What is the order kids learn color recognition in?

Question

I had a workshop years ago that stated kids learn colors (shapes, numbers, letters, etc) in a specific order. The speaker emphasized that certain skills or "steps" just aren't learned before the first ones are in place. By steps, I mean the ability to tell the difference between two colors held side by side, ability to name a color when asked, the ability to point to the color being named, etc. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

Is there an order? I just start with the basics and then show them the box of crayons with a zillion colors and have them memorized by the end of the week, if they get one wrong...beat them and they will never forget...I'm sorry bad episode of my childhood.

Answer 2

Gee, I never learned a special order to teach my son anything, but by 2 he knew it all.

Wow, a stop sign...it is red, the sky is blue.
We counted birds and cars and anything.
Samething for money and number and letter recognition.
The red stop sign soon had letters and a specific shape.

He learned it through exposure, not through specific teaching.

He could sort of print his name before he was 3, and count out change and by 5's and 10's at 4. He was doing division with remainders in his head at 5.

But he did have learning problems. I let the school teach him to read, that didn't happen until he was about 10.

I never thought all of this would be so complex

Answer 3

Most kids learn the bright colors first--red, yellow, green, blue, etc. But they generally learn all the colors all at once because they learn them from their families as the adults point out colors to them.

I wouldn't sweat the "order" that colors are learned in. Just teach lots of lessons using that color. Each week be a different color and do lots of activities with that color. Name things that are that color. Cook foods that are that color. Find things in the room and name them that are that color. Add new colors each week. Then discuss color mixing using paint and food coloring and colored disks and prisms.

As for steps, yes, kids learn them in certain order. Certainly you have to be able to tell two colors apart to be able to learn the names, BUT this is generally done in the toddler years at home. Infants can tell colors apart and begin to match colors so unless you have students with significant delays you shouldn't have to worry about that.

Answer 4

You are right. Start the children with primary colours - red, yellow and blue. Then the secondary colours - green, purple and orange. Then you can move onto other colours such as pink, black white etc.

First they need to be able to match two of the same colour, then practice naming the colours.

Shape - begin with a circle, triangle is usually the next, then square and rectangle (these are a little more difficult as they have similar properties.

Number - first they need to rote count to 5, then be able to do it until 10.Then 1:1 correspondence, which is pointing to each object as they count it. Start with 5 objects, then work your way up to 10. Then start the children matching numerals. 1, 3, and 4 are the numbers they will generally learn first.

Answer 5

I have never heard there is an order. In my experience with working with children, they learn through repetition. So if a color is repeated more often than another, then I suppose that color would be learned first.

Answer 6

First step is color matching, secondly recognition, lastly memorization.

First teach matching. Next they should be able to find the color or shape you ask for “which ball is red?” “Which one is a circle?”… once they master recognition they must next memorize the colors “what color is the ball?” “what shape is the ball?”

Start with primacy colors first - blue, yellow, and red. Then move onto secondary colors - purple, green, orange... and finally - pink, white, black, brown…

Shapes: begin with basic shapes - circle, square, and triangle then add ovals and rectangles.

Answer 7

well it has been my experience(I dont teach I have had 6 children n 4 grandkids so far) that children learn what they want depending on their interest. if they interested in shapes they will learn them if not they will not. my children have went all over the trick is 2 find what they r interested n work what u want them 2 learn in with what they r interested in.

every child is different so whomever says they all learn in a certian way well they either do not have kids or are lucky enough 2 get kids that want 2 learn the same things.

Answer 8

I never knew there were any specific orders..with my children we sorted to colors then id give them a choice ex:. pick the blue crayon out of 2-3 crayons, then we learned to individually recognize colors when we colored i had her ask for the color crayon she wanted and we made a game out of it