Caterpillar Colors

What you need

• Printouttemplate on A4
• Buttonsor pom-poms, caps
• Crayonsor colored pencils

How to play

1. 1Show a colored caterpillar for 5 seconds, then cover it.
2. 2Your child rebuilds the colors on the empty caterpillar with buttons, caps or crayons.
3. 3Always start at the head.
4. 4Compare together and celebrate every correct segment.

Make it harder

• ★Remember two caterpillars in a row.
• ★Say the colors backwards.
• ★Give each color a movement, for example pink means clap and green means stomp, then play the caterpillar as a movement sequence.

What your child practices

• Sequence memory
• Calm play
• Fine motor skills

Printable templates

Sheet 1 of 3Caterpillar 1: pink, green, orange, blue. The first pattern to remember.Sheet 2 of 3Caterpillar 2: blue, pink, green, orange. Same colors, different order.Sheet 3 of 3Empty caterpillar. This is where your child rebuilds the pattern.

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