Color Sorting

Kylie Nichols

Lesson Plan

Date: July 1, 2016                                   Grade Level: Kindergarten

Concept: Be able to identify colors correctly.

Objectives: Students will identify colors without prompting.

*Edited Objective: Students will be able to identify colors correctly with 80% accuracy without prompting.

Introduction: We will be learning the basic colors, the colors of the rainbow.  The ultimate goal of this lesson is to memorize each color.  We will be doing many activities to do this.

Vocabulary: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple

Body of Lesson: Color sorting activity – students will be given a muffin tin with 6 sections along with pony beads in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.  Students will be asked to divide the beads by color, putting one color into each section of the muffin tin.  Students will be asked to name each color in each muffin compartment.

Accommodations/Modifications: Lower Level – Multiple Choice Questions; Higher Level – Fill in the Blank Questions

Multiple Intelligence(s) Addressed: Visual: Students will identify colors on paper.  Kinesthetic: Students will divide objects by colors.

Assessment: Summative Assessment - Students will be shown flashcards and asked to name the colors, without assistance.

Materials: Colored beads, muffin tin, flash cards

Standards: L.1.5 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

5. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

- Sort words into categories (e.g., colors) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

- Identify real-life connections between words and their use