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Mixing colors: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Any time of year · February, March

One week on mixing colors for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (3 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 3 materials, “Little Boy Blue” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter C.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “What happens when blue and yellow mix?”
  4. Sing: Little Boy Blue.
  5. Read: The Red Hat (level 3).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • The Red Hat (level 3, free on peabody.kids): A red hat and the colors around it.
  • The Black Cat (level 2, free on peabody.kids): A black cat, for the dark-and-light talk.
  • The Red Bus (level 1, free on peabody.kids): Red, and what it sits next to.
  • Red, Red, Red (read aloud, level 4): A read-aloud pattern book about one color.

Craft: Bag mixing

You need (3): a zip bag, two colors of washable paint, tape.

  1. A grown-up drops in two colors and tapes the bag shut.
  2. Squish the bag until the colors mix.
  3. Name the new color.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Little Boy Blue

The words

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn; Where is the boy who looks after the sheep? He's under the haystack, fast asleep.

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Rainbow Fruit Cup from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Letter pack

CcC is for color. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace C and c once, then find C in the room and in the book.

Outside: Color water

Pour colored water from cup to cup in the water table. What color do two cups make?

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.