Matching Colors

The first step to learning colors is matching them. Most children can name one color and match different objects based on their color by the time they are 36 months. This content can help children learn colors by matching them in blocks of the same color.

Instructions

This activity has several sections:

Drag and drop shapes of the same color into the 'answer' area.
Complete the picture by moving the colored shapes to the correct area.

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