“Shapes and Colors: A Creative Journey of Discovery”
Course Description: The “Shapes and Colors: A Creative Journey of Discovery” course is a fun and engaging learning experience for young children to master the basics of shapes and colors. Over the course of 8 weeks, children will explore a wide variety of shapes and colors through interactive activities, creative games, and hands-on exercises. Parents will have the opportunity to guide their children through the lessons, ensuring that their child not only learns but enjoys the process of discovery.
This course is perfect for preschoolers or young children who are just starting to recognize shapes and colors in the world around them. By the end of this course, children will be able to identify and name basic shapes and colors, associate them with objects in their environment, and practice their newly acquired skills through fun activities.
Embark on a joyful and colorful journey with your child in this 4-week course, “Shapes and Colors: A Journey to Discover.” Designed especially for toddlers and young learners, this course helps parents teach essential early childhood concepts through fun, hands-on activities.
Your child will learn to recognize, name, and explore various shapes and colors using engaging lessons and creative tools—like our bonus scented playdough!
This course is more than just learning; it’s about bonding, playing, and discovering the world together. Every lesson is crafted to strengthen your child’s fine motor skills, visual recognition, and language development.
🎁 PLUS! After purchase, every family will receive a **free sample of scented playdough** in the mail, to help bring the learning to life with sensory-rich fun.
Duration: 4 Weeks (Self-paced – complete in up to 8 weeks)
Materials Needed: Construction paper, glue, markers, child-safe scissors, printable worksheets, scented playdough (provided), crayons, and household objects.
Includes: Video tutorials, downloadable worksheets, parent guides, and a free mailed sample of scented playdough.
Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 20 Lessons
- 8 Weeks
- Section 1: Meet the ColorsIntroduce your child to the vibrant world of primary colors and how they combine to create new ones! This week is full of exciting discovery and sensory exploration.5
- 1.0Lesson 1: Primary Colors Introduction (Red, Blue, Yellow)
- 1.1Lesson 2: Mixing Colors to Discover New Ones
- 1.2Lesson 3: Color Hunt at Home
- 1.3Activity Color mixing with water and food coloring. Let your child observe how new colors are made.
- 1.4Homework Create a drawing using only red, blue, and yellow. Ask your child to name each color they used.
- Section 2: Meet the ShapesShapes are everywhere! This section introduces your child to basic geometric shapes and helps them find these shapes in their everyday environment.5
- 2.0Lesson 1: Basic Shapes (Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle)
- 2.1Lesson 2: Finding Shapes Around Us
- 2.2Lesson 3: Shape Tracing and Cutting
- 2.3Activity Cut out paper shapes and go on a ‘Shape Scavenger Hunt’ around the house.
- 2.4Homework Have your child draw their favorite shape and color it in. Ask them to tell you where they’ve seen that shape in real life.
- Section 3: Shapes & Colors TogetherNow that your child knows shapes and colors, this week focuses on bringing them together in fun sorting, matching, and building activities.5
- 3.0Lesson 1: Matching Shapes and Colors
- 3.1Lesson 2: Building Shape Patterns with Playdough
- 3.2Lesson 3: Sorting and Grouping Fun
- 3.3Activity Use scented playdough to create patterns of shapes and colors.
- 3.4Homework Print and complete a matching worksheet (included) where your child matches shapes and colors.
- Section 4: Create, Play, and Review!Wrap up the course with creativity and review! Celebrate your child's learning with crafts, stories, and a special showcase of everything they’ve learned.5
- 4.0Lesson 1: Craft Time: Make a Colorful Shape Collage
- 4.1Lesson 2: Story Time: Telling Stories with Shapes
- 4.2Lesson 3: Final Review and Learning Celebration
- 4.3Activity Create a big poster of all the shapes and colors your child has learned.
- 4.4Homework Celebrate with a mini graduation and record a short video of your child naming all the shapes and colors they know
