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Hi, I'm Paula.
My son Gabriel loves making pictures with lots of colors.
And every morning,
when he picks out his clothes, he talks about color.
But until I started using
the PEEP Family Science app,
I didn't know he could do science by exploring color.
Today, we're going to do things together,
to get Gabriel excited about the science of colors.
We're going to play and explore together,
ask questions, and talk about ideas.
Explore more.
At the end of the video,
I'll show you all the ways we did this.
Hey, Gabriel, what's your favorite color?
Orange...
...and red.
Cool!
What are some things that are those colors?
An apple?
PAULA: An apple.
What's orange?
GABRIEL: Um...
An orange?
PAULA (laughing): An orange.
Okay, do you want to see a video where Peep, Chirp, and Quack
play with paint?
Okay, let's watch it.
(Quack groaning)
(Quack screams)
I'm yellow!
(laughing)
What did he do?
(Gabriel laughs)
CHIRP: I'm sorry, Quack.
Jumped inside of the paint?
He jumped inside the paint!
So now, instead of being yellow, he's what color?
Red.
Oh, my goodness...
PAULA: Look at that.
Find me a color
that is the color of Peep, please.
What color's that?
Um... it's yellow.
Awesome!
Want to go find some things in your room that are this color?
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But it's not the same yellow.
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PAULA: Wow!
GABRIEL: They're yellows.
PAULA: They're the same? GABRIEL: Same.
PAULA: Are they a really bright yellow or a really dark yellow?
Really bright yellow.
I can see orange.
An orange, yeah.
And I can see an apple.
What color's that? GABRIEL: Red.
PAULA: Who are these guys?
GABRIEL: Peep, Chirp, and Quack.
PAULA: Oh...
And can you tell me what colors you decided to paint--
color these guys?
Um, yellow, red... and purple.
PAULA: So what colors do we have here?
GABRIEL: Um, yellow, red, and blue.
What do you say tomorrow we go outside
and we look for all these colors that we can find out there
in the world?
Sí.
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GABRIEL: Mommy, look, a fire hydrant.
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PAULA: There?
(gasps) What's that?
GABRIEL: Um, they're mixed-up colors.
PAULA: They're kind of mixed together and blend, huh?
GABRIEL: And... and that kind of turns orangey with the yellow.
Good job.
Now let's rewind so I can show you what I did
to get Gabriel excited about science.
Play and explore together.
My intention makes a big difference to Gabriel.
When Gabriel and I play together,
I noticed that Gabriel wants to play even longer.
It keeps him interested in what we're doing.
I'm there to help Gabriel, but I want him to decide
how we do a science activity.
Ask questions and talk about ideas.
The more Gabriel and I talk about what we're doing,
the more he learns about color.
After we took pictures of colors outside,
we talked about them.
When kids talk about what they did,
it helps them learn and remember.
Sometimes I stop talking and wait to hear
what Gabriel thinks.
I want to make sure I give him a chance to talk about his ideas.
Bright but with the-- with the sun not hitting it, it's dark,
but with the sun hitting it it's light.
PAULA: Explore more.
When we explore colors in different ways
or with different materials, indoors and outdoors,
Gabriel learns even more new things.
I asked Gabriel to draw pictures of Peep, Chirp, and Quack
and then color them.
Before bed we read a book together.
We explored more by going through the book
and talking about the colors.
We explored more at breakfast.
I had Gabriel point out different fruit colors.
Playing,
talking, and exploring together will make a big difference
in helping your child learn too.
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