ABC Countdown to the Last Day of School: Letter Yy is Yellow Day
Letter Yy is for Yellow Day!
Yellow Day in Kindergarten is a cheerful and vibrant way to celebrate colors and incorporate learning activities related to the color yellow. Here are ten fun and educational ideas for Yellow Day:
- Dress in Yellow: Encourage children and teachers to wear yellow clothing or accessories. This creates a festive atmosphere and helps children focus on the color theme for the day.
- Yellow Show and Tell: Ask children to bring in their favorite yellow items from home, such as toys, books, or clothing. Each child can present their item and explain why they chose it.
- Yellow Art Projects: Set up art stations with yellow paints, crayons, markers, and paper. Children can create sunflowers, yellow animals like chicks or ducks, or abstract art using only yellow.
- Yellow Snack Time: Serve yellow snacks such as bananas, yellow apples, pineapple, cheese, corn, or lemon-flavored treats. Use this as an opportunity to talk about healthy eating and the importance of fruits and vegetables.
- Yellow Scavenger Hunt: Organize a scavenger hunt where children search for yellow objects around the classroom or playground. Provide them with a list or pictures of items to find.
- Yellow Science Experiments: Conduct simple science experiments using yellow materials. For example, mix yellow food coloring into water and explore color mixing by adding red or blue to see the results.
- Yellow Storytime: Read books that feature the color yellow prominently. Some suggestions include “Curious George” by H.A. Rey, “The Big Yellow Sunflower” by Frances Barry, and “Little Blue and Little Yellow” by Leo Lionni.
- Yellow Music and Movement: Play songs that mention the color yellow or have a sunny, cheerful theme. Encourage children to dance and move around. Songs like “You Are My Sunshine” and “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles are great choices.
- Yellow Crafts: Provide materials for yellow-themed crafts, such as making paper plate suns, yellow bead bracelets, or decorating yellow construction paper crowns with glitter and stickers.
- Yellow Collage: Create a large classroom collage using yellow materials. Children can contribute yellow magazine cutouts, fabric scraps, and pieces of paper. This collaborative art project can be displayed as a bright reminder of Yellow Day.
These activities will make Yellow Day an engaging and colorful experience for the children, helping them learn about the color yellow while having fun.
Let’s start with a scavenger hunt. Find 5 things that are yellow. Ready, set, GO!
What is your favourite colour of yellow?
Songs for Yellow Day in Kindergarten
Let’s listen to a famous song called, “Yellow Submarine” by a band called the Beatles. They were the most famous rock ‘n’ roll band in the world in the 1960s.
This song is called “Mellow Yellow”. What instruments can you hear in this song?
Let’s Make Lemonade!
Here is a recipe for one glass of lemonade:
Story for Yellow Day in Kindergarten!
Let’s read a story about the colours YELLOW and BLUE.
Now it’s your turn to read! https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/unite/knowandlearn/book?BookId=1552
Let’s Practice the Letter Yy!
The themes of these days were chosen by my Kindergarteners during online learning. Here are the links to our 26 days:
