Tech Play Recipe: Color Hunt

 Color Hunt with Khan Academy Kids 

You will need: 

• 1. Smartphone or tablet 
• 2. Khan Academy Kids app 
• 3. Logic  Primary Colors game 

Process: 

• Khan Academy Kids has a ton of FREE language, literacy and brain bulilding activities for children 2-5. 
• Try the Primary Colors game to go on a color hunt together. 
• Looking for colors helps hone observation skills! 
• The game uses a song to teach color names! You can use this song in your daily routine to help teach different color words. 
• Go on a REAL color hunt in your home, or on the way to school! 
• Talk about colors during your everyday experiences, like getting dressed, on the way to school, and in the supermarket. 
   

Tech Tips for Young Children: 

• Co-view media together: talk with your child, watch, listen and play along. 
• Choose media that matches your child’s interests, and is age appropriate. 
• Create a screen free zone in the bedroom to ensure healthy sleep habits.  
• Be a role model by limiting your own media usage, your child will follow your lead! 
• Set rules for screen time together as a family. Use our Family Media Plan! 

For more tips on managing screen/tech time with your little ones, check out our post: Balancing Your Family's Screen Time in Difficult Times