Naranja, Morado, Blanco, Negro
Orange, Purple, White, Black
📐 Standards alignment
ACTFL World-Readiness: Communication (interpersonal, interpretive, presentational) · Cultures (bright textiles and painted houses across Latin America) · Comparisons (Spanish vs. English)
Can-Do targets (NCSSFL-ACTFL, Novice Low):
- I can name eight colors in Spanish.
- I can ask a friend what color something is.
- I can describe objects around me by color.
Learning objectives
- Recognize and repeat four more color words
- Ask AND answer ¿De qué color es?
- Name the colors of familiar objects without prompting
Materials
Colored objects in orange, purple, white, and black. Optional: paints or crayons for the mixing demo.
Prior knowledge
Lesson 1 colors: rojo, azul, amarillo, verde.
Key vocabulary
naranja · morado · blanco · negro
Quick color review
Hold up yesterday’s four colors one at a time — can your child name them all? Big cheer for each one. Now: four brand-new colors.
Meet four new words
Tap each card to flip it and hear how it sounds. Look at the picture, say the Spanish word out loud, then check the back for the English meaning.
Say it three times
Go back through the cards above. For each word: the grown-up (or the 🔊 listen button) says it once, then your child repeats it three times, nice and loud. Silly voices are encouraged!
Ask me anything (about colors)
Now your child asks the question: ¿De qué color es? while pointing at objects — you answer in Spanish, sometimes wrongly on purpose. Kindergarteners LIVE to catch a grown-up saying the sky is naranja.
Memory game: ¡Encuentra el par!
Find the matching pairs — each Spanish word has its picture hiding somewhere in the grid.
Find the matching pairs!
Escucha y elige — Listen and choose
Press each play button and choose what you heard.
1. Press play. What did you hear?
2. Press play. What did you hear?
3. Press play. What did you hear?
Color corners
Assign each corner of the room a color (tape a colored paper there). Call a color in Spanish; everyone walks — like a very polite stampede — to that corner. Last round: call two colors fast!
One more flip-through
Scroll back up to the flashcards and let your child flip through them on their own, saying each word before checking the back. No help this time — just see what they remember!
Show what you know
1. How do you say “purple” in Spanish?
2. “Blanco” means…
¡Muy bien!
Your child now has all eight core colors: rojo, azul, amarillo, verde, naranja, morado, blanco, and negro — and can ask ¿De qué color es? all by themselves.
Take it home
My colorful room
Draw your bedroom using at least five of the eight colors you know. Label each color in Spanish — copy the words from the flashcards if you need to.
Name: Date:
Mix it up
With paints or crayons: what do rojo and amarillo make together? Mix and label your discovery in Spanish.
Note for teachers & parents
Pacing: the review warm-up matters more than speed — if the Lesson 1 colors are shaky, spend a whole session replaying Lesson 1 first. The spiral only works when each loop holds.
Watch for: naranja vs. morado mix-ups are common because both are “new fruit-ish words.” Anchor them: naranja is literally the word for orange (the fruit).