📖 I Spy Colors

Veo, Veo Colores

📖 Literacy & Language Emergency WL.K.1SL.K.1
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Objective: Identify and name colors in Spanish using objects already in the room.

⏱️ ~6 min 🧺 0 min setup · movement

🧺 Materials

None needed — just the two of you.

📋 Instructions (parent)

  1. Say 'Veo, veo algo... rojo!' and let your child find something red.
  2. When they point to it, cheer and name it together in Spanish.
  3. Take turns picking the next color.

➕ Extension ideas

  • Look for two things of the same color and compare which is bigger.
  • Try spying by shape instead of color.

🗣️ Parent script — say it in Spanish

Español
Vamos a jugar Veo, Veo. Yo veo algo de color rojo. ¿Puedes encontrarlo tú?

💬 Conversation prompts

  • ¿De qué color es?
  • ¿Ves algo más del mismo color?
  • ¿Cuál es tu color favorito?

🔑 Vocabulary

  • rojo — red
  • azul — blue
  • amarillo — yellow
  • verde — green
  • color — color

Other ways to do it

⚡ 5-minute version

Pick just two colors and find one thing for each.

🚗 Car version

Spy colors of passing cars out the window.

😴 No-energy version

Both of you stay seated and only point, no walking.

🎯 California standards covered

WL.K.1 Exploring Spanish
“I can say hello, count, and name colors in Spanish.”
SL.K.1 Taking Part in Conversations
“I can take turns talking and listening when I have a conversation.”
🔄 Replace with alternatives