Toddler Learning: The Color Red

Now that baby R is here and everyone is going back to school, I felt it was time B and I had something to focus on each week. So, this fall we will focus on colors first (with a dash of numbers, learning about fall, and farm animals). 

We began with the color red! 

How do I break our week down? 

Books: 

- Ilama Ilama Red Pajama 

- The Little Red Hen

- Edible Colors 

- All the Colors of Busyland

- The Color Red

- Red, Blue, and Yellow Too

Activities: 

-Shop for the red food in the play kitchen and sort in a muffin tin

- Find and collect red leaves from outside 

- Go apple picking 

Crafts: 

- Make a red hen

- Use red ladybug stickers on a coloring page 

Food: 

- Strawberry smoothies 

- Homemade pizza with red sauce, pepperoni, and red peppers 

Next week is the color green!