Two fun, physical games to play to learn colors with the 3-6 crowd:
1)
Luz roja, luz verde (Red light, Green Light)
For Red Light, Green Light, we also added a yellow light (luz amarilla) to get the kids to slow down. I made a simple traffic light out of construction paper and cardboard to introduce the colors, and asked them what you do with each color of light when you're in the car.
During the actual game I held up the colored circles made of construction paper and craft sticks and called out the color to get the kids to run, slow down, or stop. Each kid got a chance to call out a color or two, as well. This game was a big hit.
2)
La corrida de los colores (The color run)
I wanted a second physical game for us to practice more colors, so I came up with this one that I called
La corrida de los colores (The color run). What I did was put different colored squares of construction paper all around the walls like this:
I had two or three of each color, each one placed on a different wall, so that kids wouldn't all go running to the same spot. I stood in the middle of the room and called out a color in Spanish, and the kids had to find that color on the wall and run to it/touch the wall. First, I would hold up the color and say it again and again until they found it on the wall. Later I stopped giving them hints when I called out the color, unless they seemed totally lost. Then I called another, and another, and another. They really enjoyed it! Keep in mind, though, that I have 6-8 kids in a class. Not sure how this would work if there were more. :-)
