Materials
Craft felt in: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple
Quartet Cork Tiles
Shape buttons
Scissors
Directions
Cut felt into 2″x12″ strips. Place buttons in a small bowl. Invite your child to help lay the felt strips across the cork board in order of a rainbow. Next encourage your child to match the same color buttons to the felt and lay them on top of the mataching felt strips. Count the buttons for each color.
Lesson Extension
- Encourage your preschooler to make patterns with the buttons in addition to matching the colors.
- Sort the buttons by shape or by shape and color