Level 1 • Lesson 47 — Reading color and number words

Objective

Read and understand simple color words and number words in short sentences, and match them correctly in a mini-book, drag-and-drop practice, and a Quick Check.

Materials

Crayons or markers in basic colors (red, blue, green, yellow)
Paper or a notebook and a pencil ✏️
The Sound Pad (bottom right corner) to hear letter and digraph sounds

Mini-lesson — Color and number words

Today you will look at two kinds of words in your reading: color words and number words.

Color words tell you what color something is.
Some common color words are:

red — like many hearts or apples
blue — like the sky on a clear day
yellow — like the sun in many drawings
green — like grass and many leaves

Number words tell you how many things there are.
Some common number words are:

one — 1 thing
two — 2 things
three — 3 things
four — 4 things
five — 5 things

Color words and number words often work together in the same sentence:

“I see one red ball.” — one tells how many, red tells the color.
“I see three yellow stars.” — three tells how many, yellow tells the color.

When you read, use these words to picture the sentence in your mind.

If you see a color word, imagine the color.
If you see a number word, imagine how many things you see.

Remember: color words tell what color, and number words tell how many.

Picture strip: Color and number cards

Guided Practice — Read the color-and-number mini-book

How to use this mini-book:

On each page, find the color word and the number word.
Say the sentence out loud and picture it in your mind.
Show the number on your fingers or with dots on your paper.

After reading, pick one page and draw the picture that matches the sentence. Label it with the color and number words.

Focus words

red blue yellow green one two three four five

Tip: When you see a number word, show it with your fingers.

Mini-Book: Colors and numbers

1

I see one red ball.

There is one ball. The ball is red.

2

I see two blue cars.

There are two cars. The cars are blue.

3

I see three yellow stars.

There are three stars. The stars are yellow.

4

I see four green frogs.

There are four frogs. The frogs are green.

Reading Practice — Drag the correct color or number word

Each sentence has a missing color word or number word. Drag the word that best completes the sentence into the empty box. Chips stay in their own question. When you are done, press "Check sentences."

I see 1 red ball on the page. I write the word .

one two three

I hold up one hand. I can count fingers.

two four five

There are 3 yellow stars on my card. I write the word .

one three four

In the mini-book, I see green frogs on the page.

two four five

I draw a face with blue eyes.

one two three

I color the heart on my card .

red green blue

The sky on a clear day is .

yellow blue red

The grass in the park is .

green blue red

In my night picture, the stars are bright and .

yellow green blue

The frogs on the log in my drawing are .

red blue green

Quick Check (5 questions)

What is a color word?

A word that tells what color something is A word that tells how many things there are A word that means the same as another word

What is a number word?

A word that tells the color of something A word that tells how many things there are A word that tells where something is

In the sentence “I see three yellow stars,” what does three tell us?

The color of the stars The shape of the stars How many stars there are

In the same sentence, what does yellow tell us?

How many stars there are The color of the stars Where the stars are

How can you get better at reading color and number words?

Skip those words when you see them Only read them once Say them out loud and match them to pictures or amounts

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Reads basic color words (red, blue, green, yellow) correctly in context Reads number words one to five and matches them to quantities Understands simple sentences that include both color and number words Can draw and label a picture using color and number words together

Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can read color and number words 🙂 I need a little more practice with some words 😅 Color and number words still feel tricky

I will practice…

Reading color words and pointing to objects that match Reading number words and showing them with my fingers Drawing pictures and labeling them with color and number words

Lesson 47: Reading color and number words