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Laundry colour call

Find the colour that belongs in the basket.

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Publisher

Philomathia · Little Neighbours

Title

Laundry colour call

Age and practice

24–35 months · colour words · following directions

Materials

Large clean cloths; Low basket

Choose a colour

Name one cloth colour.

Find it

Look for that cloth together.

Put it in

Help it into the low basket.

Stay safe

Use large cloths, away from faces. Do not lift heavy laundry.

Website

philomathia.ai

Background and adult guidance

24–35 months · About 5 minutes

An adult stays alongside, follows the person's lead and stops when they have had enough.

Get ready

Large clean cloths · Low basket

Put two clearly different colours near a stable basket.

Give it a go

Name one colour.
Find one cloth together.
Put it in the basket and choose another.

Try saying: Can you find blue?

Finish: Celebrate a basket with a few cloths in it.

Stay safe

An adult stays alongside. Use large fabrics only and keep them away from faces; do not lift heavy laundry.

Adapt it together

Make it simpler: Offer one item.

Take it further: Find, then place, two items.

Why this activity?

A chance to practise colour words, following directions. This invitation is an editorial adaptation of the guidance below. It is not a test or a promise about development.

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General guidance encourages responsive everyday conversation and shared books. The cards adapt those practices without promising an outcome.