Language through Colour
Language through Colour
Language through colour is a resource which uses a simple colour-coded system to help children to understand the meaning of words. This resource is widely used in many different lessons across our school and SRP.
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Question |
Type of information |
Example |
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Who? |
People (pink) |
Jane She My Mum |
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What? |
Objects/things (orange) |
The house The book The box |
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What like? |
Descriptions/adjectives (green) |
The man is old. The girl has blonde hair. He has blue trousers. |
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What is…. doing? |
Actions/verbs (yellow) |
I’m going to the shops. The boy kicked the girl. |
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Where? |
Places (blue) |
I went to the swimming pool. They are made in France. |
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When? |
Time (brown) |
Days, weeks, months, years, occasions |
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How? |
Style and method of action/adverbs (dotted yellow and grey) |
Suddenly, quickly As quiet as a mouse |
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Why? |
Reasons (purple) |
Because |
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What is not….? |
Negatives (red) |
Not No Cannot |