Art Room Exhibit

Language Extension: COLOR

Welcome to the Paint Room! You’ve seen how paints, crayons, and markers can make learning colors fun. Here are additional ways to encourage your child to name, describe, and talk about colors while creating.

  • Color Identification: Ask your child to point to or name the colors they are using: “Can you find the yellow crayon?”

  • Mixing Colors: Encourage exploration by combining colors: “What happens if we mix blue and yellow?”

  • Describe Creations: Model language by describing your child’s artwork: “I see a big red circle! Can you make a green tree next?”

  • Choice-Making: Offer two or three colors and let your child choose: “Do you want red or blue?” Pause for them to respond.

At the Museum

At Home

  • Art Projects: Encourage your child to name colors while coloring, painting, or drawing: “Which color do you want next?”

  • Toys & Objects: Sort blocks, Lego, or other toys by color. Encourage your child to request, “more red” or “more green.”

  • Snack Time: Talk about colors of food: “Do you want the yellow banana or the red apple?”

Language Tip: Offer Choices & Model Phrases

Give two or three color options and pause for your child to respond. Expand on what they choose:

  • Child chooses red → “You picked red! Let’s color the apple red!”

  • Child points → “Yes! That’s the yellow crayon. Let’s color the sun yellow!”

Extra Tip: Turn COLOR into a game! Ask your child to find colors in their environment, in books, or on clothes, and describe them using full phrases to build vocabulary, expressive language, and decision-making skills.