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A Peep of a Different Color

From Peep and the Big Wide World

A Peep of a Different Color
9 minPre-KK1stScienceArt
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Summary

Peep, Chirp, and Quack — a chicken, a robin, and a duck — explore colors and what happens to how something looks when its color changes. Like every Peep story, it models the science-inquiry habits of observing closely, asking questions, and trying things out, which makes it a gentle fit for a preK–1 science circle.

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All ages
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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Discussion

Peep and friends explore colors in the world around them.

  1. What colors did you notice in this story?
  2. Where do you see those colors outside?
  3. What do you think happens when two colors mix together?
  4. What is your favorite color, and where can you find it in nature?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: color, mix, bright, observe, paint.

Try it: Find three things of the same color in the room. Then mix two paint or crayon colors and name the new color you made.