Flower Color Matching Circle Time Activity

Inside: This flower color matching circle time activity is a fun interactive idea that works well with toddlers and young preschoolers!

Circle time with young children can be a challenge.

I not only this from experience, but it’s a topic in many messages and emails sent by my readers.

It took me many years to realize that the key is getting them involved.

Not just listening to you, but actually being part of the activity!

This flower matching activity encourages young children to identify and match colors while holding props.

It’s also a perfect addition to the gardening theme!

Flower Color Matching Circle Time Activity

Supplies

• Colored tulips (available in our Spring Circle Time Props Packet)
• Heavy (cardstock) white paper for printing
• Wide packing tape for the handled props
• Jumbo craft sticks for the handled props (I happened to have colored craft sticks when I made mine, but I usually use the standard beige sticks.)
• Laminator

Note: Laminating is optional, but highly recommended. In my experience, the sturdier the props, the better. Plus, it allows me to reuse them year after year!

Preparing this Activity

Print one copy of each labeled tulip and print enough copies of the non-labeled tulips so each child has one, plus one for you.

Laminate and cut around each tulip.

Tape the non-labeled tulips to craft sticks.

Felt or Magnetic Board … or Floor

The set of labeled tulips will need to be displayed on a felt or magnetic board, or on the floor of your circle time area. These are the tulips the children will be tapping with their own tulips.

Felt board: Use velcro on the back of each labeled tulip. Be mindful of the hook and loop so that they will stick to the felt board.

Magnetic board: Use self-adhesive magnetic dots on the back of each labeled tulip.

Each of our classrooms has a portable magnetic white board, and this is what I like to use because it’s spacious. But you can use a smaller magnetic board with the pieces being closer together, or placed in rows.

The Activity

During circle time, introduce each color to the children. As you touch each one, have them tell you what color it is.

Then, pass out the handled flower props.

I like to start first so I can model how the activity is done.

Using Flower Props with Music

Five Little Flowers

Place five flowers on a board and sing Five Little Flowers by The Kiboomers

Five Spring Flowers

Have five of the flowers ready to go.

Turn on the song 5 Spring Flowers by Rachel Coleman and place the flowers on the board, one at a time, as the song directs, until all five are on the board. Then, remove the flowers one by one as the song counts down to one.