How do you teach a three year old her colors?

Question

Everything is frustrating for me right now. My niece doesn'tget the difference between pink and orange or blue and green. Everything seems to be pink, red or orange. How do u teach a three yr old the basic colors for her to understand. Because i would go over "the color of an apple is red" over 10 times and ask her five minutes later and she would replied "PINK".

Answer 1

Kids mature at different rates. It could be that she just isn't ready to get the differences. The shades are too close together for her to fully distinguish, which will make it harder for her to understand the difference and take her longer to learn them. She WILL get it, eventually. I know how frustrating it can be. I have a son who couldn't count from 1-10 until he started Kindergarten when he was 5! Just keep going over it with her and when it gets frustrating just leave it alone. If she shouts out a color and it's incorrect, gently correct her but don't push her. That will simply frustrate her and you and it won't make her learn it any faster.

Answer 2

Incorporate colors into your every day conversations. For example. If she asks for an apple. Say, ok, here is your red apple. Or if she says something like, "look at that big truck." Say, something back like, "Yes, that is a very big red truck." This is what we did with my daughter all the time and she is only 2yrs. old and knows all the primary colors and some extras like grey. You can do the same thing with numbers if she doesn't know her numbers. You just have to incorporate it into you everyday talks. Instead of making her repeat you, she'll eventually pick it up. It's worked well with my daughter and she's known her colors for about 6-7mo. now.

Answer 3

Don't stress over colors! So many other things that are worth your time. At 3, my daughter said everything was some color other than what it was. I *think* that if your niece is smart, she's tricking you....if you tell her 10 times that something is red, and then you ask and she tells you that it's pink...she's pulling your leg. Instead of telling her 10 times about 1 thing, just randomly ask her what color does she think something is. If she's wrong, say "don't you think it's xxx?" "I think it's xxx." Let her be in control of what's what. She will learn them, no problem.

Answer 4

You can try to teach her by randomly asking her what color something is, example "What color are your [shoes]?" Then wait for her to answer or help her out. Another way is by you pointing out colors during conversation, "Yes, that [orange] [flower] is pretty" and so on, so forth.
The best way for young ones to learn is by doing hands on activities. Playing with colorful playdough, and then pointing out the shapes AND colors of her designs is not only fun, but a learning experience as well.

Answer 5

Go to Toys R Us and get some flash cards; alphabet letters, numbers, shapes and colors.
Several things could be happening here with her; she's either smarter than you and just giving you a bad time or she's never really been taught her colors properly. Buy the flash cards and work with her.

Answer 6

Hmmm, are you specific you're no longer attempting to stress his interest? Its off putting. A interest is the two exciting for him or its no longer. sit down and consider books jointly for exciting, attempt the well-being practitioner Seuss books, additionally the Dr Seuss Dictionary. do no longer in uncomplicated terms make certain that Its Time to income shade, discovering could be exciting and approximately discovery. Get Sesame highway on video and watch it jointly, additionally the different stuff he likes including Fimbles. Cheapjack bookshops like the Works have a brillliant decision of childrens books, take him in and allow him %. one. Take him up the library each and every week and allow him %. his books. Crayons are probable the terrific wager, teenagers continually draw the sky blue, the sunlight yellow the grass green. permit him drw his very own e book, you upload the words and print it out as a e book on your pc.

Answer 7

When my son was two, one of my sisters sent me a package of shapes that were different colors and had the name of the shape and the color. After a few times, my children caught on.

Answer 8

Wait until you buy a book where she can color pictures with different colors. After that look at the result.

Answer 9

calm down she's only 3. just keep repeating the names of the colors, but don't say the same one so many times in a row. point out colors in everything. she'll get it.

Answer 10

I took some 8x11 sheets of card stock and colored one with a red circle, an orange triangle, green square etc and then laminated them, my daughter caught on very quickly!!! I just quizzed her every day, she really thought it was fun!