Shapes and Colours – Lesson Plan. Engaging Primary Students with Fun and Creative Learning Activities
Shapes and Colours – Lesson Plan
Shapes and Colours – Lesson Plan
Primary Target:
To ensure that students have a robust understanding of the concepts of colours and shapes, and can recognise and apply these concepts in a creative way.
Secondary Targets:
- For students to have the ability to identify the three primary colours: red, blue, and yellow.
- For students to understand how primary colours can be combined to make secondary colours: green, orange, and purple/violet.
- For students to understand how secondary colours can be combined to make tertiary colours.
Warm-Up Activity
Song about Shapes and Colours:
- Start with an engaging song from this playlist to get the students excited and ready to learn
- Alternatively, play ‘Baby Shark’ and use the picture related to the song to point out different shapes and colours.
Presentation
Shapes Vocabulary Drill:
- Use a slideshow to drill the shapes vocabulary. The slideshow can be found here:
Colours Vocabulary Drill:
- Drill the colours vocabulary separately without combining shapes and colours at this stage.
- Focus first on primary colours, then secondary colours, and finally tertiary colours.
Combining Shapes and Colours:
- After the initial drills, go back and combine shapes and colours by saying, “The circle is pink,” etc., but do not say, “It’s a pink circle.”
Practice Activities
Sticky Ball Game:
- Play a sticky ball game using a shapes and colours chart. Have students throw the ball at a shape (e.g., a square) and then colour in the shape with the correct colour.
- Alternatively, print out the shapes and colours chart and allow students to colour in the shapes after stating both the shape and the colour. The chart can be found here:
Colours Projector Game:
- Play a projector game focused on colours with the class. Various games are available for download here:
Product Activity
Colour Wheel Exercise:
- Show students how to combine colours by filling out a colour wheel. The printable colour wheel can be found here:
Drawing Activity:
- Teach students how to combine shapes by drawing various objects such as fish (two triangles), sea bubbles, jellyfish, etc.
Wrap-Up
Student Presentations:
- Allow students to explain what they’ve drawn, including the colours and shapes they have used. This reinforces their learning and allows them to apply the concepts creatively.
By using a mix of songs, visual aids, games, and hands-on activities, you can effectively teach primary students about shapes and colours while keeping them engaged and excited about learning.
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