Part five · Ready to teach

Lesson — “Colours”

Ages 3–7 · ~45 minutes · Page 22 · Ready to Teach

Objective Each child names at least four colours in answer to “What colour is it?”
Target language red · yellow · blue · green — “What colour is it?” / “It’s ___.”
Materials Colour flashcards · brightly coloured real objects · a colours song
1

Warm-up

10 min

Hello song; review yesterday’s words; “how’s the weather?” Settle and reconnect.
2

Present

10 min

Hold up each colour card, name it, children echo. Pair every colour with a real object — a red apple, the blue sky, green leaf.
3

Play — “Colour Touch”

10 min

Call a colour; children race to touch something that colour in the room. TPR and pure joy — input through the whole body.
4

Practise

8 min

Colour-and-name worksheet; simple call-and-response: “What colour is it?” — “It’s red.”
5

Wrap-up

5 min

Colours song again; exit ticket — “Point to one colour and name it.” Five-finger check before goodbye.
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