The Colors In Our World

Overview
Students explore coloured materials, learning about different colours, how they are
created, what happens when they are mixed and how they can be transferred from one
material to another. Students learn to distinguish and describe colours and work with a
variety of materials to create, modify and apply colours. In the process, students learn
that different materials have particular properties and that the properties and
interactions of materials have to be taken into account when they are used for a specific
purpose.

Rationale
Learning colors is a very important language concept for children to learn. It seems that
everything in the world could be organized according to color. Though it may seem
easy to grasp, learning colors can be a challenging task for children. I believe that by
reading stories that include color, doing activities in regards to color, and a great deal of
practice and repetition, students will eventually grasp the concept of color. By practicing
different activities involving color, the students are able to see the many different
aspects of color such as shading light and dark colors and mixing colors. It is my goal
that by the end of this unit, students will have the ability to recognize the primary colors
and be able to blend colors to make secondary colors. They should also have the
knowledge and be able to name these colors. We will also practice shading to produce
both light and dark colors. Through play and structured learning, it is my goal to teach
students a few of the many aspects of color.

Essential Questions
Why are colors important in our world?
What kinds of meaning do colors have in the world?
How can we create more colors?

GLO’S and SLO’S

General Learner Expectations Students will: 1–5 Identify and evaluate methods for
creating colour and for applying colours to different materials.

Specific Learner Expectations Students will: 1. Identify colours in a variety of natural

and manufactured objects.
2. Compare and contrast colours, using terms such as lighter than, darker than, more
blue, brighter than.
3. Order a group of coloured objects, based on a given colour criterion.
4. Predict and describe changes in colour that result from the mixing of primary colours
and from mixing a primary colour with white or with black.
5. Create a colour that matches a given sample, by mixing the appropriate amounts of
two primary colours.
6. Distinguish colours that are transparent from those that are not. Students should
recognize that some coloured liquids and gels can be seen through and are thus
transparent and that other colours are opaque.
7. Compare the effect of different thicknesses of paint. Students should recognize that a
very thin layer of paint, or a paint that has been watered down, may be partly
transparent.
8. Compare the adherence of a paint to different surfaces; e.g., different forms of
papers, fabrics and plastics.
9. Demonstrate that colour can sometimes be extracted from one material and applied
to another; e.g., by extracting a vegetable dye and applying it to a cloth, by dissolving
and transferring a water-soluble paint.
10. Demonstrate at least one way to separate sunlight into component colours.

General Learner Expectations Students will: 1–4 Demonstrate positive attitudes for the
study of science and for the application of science in responsible ways.
Specific Learner Expectations Students will show growth in acquiring and applying the
following traits:
• curiosity
• confidence in personal ability to explore materials and learn by direct study
• inventiveness
• perseverance: staying with an investigation over a sustained period of time
• appreciation of the value of experience and careful observation • a willingness to work
with others and to consider their ideas
• a sense of responsibility for actions taken • respect for living things and environments,
and commitment for their care. Science (Elementary) B.3 (1996)

Science Unit on Color - Grade 1

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Identify Manufactured Primary Color Mixing Primary Understanding
Colors and Natural Detectives Colors Shades of Color

Read Pete Discuss what Meet the Review primary Review primary
the Cat, I is primary color colors. and secondary
Love My manufactured detectives. colors.
White and natural. Watch and sing
Shoes. Watch and sing primary colors Observe shades
(7) Pete the Watch video primary color song. of color.
Cat: I Love Natural and song. Primary Colors
My White Man Made (7) Sesame Song for Kids Order paint chips
Shoes - Things | Street: OK Go - and Secondary from darkest to
YouTube Science For Three Primary Colors Song for lightest.
Grade 3 Kids | Colors - Kids - Bing
Identify #1 - Bing video YouTube video
Paint Big Blue to
different colors match dark to
in the story. Natural and Make
Read Press light.
manufactured predictions
Here
scavenger about what
Students talk Describe how to
hunt, label with happens when
about what Press Here by match a shade.
different we mix primary
they know Hervé Tullet
colors. colors.
about color. Read Aloud -
Materials
Bing video
Have students Paint chips
Hand out Cut out the
complete the Pictures to
workbooks picture of Color the
color mixing photocopy
and natural and primary color
center activities. Science
worksheets. manufactured detectives. Workbooks
objects and
glue them on Read color
Students will Put a clip(brad)
the correct mixing story.
color the title at the bottom to
door, then Mix It Up by
page and make the
color. Herve Tullet.
glue into detectives into a
Mix It Up by
their book. fan and then
Review what is Herve' Tullet -
glue into the
manufactured Bing video
Students will book.
and what is
make a natural. Materials
detective Materials
Science Centre
badge with
Materials Workbooks materials
an envelope
Science Pictures to Story Mix It Up
to hold it.
workbooks photocopy by Herve Tullet
Pictures to Clips Science
Review what photocopy Press Here Workbooks
was learned. Youtube
video..
Youtube song
Materials
Science
workbooks
Pete the
Cat: I Love
My White
Shoes
 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
Mixing Secondary Color Chameleon Transparent and
Colors Colors Matching Cage Opaque

Review what Review what Recall color The Primary What do students
students students know shades Detectives want know about
have learned about mixing discussion from to cover the transparent and
about mixing primary to the previous chameleon opaque?
colors. make day. cage with a
secondary material that Show powerpoint
colors. Using paint, can be painted. presentation.
Complete
assessment students
activity to Primary experiment to Students test Teach concept,
assess detectives on a make the materials with Transparent is
understandin mission to correct paint to see if it see through and
g. camouflage matching shade adheres, record opaque you can’t
their pet so the results. see through.
chameleon. chameleon
Materials
matches the Cover a cage Review
Assessmen
Read A Color leaf. with painted
ts
of His Own by material. Materials
Science
Leo Lionni and Alternatively, Power Point
Workbooks
look at how the students color Presentation
Material
chameleon the leaf and use Different
changes. paint to match materials to
A Color of his the color. paint.
own, by Leo Paint
Lionni - Bing Materials Cage
video Paint Science
Pictures to Workbooks
Predict how to photocopy
make their Science
chameleon Workbooks
camouflage.

Watch color
mixing.
Kids
vocabulary -
Color - color
mixing -
rainbow colors
- English
educational
video - Bing
video

Materials
A Color of
His Own by
Leo Lionni
Youtube
video
Science
 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15
Scavenger Transparent Covering the Nature Hunt Leaves and
Hunt and Opaque Message Color Transfer
Centers Review how
Review Review students have
transparent Review transparent and been using Observe the jars
and opaque. transparent opaque. manufactured and describe
and opaque. paint in various what is
Transparent experiments in happening.
Students test to
and opaque Students see if they can this unit.
scavenger rotate through make paint Explain that
hunt in the centers to test transparent and Brainstorm a list students will now
class. if different opaque to cover of things in experiment with
liquids are the message. nature that we different
Review transparent or might be able to techniques to
transparent opaque and extract color extract color.
Review
and opaque record. from.
transparent and
materials opaque. Using leaves on a
that students Gather Read story piece of paper or
gathered. information Charlie Needs cloth, bang with a
Materials
and go through a Cloak block until the
Paint
Materials the results of “Charlie Needs color transfers.
Photocopy
for transparent A Cloak,” Read
pictures
scavenger and opaque Aloud - Bing Discuss what
Science
hunt experiments. video happened.
workbook
Science
workbook Materials Go on a nature Materials
Materials for hunt outside Jars
centres and bring some Leaves
Science things from Block
workbook home. Science
workbook
Put materials in
jars with water
in a window.

Materials
Youtube Story
Charlie Needs
a Cloak by
Tomie de
Paola
Jars
Science
workbook
 Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20
Labelling How to Make Rainbow Rainbow Primary Colors
Our Jars a Rainbow Stations Observations in the World

Observe the Brainstorm Go through Review what Review colors

jars again. what students each rainbow students with worksheets.
know about station and learned at the
rainbows and expectations at rotations from Watch again and
Set out as
what would each one. the day before. sing primary color
centers with
brushes and they like to song.
labels. learn about. Have students Students will (7) Sesame
complete each record Street: OK Go -
Read the story station in observations in Three Primary
Students
How To Make rotations. their notebooks. Colors - YouTube
write the
label and a Rainbow by
Laura Salas. Gather as a Review what Draw and color
paint the
class and they have items in the world
photocopied
Watch discuss learned in the that are the
bottle with
Youtube Video observations color unit. primary colors;
the liquid.
(84) How to and what they blue, red, and
Make a saw at the yellow on each
Cut out each Materials
Rainbow - stations. worksheet.
rectangle, Science
YouTube (Master 3,4,5)
make into a workbook
booklet, Materials
Go on a Items for Discuss findings
staple and
rainbow color stations as a class.
glue into
science scavenger Science
notebook. hunt in the workbook Materials
classroom. Worksheets for
red, yellow and
Materials
Materials blue.
Science
Story How To Science
workbook
Make a workbook
Brushes
Labels Rainbow by
Photocopie Laura Salas.
d pictures Scavenger
hunt items
Science
workbook

Day 21 Day 22 Day 23 Day 24 Day 25

Purple, Black, White, Pink and Gray Beautiful Shading
Orange and and Brown Butterfly
 Green Review colors Review what
Review colors with Review with crayon shades or
Review with worksheets. students how shading means
colors with worksheets. the words look by demonstrating
worksheets. Draw and color that represent on chart paper.
Draw and color items in the the colors.
Draw and items in the world that are Ask students to
color items world that are pink and gray Review colors explain what the
in the world black, white, on each with the words light and
that are and brown on worksheet. Beautiful dark mean.
purple, each (Master 12,13) Butterfly Describe light
orange, and worksheet. coloring blue and dark
green on (Master Begin color worksheet. blue and
each 9,10,11) sentence (Master 23) demonstrate.
worksheet. worksheets.
(Master Discuss (Master 14) Materials Students will
6,7,8) findings as a Do as a class. Beautiful practice shades
class. Butterfly by coloring the
Discuss Materials coloring page Crayon Shades
findings as a Materials Pink and gray worksheet.
class. Science worksheets (Master 24)
workbook Color sentence
Materials Worksheets worksheets Review what
Worksheets for black, Science shading means.
for purple, white, and workbooks
orange and brown. Materials
green. Video on
shading
Crayon shades
worksheets

Day 26

Assessment
day.

Quiz on
color as a
class.

Materials
Quiz
Science Unit on Seasons - Grade 1
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Play the four Play the four Play the four Play the four Play the four
seasons song and seasons song and seasons song and seasons song and seasons song and
invite children to invite students to invite students to invite students to invite students to
sing along. sing along. sing along. sing along. sing along.
Under The Big Tall Under The Big Tall Under The Big Tall Under The Big Tall Under The Big Tall
Chestnut Free Song Chestnut Free Song Chestnut Free Song Chestnut Free Song Chestnut Free Song
- 4 Seasons Song - 4 Seasons Song - 4 Seasons Song - 4 Seasons Song - 4 Seasons Song
For Kids- ELF Kids For Kids- ELF Kids For Kids- ELF Kids For Kids- ELF Kids For Kids- ELF Kids
Videos - Bing video Videos - Bing video Videos - Bing video Videos - Bing video Videos - Bing video

Ask students what Show a video on Talk about what Discuss as a class Ask students if they
each of the seasons how the sun affects changes happen what activities you remember from
means to them. the seasons on when the seasons might do in each yesterday, what
Begin with winter, earth. change. season. activities you do for
spring, summer, and How the Sun affects each season. Let’s
fall. the Earth | Science Watch video on The Seasonal Activities - start with winter…
videos for kids | Kids Seasons of Arnold’s Bing video
Talk about how the Academy - Bing apple tree story. Do the activity where
cycle of the four video Ask students to draw students color and
seasons is a pattern The Seasons of activities they would then cut out the
just like we look for Do the wordbank Arnold's Apple Tree do in different children and place
in math. worksheet in the by Gail Gibbons seasons in their them in the correct
science workbook, Short Stories for workbooks. season in their
Hand out and do as a class. Kids live pictures in workbook.
worksheets on the my book S - Bing Discuss some of the
four seasons cycle. Review with class video things they drew as Discuss what
how the sun affects a class. students think would
Review with class the seasons. Do seasons of the be their favourite
what the four tree worksheet Materials activity for each
seasons cycle is. Materials to show how they Youtube video X 2 season.
Youtube videos X 2 look in each season. Science workbook
Materials Science workbook Materials
Youtube video Review with class Youtube song
Science workbook what changes Science workbook
happen when
seasons change.

Materials
Youtube videos X 2
Science workbook.

Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10

Reading of the book Discussion about Minilesson with Discussion about Discussion about
Tree by Britta what season youtube video on what things remind what things remind
Teckentrup students like most what clothes to wear students of Winter, students of each
Tree By Britta and why. for each season. Spring Summer and season.
Teckentrup - Bing Seasons and Fall.
video In science Clothes Song | Students will color
workbook, go to the Songs for Kids | Students will draw pictures that
Class discussion worksheet, What Pipalupa - Bing things that remind represent each
about the book. season do you like video them of each season season.
the most? on the four separate
 Activity: Draw and write Discuss what worksheets. Have students
Four season tree about your answer. students will wear volunteer to show
craft, fun and for each season. Review what some their work at the
educational craft Discuss answers as of the things are that front of the class.
for kids. - Bing a class. Do worksheet How reminded them of
video to Dress for the each season. Two Stars and a
Materials Weather. Wish
Materials Science workbook Materials Students will point
Youtube book Discuss answers as Science workbook. out 2 good things
reading of Tree a class. about their peers'
Craft materials pictures and one
Materials item that they can
Youtube song work on.
Science workbook
Materials
Two Stars and a
Wish sheets
Science workbook

Day 11 Day 12

Minilesson on what Review the four

is temperature. seasons.
What is hot and
what is cold. Do the four seasons
cut and paste
(105) First Grade - activity as a class to
Temperature - review knowledge of
YouTube the seasons.

Discuss video. Review what the

temperature could
In science workbook be during each
color in temperature season.
gauges to say hot or
cold. Materials
Activity
Discuss what things worksheets
you can do outside
when it’s hot or
when it’s cold.

What temperature
could it be in the
Spring, Summer,
Fall, or Winter.

Materials
Youtube video
Science workbook

Science Unit on Senses - Grade 1

 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Mini lesson on the 5 Review previous Discuss how the Watch video on the Read and discuss
senses. Watch a lesson briefly. (Q&A) brain receives 5 senses. the mini book
video on the 5 messages from the “Safety and My Five
senses. Human Sense sensory organs. 5 Senses - a new Senses” as a class.
Organs | Learn Counting Song by
The Five Senses | about five Senses - Choose 4-5 Rock'n'Rainbow Students can trace
The Dr. Binocs Bing video volunteers. Have from Let's Boogie - key words, answer
Show | Educational them form a line Music for kids by prompts, and colour
Videos For Kids - Review and facing the class. Howdytoons - Bing the booklets.
Bing video complete the Give the students on video
second page of the the far left a sensory Materials
Tell students they booklet: My organ poster to hold Discuss which Workbook
will be learning Sensory Organs. or wear around their senses we use to Safety booklets
about the “senses”. Fill in the blanks as neck(for example gather information
Ask students if they a class and have eyes). Give the about and react to
know what the word your students cut student on the far certain scenarios.
means, and if they and paste the labels right the brain poster
know ask how many into the appropriate to wear or display. Complete the page
we have. boxes. Do this as a Give a signal for the of the booklet as a
group activity. person with the class (Which
Discuss what sensory organ to Sense?)
students think they Complete the third begin a chain
know and want to page of the booklet. reaction of hand Emphasize the role
know about the 5 Instruct students to squeezing. When the brain in
senses. Record cut and paste the the brain receives interpreting the
student answers on sensory organs onto the message messages from the
your interactive the face. (squeeze) that sensory organs
whiteboard or chart student can exclaim
paper. Students Review sensory “GOT IT” loudly. Review the
copy their answers organs in class Repeat with a new importance of the
onto the KWL page. discussion. sensory organ and brain in interpreting
new volunteers. messages from the
Hand out the Materials sensory organs.
booklet, “My Five Workbook Complete the fourth
Senses”. Review page of the booklet. Materials
and complete the Youtube video
first page as a class. Review Workbook

Review what we Materials

discussed about the Pictures of
five senses. sensory organs.
Workbook
Materials
Youtube Video
Workbook

Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10

Watch video on the Watch video on Discuss how our Watch video on Review how hearing
things you can enjoy sight. eyes gather hearing. works as a class.
because of your information about
senses. Human Eye - The objects such as their (36) How Your Ear Complete the first
Dr. Binocs Show | shape, size, and Works? - The Dr. “Using My Hearing”
Learn all about the Best Learning colour. Binocs Show | Best page using the
Five Senses at Videos For Kids | Learning Videos For video.
www.turtlediary.com Peekaboo Kidz - Students can Kids | Peekaboo
- Bing video Bing video complete the page Kidz - YouTube Explain that sounds
 “Using My Sight”. vary in volume and
Brainstorm the Read Sight Show students the Read “Hearing” can be described as
following topic as a information page as numbered object information page as “quiet” or “loud”.
class: What kinds of shared reading. cards in order. ASk shared reading.
things do our senses Answer the question them to tick the Answer the question Complete the
allow us to enjoy? at the bottom of the appropriate boxes at the bottom of the second “using My
page as a class. for that object. They page as a class. Hearing” page:
Record on chart Students can copy can tick more than Students can copy speaking, wind,
paper or interactive the answer onto one box per the answer onto jackhammer,
whiteboard. their sheets. category(excluding their sheets. firetruck, jet,
size). thunder.
Materials Review how the eye Students can
Workbook works. Students can complete the Review as a class
Youtube video complete the HEARING shape what sounds are
Chart paper or IW Materials second “Using My book (ear). Do quiet and loud.
Youtube video Sight” sheet. some brainstorming
Workbook as a class prior to Discuss and
Review how eyes making this an complete the third
gather information. independent activity. Using My Hearing
Use the image page and brainstorm
Materials prompt if desired. a list of appropriate
Youtube video sounds for each
Workbook Materials column as a class.
Youtube video
Workbook Materials
Video
Workbook

Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15

Prepare 6 opaque Watch video on the Discuss and Watch video on the Watch video on the
containers. Fill them sense of Smell. complete the page sense of taste. taste sense called
up with whatever “My Nose”. umami.
you want(rice, How Your Nose How Your Tongue
beads, water, coins, Works? - The Dr. Prepare 6 opaque Works? - The Dr. What is Umami? |
etc.) and seal with a Binocs Show | Best containers with Binocs Show | Best TOP CHEF JR. -
lid. Students will not Learning Videos For scent-soaked paper Learning Videos For Bing video
be able to see inside Kids | Peekaboo towel pieces or Kids | Peekaboo
the containers at all. Kidz - Bing video objects.(perfume, Kidz - Bing video Read and complete
vinegar, coffee the page “My Mouth”
Have students rely Read the Smell beans, etc.) Seal Read the Taste mushrooms and
on their sense of information page as with tin foil and poke information page as bacon taste umami.
hearing. They can a shared reading. holes to let the scent a shared reading.
shake the containers Answer the escape. Answer the Bring in food for
one at a time and questions at the questions at the students to taste.
make predictions. bottom of the page Have students rely bottom of the page Choose one sweet
This is best done as as a class. on their sense of as a class. food, one bitter, one
a group activity, Students can copy smell. They can Students can copy sour and one salty.
rotating containers the answer onto make and record the answer onto Students love trying
every few minutes their sheets. predictions. their sheets. lemon slices for the
however with COVID sour option.
restrictions I will Students can Discuss predictions Students can
shake the containers complete the Smell before revealing the complete the Taste Complete “What’s
at the front of the shape book(nose). contents of each shape book. That Taste?” page.
classroom and allow container. Record Write a conclusion
students to make Do some the results and write Do some together as a class
their best guess. brainstorming as a a conclusion as a brainstorming as a for students to
class prior to making class. class prior to making record.
Discuss predictions this an independent this an independent
before revealing the activity. Materials activity. Review what the
contents of each Worksheet taste umami is.
container. Point out Use image prompt if Containers with Use the image
the volume of each desired. scented objects prompt if desired. Materials
container. Record (Coffee, perfume, Youtube video
the results and write Materials popcorn, onion, Materials My Mouth page
a conclusion as a Youtube video garlic, etc.) Youtube video What’s That Taste
class. Workbook Taste Info Page page
Taste shape book
Materials
Paper plates
Coins
Cotton
Rice
Rocks
Popcorn(can also
use sense of smell)
Workbook

Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20

Watch sense of Prepare a touching Watch video on the Explain that Explain that animals
touch video. station. Bring in six five senses. sometimes our have senses too.
objects of varying senses have limits Most animals have
How Your Skin textures. Label the The Five Senses | and can be the same five
Works? - The Dr. objects 1-6. Send The Dr. Binocs misleading at times. senses that we
Binocs Show | Best groups of students Show | Educational have. Many animals
Learning Videos For to the touching Videos For Kids - Read and discuss have additional
Kids | Peekaboo station. They are to Bing video the page Gotcha! senses or super-
Kidz - Bing video draw the objects Explain that we can Try the optical senses. Discuss the
and choose three use all five of our illusions PPT file as animals featured on
Read Touch texture words from senses to describe a class. the page Animal
information page as the word bank to objects, living Super Senses.
a shared reading. describe them. things, and At lunch or snack
Answer the environments. time, ask students to Animal Senses -
questions at the Students who are hold their nose while Visual Perception,
bottom of the page waiting for their turn Complete the Listen they eat to see if Hearing, Taste,
as a class. Students at the touching and Choose page. their food tastes Smell - Animals for
can copy the answer station can work on Students can different. Kids - Educational
onto their sheets. the pages My Skin number the Video - Bing video
and Senses Search. environments based Watch a video on
Students can on the descriptions what causes color Cut and glue the
complete the Touch Materials on the voice clip. blindness. flaps to complete the
shape book(skin). 6 containers with What Causes Color page.
different objects in Review what the five Blindness? | WhatIs
Do some them with different senses are with the COLOR Review which
brainstorming as a textures class. BLINDNESS? | Dr animals have super
class prior to making Workbook Binocs Show | senses.
this an independent Materials Peekaboo Kidz -
activity. Youtube video Bing video Materials
Voice clips Youtube video
Use image prompt if View and discuss Worksheets
desired. the web page about
color blindness as a
Materials class.
Youtube video
Workbook Review the limits of
Worksheets our senses.

Materials
 Youtube video
Gotcha page
Optical Illusions
file
Web page about
color blindness

Day 21 Day 22 Day 23 Day 24

Review information Introduce and Watch a video on Hand out the mini
about the animals explain the word kids meeting a deaf booklets, Cleaning
and their super Adapt. person. My Eyes and Ears.
senses as a class. (75) Kids Meet A
Hand out the Deaf Person | Kids Read and discuss
Create six groups of booklets People Meet | HiHo Kids - the pages. Students
3-4 students. Assign Adapt. YouTube can color it and
each group one of trace key words.
the six animals Read and discuss Watch a video on
featured on the the first page, what is sign Complete the self-
Animal SuperSenses Reading Braille. language. assessment My Five
page. (75) Signing Time - Senses.
Watch Lauren as Let's Make Friends!
Groups are to learn she goes to school. - YouTube Review the key
more about their (75) Sesame Street: learning outcomes
animal and report Lauren Goes to Read and discuss from the unit.
back to the class. School - YouTube the second page of
the booklet, People Administer the quiz.
Send it home as Watch the video. Adapt:Sign
homework where (75) Invention Of Language.(Print
parents can help. BRAILLE - several copies of the Materials
They will bring Language Of The ASL alphabet page. My Eyes and Ears
information back to Blind | The Dr. Cut apart in strips. Booklets
the class by the end Binocs Show | Best Make sure there are Quiz
of the week to share Learning Video for enough vowels.
key learning with the Kids - YouTube Students will cut and
class. Students can write paste their names
their names in into the booklet.)
Materials braille on the page
Animal cards at the bottom. Materials
Youtube Video
Materials Adapt booklets
Youtube Video
Adapt booklets