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Red, yellow and blue
Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 4 It’s my birthday
GoalSay six colours and say a number and a colour: three red tomatoes.
New words
red · the colour of a tomatoyellow · the colour of a bananagreen · the colour of grassblue · the colour of the skyblack · the colour of night
Explanation
Colours are everywhere! Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, black. We say the number, the colour and the thing: three red tomatoes. Two yellow bananas. Four green pears.
Worked examples
Farida
Look, Mum! Three red tomatoes.
Mum
Yes. And two yellow bananas.
Farida
I like green pears. Four green pears, please.
Count and say the colour: two yellow bananas.
Now you. Look around. Say: I can see a red thing.
Class activity
Colour hunt. Say a colour. The child runs to find something of that colour and says: Red! A red tomato. Find all six colours.
Practice
1
Listen. Which colour do you hear?
…
Blue.
2
Count and say the colour: ___ red tomatoes.
Three red tomatoes.
3
Count and say the colour: ___ green pears.
Four green pears.
4
What colour is a banana?
Yellow.
5
Colour three things red and two things blue in your notebook.
The numbers and colours match.