Vocabulary 2: Colors and Shapes

 

Vocabulary 2: Colors and Shapes

Theme: Describing Things
Goal: Learn basic colors and common shapes.

 Vocabulary (English – Swedish)

Colors:

• red – röd
• blue – blå
• green – grön
• yellow – gul
• black – svart
• white – vit
• gray – grå
• brown – brun
• pink – rosa
• purple – lila

Shapes:
square – fyrkant
 rectangle – rektangel
circle – cirkel
triangle – triangel
oval – oval
star – stjärna
heart – hjärta
diamond – ruter
line – linje
shape – form

Suggested Activities: Practice at Home

1. Coloring Worksheets: "Color the cirkel blå"

Worksheet Example Instructions (in English & Swedish):

Color the cirkel blå (blue).
Color the fyrkant röd (square red).
Color the triangel gul (triangle yellow).

Color the hjärta rosa (heart pink).

 Students will receive a worksheet with black-and-white shapes labeled in Swedish. You say or write:
“Färglägg cirkeln blå.” (Color the circle blue.)
They color accordingly. It reinforces both color and shape vocabulary.

2. Shape Hunt in the Classroom/Home

Instructions:
Give learners a list of Swedish shape names and let them hunt around the room to find real objects matching each.

Example list:

cirkel (circle) – "Find something round!"
fyrkant (square) – "Can you find a square box?"
triangel (triangle) – "Spot something with three corners!"

rektangel (rectangle) – "Find a book!"

3. Color & Shape Flashcards Quiz

Materials Needed:

Flashcards with shapes in various colors.

Example flashcard: 🔵 with label "blå cirkel"

Game Instructions:

Show a flashcard (e.g., a yellow triangle).
Ask: “Vad är det här?” (What is this?)
Learner answers: “En gul triangel.” (A yellow triangle.)

You can vary by asking:“

Vilken färg har cirkeln?” (What color is the circle?)

“Vilken form är röd?” (Which shape is red?)