Learning Colors

I have been in the same classroom all semester with the two and three year olds at Ashley Hall. Since the beginning of the semester I have been going over and over their colors with them during center time. No matter which center at which we are playing, or what activity we may be doing I have worked as hard as I can to incorporate colors so that the children will be able to master them by the end of the year. Several of my students have learned the colors right away (probably with some help at home) but there are others who have struggled and are still struggling. One student in particular had no concept of colors whatsoever when she walked into my classroom and I have been working with her ever since. I would work every day with her and just as I would think she was getting the concept, she would name a color that we were not even working with, or just begin guessing. Finally, last week I began to go over all of the primary colors with her using a fall leaf sort and finally she got it! It was such an amazing feeling to know that I was able to help her to grasp a concept and understand something, even if it was something as simple as her colors. Now, she goes all around the room pointing out all of the colors that she knows and it is such a wonderful feeling to know that I was a part of this learning experience and confidence that she has gained!