Color the Sun Yellow
If you are anything like me, you have had your fair share of days as a parent wondering if your child is purposefully not listening to a word you say. Sometimes, of course, they are so engrossed in what they are doing that they really do not hear you. At other times, however, they may simply be confused by your instructions. It takes practice for your child to understand how to follow directions, but it can be fairly easy for you to provide this practice.
One of the easiest activities you can do is to have your child color a page from a coloring book according to your directions. “Color the sun yellow. Color the dog brown.” These easy steps can then be followed with more impromptu instructions such as, “Draw a bird in the sky. Draw three apples on the tree.” Try to make instructions increasingly difficult but not so difficult that your child gets frustrated. Start by naming a color to use, then add things to the picture, and finally, use directional words. For example, “Draw a ball beside the dog” or “Draw a flower under the tree.” You can even start with a blank piece of paper and give instructions for drawing a simple animal using a combination of colors, shapes, and directional words.
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Written by Laura on February 13, 2010
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