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Colour Hunt

Teacher calls a colour, kids race to touch something that colour in the classroom.

⏱ 5-10 min⚡ High energyðŸ‘Ĩ Whole class

📚 Vocabulary

â€Ē red
â€Ē blue
â€Ē green
â€Ē yellow
â€Ē orange
â€Ē purple
â€Ē pink
â€Ē white
â€Ē black

🛠 Materials

â€Ē No materials needed
â€Ē Colourful classroom objects

📋 How to Play

  1. Children stand up and spread out around the classroom.
  2. Teacher calls out a colour — "BLUE!"
  3. Children race to touch something that colour in the classroom.
  4. The last child to touch something sits down for one round.
  5. Continue until one child remains — they win!
  6. For a gentler version, all children touch together with no elimination.

ðŸ’Ą Teacher Tips

✓Make sure there are plenty of items in each colour around the room before playing.
✓Hold up a colour flashcard as you call it to support visual learners.
✓Play before a colour vocabulary lesson as a warm-up.
✓Let children take turns being the caller.

🔄 Variations

→Call two colours — "Touch RED then BLUE!"
→Use shapes instead of colours.
→Make it a team game — teams earn points.

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