Bo is starting preschool this fall, and at the age of 3 1/2, she doesn’t know much of what preschoolers are “supposed” to know.
This doesn’t bother me, since we’re following along with the Finnish model of school, but she has shown interest in learning a few things, like her colors. This week, I make this printable preschool ice cream game to help her learn color identification.
Print the printable ice cream game board onto cardstock paper. Cut out the squares and use hot glue to stick one color square on each side of a standard six-sided die.
Gather a pom pom (or other small object) to act as a game piece for each player.
Roll the die. Whatever color is rolled, move your game piece to the next ice cream cup holding that color of ice cream. Play continues until someone reaches the finish line and the ice cream cart!
You cannot move to the finish line unless you roll the color of the very last ice cream cone (red). The first person to the cart wins. This was a fun way to teach colors to toddlers.
Bo wanted to play the ice cream color game over and over.
About Brenda Priddy
Brenda grew up thinking she hated science.
But when her 4-year- old daughter was more interested in reading science facts than fairy tales, Brenda realized she had to learn more about science to keep up with her daughter.
Through simple at-home science experiments, Brenda developed a passion for science and now acts as an advocate for STEM education for kids at her website STEAMsational.com.
