Red Velvet Cupcakes

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:

VOCABULARY

• cocoa
• batter
• red
• velvet
• texture

MATH

• Red Grouping
• Sort red objects
• Count the items

SCIENCE

• Red Wave Bottle
• Pour water into an empty clear plastic bottle
• Add 1 part red food coloring
• Add 1 part cooking oil
• Tape the bottle closed
• Shake it and watch red separate from the oil

• Texture Box
• Provide a variety of textures in a box (include velvet)
• Have children use the sense of touch to identify its texture and conclude what it might be

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Have your child brainstorm red objects by filling in the blanks:
• RED as an _______
• RED as a _______
  
  
• RED as an APPLE
• RED as a FIRE TRUCK

• Make a red book
• Cut and paste pictures that represent the color red and label

• Going On A Red Hunt
• Find red objects in the room or on a walk

• Red Means Stop
• Show children a traffic light and stop sign
• Ask them where they would find these signs and what they mean

ART

• Make a red velvet collage

• Print with red paint or food coloring

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

• Play "Red Light, Green Light, One, Two, Three" using colored "lights"
• Create circle "lights" from red and green construction paper