any suggestions on teaching a 3 yr old his colors?

Answer 1

I taught both my children by referring to everything by color. For ex: Did you see that brown dog? Pick up your green (toy) frog. You can also try to "teach" with tools, asking questions and such, but if you make it an everyday part of conversation, it will be more natural.

Answer 2

My two year old learned her colors with Winnie the Pooh flashcards and colored building blocks. She liked it when I would ask her for a specific colored block to make the tower taller. Also, coloring can be a great exercise for teaching colors. Try to point out colored things as often as possible like: look how blue daddy's eyes are, do you see the yellow house, your doggie is brown, i like the green shirt you're wearing... The more you point out colors, the quicker he/she will learn them.

Answer 3

Bring some fun into it. Try cooking with him/her with colorful fruits and veggies. Ask him/her what color each item is as you follow the directions making a tastey treat. Food Network's website has some great "cooking with kids" recipes. Colorful building blocks are great too. Build a 'blue' bridge or 'red' castle. Anything that will entertain and spark his/her brain at the same time. Best of luck!

Answer 4

Just make it casual, don't force him. I think someone else mentioned just talking to him about the color of cars in a parking lot, fruit in the produce section, the color shirt he is going to wear that day. Kids pick up on so much, they just need it to be relaxing and zero pressure. I am sure he will learn them this way in a couple weeks or so!

Answer 5

I taught my 2 yr old his colors by using flashcards. He actually learned them at 22 months. Now to reinforce the colors I ask him to identify colors of objects and he does really well. Good luck!

Answer 6

my daughter just turned 2 and already knows her colors, because I always say them while she is coloring and ask her questions when picking out clothes and such. When interacting with the child talk about the green grass, blue sky, the red shirt your wearing, or the brown shoes they have on. They will pick it up in no time.
You don't need to have color learning sessions, just talk about items in the world around them and it will be so much more fun for the child.

Answer 7

Get out some markers/crayons and set them in front of him. Give him a piece of paper and show him "this marker is blue..can you draw me a picture with the color blue?" He'll draw scribbles, but still it's alot of fun for a 3 yr. old. Go over each color and then have him choose a color for you to draw with.

Scatter toys on the floor and practice colors that way. Tell him to "find a green car" or "where's the blue block?" and see if he can go through the toys and find those things.

Answer 8

Focus on one color a week and point out lots of things different places you go that are that color. While driving even, ask him if he can point to a red car (for example). This should give him a good understanding of his colors...a little at a time. Hope this helps! : )

Answer 9

There are some great color board books out there.. I just startd going through those and telling the colors.. and pointing to anything that had different colors and saying what the colors were and having my daighter tell them back to me, same goes for shapes...

Answer 10

I'm teaching my toddler by constantly referring to things by their color. Ask her to get the BLUE ball, or tell her it's time to brush her teeth with her GREEN toothbrush. If we are in a store and she points out an apple I'll tell her it's a RED apple. It works well. she's not quite 2 yet, but she can already recognize things by there color. like if I want her to go get me her shoes and I tell her to get her pink ones.. she'll go get her pink ones. if I say purple she gets purple. I think she's learned better by real life experience than by looking at books or flash cards.