction
Display a list of basic colors in English on a slide or shared document, ensuring everyone can see the color names and pronunciations.

  • Basic Colors:
    • Red
    • Blue
    • Green
    • Yellow
    • Black
    • White
    • Orange
    • Pink
    • Purple
    • Brown
    • Grey
    • Beige

 Practice Activity 

Association Game
Create an interactive activity using images or real objects. Show pictures of different items and ask students to say the color in English. For example:

  • Show an apple: "What color is this?" (Answer: Red)
  • Show a leaf: "What color is this?" (Answer: Green)

Variation: Adjectives with colors
Introduce the use of adjectives with colors. Example:

  • "This is a dark blue shirt."
  • "My favorite flower is bright yellow."
  • "I have a light pink dress."