If your child is younger, or does not yet know his colors well, then you should spend the entire week on just red. For older children, you could chose a different color every day. Of instance, if you want to cover the color orange on Tuesday, then instead of writing “r-e-d” in glue for the morning project, and then sprinkling red glitter or red-dyed salt on the glue, you would spell “o-r-a-n-g-e” and use orange glitter or orange-dyed salt.

As you plan your meals and snacks for the week, you may wish to add more red food choices. Some possibilities are listed on the “getting ready” page at the beginning of the lesson plan. You could serve cranberry juice and a strawberry pop tart for Monday morning’s snack as you introduce the color theme to your child. You could add a beet to your potatoes when you boil them and mash them, to color them red. I don’t recommend food coloring, as artificial coloring has been linked to hyperactivity in children.

Something new – I’ve added a podcasts page to the sidebar. In case you don’t know the songs that are recommended for the weekly lesson plans, I’ve recorded them for you. I’m not a professional soloist. I can carry a tune, and that’s about it, but singing children’s songs isn’t about perfection as much as it is enthusiasm. Your child will enjoy singing with you even if you sound like a bullfrog.

Remember, look through the lesson plans several days in advance, so you can gather any necessary materials. It may cost more when you first begin, if you don’t already have a lot of art and craft items on hand. Then once you’ve been doing the lesson plans for a while, you should have enough of a stockpile to keep your costs down. Feel free to delete any project if you can’t find the materials. You can always substitute a project from another week, or repeat one that your child especially enjoyed doing. Check out your library first for the recommended books, then you can visit my store for the rest.

Don’t forget, have fun with this!

Red Lesson Plans

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