Naming colours and simple shapes gives children words to describe the world — and practice at listening carefully and matching a word to what they see.
What your child will learn
- Recognise red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple
- Recognise circles, triangles, squares, stars and hearts
- Name the colour of everyday things
Shapes are everywhere
Plates are circles, windows are often squares, and slices of pizza are triangles. Spotting shapes in real life helps children see that shapes are about corners and sides, not about size or colour.
Example questions
Here are a few questions like the ones in the first quest. Can you solve them?
1. Find the yellow one.
- 🟣
- 🟡
- 🔴
Show answer
Answer: 🟡. 🟡 is yellow.
2. Find the green one.
- 🟣
- 🔵
- 🟢
Show answer
Answer: 🟢. 🟢 is green.
3. Find the purple one.
- 🟡
- 🟣
- 🔴
Show answer
Answer: 🟣. 🟣 is purple.
Tips for grown-ups
- Go on a colour hunt at home: “Find three red things!”
- Name shapes on a walk: round wheels, square windows, triangle roofs.