Colors Archives • CHALK Academy

Clothespin Color Matching with Fine Motor Skills and Word Recognition

By Betty Choi
May 15, 2019

Clothespin color matching is one of my daughter's favorite activities at age 3 and 4 years. It's a great way to exercise fine motor skills while practicing Chinese character recognition!

How to Use Puffy Paint to Make Tactile Chinese and Korean Letters!

By Betty Choi
February 12, 2019

Puffy Paint Letters are a fun and effective way to teach Chinese and Korean words! Here's how to make tactile letters that help kids learn.

Line and Letter Sticker Tracing – Pre-Writing Skills for Kids

By Betty Choi
January 25, 2019

Stickers are a fun way to develop eye-hand coordination and focus for future writing. Here are tips on how to use stickers with different ages and languages (Chinese and Korean).

3 Easy Ways to Use Bottle Caps for Color Matching (VIDEO)

By Betty Choi
January 18, 2019

Looking for a fun and inexpensive way to teach kids colors? Here are 3 easy ways to use bottle caps for color matching and fine motor skills!

Usborne Big Book of Colors (Chinese Version) Plus Color Learning Activities

By Betty Choi
September 30, 2018

孩子的彩色启蒙全书 (Usborne Big Book of Colors) is a fun, interactive book that teaches basic colors. Toddlers can enjoy a variety of color learning activities along with the book!

Color Matching Popsicles – Educational Craft for Kids

By Betty Choi
September 1, 2018

Color matching popsicles are a fun way for kids to learn about colors! Here are DIY tips and Montessori-inspired advice for teaching colors!

Cloth Painting with Pipettes: A Fine Motor Science Activity for Kids! (VIDEO)

By Betty Choi
August 8, 2018

Pipette painting is a fun process art activity! With different fabrics as the canvas, kids can learn color science while strengthening fine motor skills!

Ice Cream Color Matching – Fun Way To Learn Color Names!

By Betty Choi
July 19, 2018

Ice cream scoop color matching is a fun way to learn color names! This is an easy, low-prep, and educational activity for toddlers and preschoolers!

Number & Color Patterns With Recycled Paper Rolls

By Betty Choi
June 18, 2018

Number and color pattern learning with recycled paper rolls and a paper towel holder! This is a fun and educational activity with items you probably have at home!

Craft Stick Word Puzzles – A Fun Way to Learn Color Names in Chinese!

By Betty Choi
January 24, 2018

Craft sticks (aka popsicle sticks!) are great for making word puzzles for children! It took me less than 10 minutes to set up craft stick puzzles for my daughter to learn how to read color names in traditional Chinese (yay for low prep!).

Dot Sticker Color Matching in Chinese

By Betty Choi
January 4, 2018

Dot Sticker Color Matching is fun way to get kids to practice colors while learning how to read color names! While younger toddlers practice peeling, sticking, and color recognition, older toddlers and school-aged children can learn the Chinese characters.

Giant Color Sorting – Get Active While Learning Colors!

By Betty Choi
December 24, 2017

This Giant Color Sorting activity is one of our favorites because it get the kids moving while learning colors! Color sorting encourages kids to thinking about categorizing things you already have at home. This activity takes almost no time or effort to prepare!