Car Color Count

About 30 minutes, indoors, for ages 4 and under.

Where it works

Works in any indoor space

Who it's for

ages 4 and under

Try this adventure now:

  • a red car
  • a blue car
  • a white car
  • a black car

Today's Challenge

  1. 1.Which color did we see the most?
  2. 2.Did we see a new color today?
  3. 3.What was your favorite?

Quick Start: What you need

  • 1pencil

The Goal

Everyone claims a car color, then races the clock to spot the most.

How to start

  1. 1

    Gather what you need: pencil. Nothing else required.

  2. 2

    Head indoors and see how many you can find: a red car, a blue car, a white car, a black car.

  3. 3

    Talk about what you are seeing. Start with "Which color did we see the most?"

  4. 4

    Print the worksheet to check things off as you find them, and keep it afterwards.

Tally Your Colors

Draw a box for each color, then add a mark inside it every time you spot one.

White, black, and gray are the most common car colors in most countries.

If you want to push it further

  • Claim a color nobody else has taken, one color per person
  • Set a timer before you start so everyone stops counting together

Print it and go

The worksheet has the checklist, the prompts, and a space to draw in. One page, ready for a bag or a glovebox.

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