This month is all about exploring colors through intentional play, with a continued emphasis on sensory experiences, movement, and open-ended art invitations that feel natural, joyful, and developmentally meaningful for two-year-olds.
New here? This month’s plan is one piece of our homeschool preschool curriculum guide, which shows how each month’s themes fit into a full year of learning at home.
At this stage, children are beginning to notice patterns, compare colors, and make simple choices. You’ll learn how color understanding develops over time not through drills, flashcards, or correction, but through hands-on play, repeated exposure, language modeling, and real-life experiences. That mirrors what ZERO TO THREE shares about 24-to-36-month-olds, who make sense of new concepts by exploring them with their hands and senses again and again.
Inside this month’s masterclass, I guide you through 5 simple steps to teaching colors through play, with a focus on using everyday routines, outdoor exploration, and sensory setups that invite your toddler to participate, choose, and engage more intentionally.
Throughout January, you’ll find low-prep activities that encourage your child to experiment, mix, sort, compare, and talk about color in their own way, supporting early language development, cognitive growth, creativity, and confidence without pressure.
This month is not about memorizing colors.
It’s about noticing, exploring, and building meaning through play, while trusting your child’s learning process.
📥 Download the Printable JANUARY Curriculum
Make play easy this winter! Get your free guide with 10 simple activities, a weekly rhythm, and links to all the videos.
✨ Use it on your phone, tablet, or computer to access all clickable activities — or print it as a planning tool to stay organized and calm through the month.
🎓 Parent Masterclass: How To Teach Colors
Teaching colors is often one of the first learning goals families think about, but it works best when introduced through play and meaningful interaction.
In this masterclass, you’ll learn how to build on early color exposure by inviting your two-year-old to notice, compare, and make simple choices with color. We’ll explore how to move beyond naming colors toward using language, routines, art, outdoor moments, and sensory play to deepen understanding in a natural way.
You’ll also learn what color learning typically looks like at this age so you can recognize progress, respond with confidence, and support your child without pressure or correction.
Download the free companion guide:
🎵 Circle Time with Alexa: All About Colors
Join us for Circle Time, all about colors! In this video, we’ll explore the magic of colors through playful songs, questions, and movement that help toddlers notice, name, and celebrate the colors all around them. 🌈
✋ 10 Easy Activities to Explore This Month
These activities were designed to support your toddler’s growth simply.
✨ Our Simple Play Weekly Flow
A gentle rhythm that helps you make the most of the 10 monthly activities — no strict schedule, just a simple guide to keep play easy and consistent.
➡️ Monday: Sensory Play + Outdoor Walk
➡️ Wednesday: Art or Science Exploration + Storytime
➡️ Friday: Repeat a favorite or try a bonus activity
💡 Use this rhythm to bring calm, connection, and creativity into your week — not pressure. Repeating activities is encouraged! Toddlers learn best that way.
🗓️ January Weekly Activity Breakdown
💻 Click any activity below to access the instructional video, blog post, or printable.
Week 1
Exploring Color Through Observation
Week 2
Using Color in Everyday Routines
Week 3
Strengthening Hands & Sensory Exploration
- ✋Sensory Bin: Edible Waterbeads
- 🤏 Pre-Scissor Skills Challenge: Strengthening Little Hands Before Scissors
Week 4
Expressing Color Through Play & Stories
BONUS
These activities can be used anytime during the month or repeated when your child asks for them again.
🧠 New to this curriculum?
Each month gives you sensory activities, a parent masterclass, a circle-time video, and a gentle weekly rhythm — jump in anywhere.
If you’d like a quick orientation first, I made a 10-minute foundation guide on how kids learn and what to expect developmentally. 👉 Watch the foundation guide →