Nature's Rainbow: What Is Green?
It seems like the first sunny day after all the spring rain turns the New England landscape palette from brown to green. Green buds, and shoots, and grass appear almost as you watch.
Now my favorite color has always been green (go figure!) but as I look around my yard and gardens, I find myself asking, "What is green?"
Is this green?
Or this one?
Or maybe this?
The teacher in me chimed right in with an answer and I thought of several ways parents can discuss this with their children and do some language and brain development, too!
Ask kids questions like: "Which green is the darkest? The lightest?"
"Which is your favorite and why?"
"What are some words you can use to describe green?" (regular Crayola users may have the advantage here...)
"Which one is silver green? Yellowish green? Emerald green?"
"What does green taste like?"
"Fill in this sentence: As green as a ______."
These questions can be adapted for use with all colors, of course. Look and listen for the many learning opportunities that are all around in Nature.
PS: Just for fun, you can learn lots more about green by clicking here.
Now my favorite color has always been green (go figure!) but as I look around my yard and gardens, I find myself asking, "What is green?"
Or this one?
Or maybe this?
The teacher in me chimed right in with an answer and I thought of several ways parents can discuss this with their children and do some language and brain development, too!
Ask kids questions like: "Which green is the darkest? The lightest?"
"Which is your favorite and why?"
"What are some words you can use to describe green?" (regular Crayola users may have the advantage here...)
"Which one is silver green? Yellowish green? Emerald green?"
"What does green taste like?"
"Fill in this sentence: As green as a ______."
These questions can be adapted for use with all colors, of course. Look and listen for the many learning opportunities that are all around in Nature.
PS: Just for fun, you can learn lots more about green by clicking here.
Posted by Jean C. Lawler at 9/3/2009 9:24 AM 
Categories: Nature
Tags: nature education frogs questioning green parents
Categories: Nature
Tags: nature education frogs questioning green parents
"Which green is the darkest? The lightest?"
-the dark green, and apple green
"Which is your favorite and why?"
-I like the avocado green
"What are some words you can use to describe green?"
- green is environment or green minded? LOl!
"Which one is silver green? Yellowish green? Emerald green?"
-i don't know this. :p
"What does green taste like?"
-hmm.. what kind of question is this.. lol!
"Fill in this sentence: As green as a a leafy vegetable."
Like you, my favorite color is GREEN!
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