Bring a burst of sunshine into your classroom or therapy sessions with this Yellow Objects I Spy Board Game!
This cheerful color recognition game makes learning fun while helping kids strengthen vocabulary, articulation, visual discrimination, and fine motor skills through hands-on play.
Children will giggle, focus, and learn as they race to find bright yellow objects like bananas, suns, and rubber ducks. It’s an easy-prep, reusable activity that’s perfect for preschool, kindergarten, ELL students, speech therapy, OT sessions, or even a rainy-day indoor recess.
From circle time to small group learning, this I Spy game helps kids practice color identification and visual scanning while staying fully engaged.
If you’re teaching the color of the week or just want to add some cheerful energy to your literacy or sensory centers, this yellow theme will brighten every corner of your classroom!
What’s Included in the Yellow Objects I Spy Game
10 colorful game boards filled with bright yellow objects that capture kids’ attention. Bananas, stars, buses, and lemons make it easy to reinforce color recognition and object identification while supporting early learners and students who need extra visual practice.
40 matching I Spy image cards to flip, compare, and find. Kids strengthen vocabulary, articulation, and visual discrimination while racing to spot the same yellow picture on their game board.
20 printable star tokens to keep score or motivate students. Swap them out for mini erasers or counting bears to turn this into a fine motor or sensory activity that doubles as a reward system.
Teacher-friendly instructions that make setup quick and stress-free. Just print, laminate, cut, and play. The step-by-step guide helps teachers, therapists, and substitutes use this I Spy game with confidence.
Skills Strengthened with the Yellow Objects I Spy Game
Language and Vocabulary Development
Build vocabulary through repeated exposure to yellow-themed words and real-world objects.
Target articulation goals by encouraging students to say each word aloud while playing.
Support ELL and ESL learners by connecting spoken English words with clear, colorful visuals that help build comprehension.
Cognitive and Visual Perception Skills
Strengthen visual discrimination as children search for small details among busy game boards.
Improve focus and attention with high-interest images that make learning exciting.
Encourage problem-solving as students strategize how to find each match faster.
Social-Emotional and Fine Motor Skills
Promote turn-taking and cooperation during small group or partner play.
Strengthen fine motor control as children place tokens or mini erasers on their matches.
Build confidence and positive peer interaction as kids enjoy a game where everyone can succeed.
How to Play
Choose one Yellow Objects I Spy board and place it in the center of the group.
Deal the image cards face-down or let students draw from a shared stack.
Players flip one card at a time and race to find the matching yellow object on their board.
The first player to point to or touch the correct picture earns a token.
Keep playing until all the cards are used. The player with the most tokens wins!
For independent play, give one student a game board and the full set of cards. They flip through each card on their own, covering matches with tokens or mini erasers.
This option is ideal for quiet centers, early finishers, or independent ELL practice that still feels playful.
Bonus Play Ideas
Independent I Spy: A student flips through the cards and covers matches alone for extra practice with color recognition and focus.
Parallel Play: Two students each have their own board and deck, playing side-by-side at their own pace. This variation supports learners who thrive in calm, non-competitive environments.
Sensory Twist: Use textured manipulatives such as pom-poms or fuzzy balls as tokens for an added tactile sensory experience during play.
Perfect For
Color of the week lessons that focus on yellow
Speech therapy articulation practice that builds confidence while keeping kids engaged
ELL and ESL vocabulary activities that connect visuals to real-world words
Occupational therapy sessions that build hand-eye coordination and attention skills
Sub plans that require no prep and keep students happily occupied
Indoor recess or rainy-day centers that encourage cooperation, laughter, and movement
Homeschool learning that blends color recognition, sensory play, and vocabulary in one cheerful activity
Standards Alignment
✔ Texas Pre-K Guidelines: Builds communication, vocabulary, and cooperation through engaging color and vocabulary games.
✔ Virginia ELDS: Strengthens attention, cooperative play, and early literacy development through interactive visuals.
✔ Common Core ELA Standards:
SL.K.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with peers and adults.
L.K.6: Use new vocabulary through guided play and color-based games.
RF.K.4: Connect spoken words to visuals to strengthen reading comprehension.
Why Teachers and Parents Love This Game
Quick to prep and endlessly reusable
Perfect balance of academic skill-building and playful engagement
Easily adaptable for different learning levels and classroom needs
Ideal for speech therapists, occupational therapists, and early childhood educators who want meaningful, hands-on learning activities
Check out what other educators are saying:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Christine H. wrote: “I used this as a vocabulary game with my RTI group. It was great to have new types of words… and a good tool to see which students could grasp words and images quickly.”
Add a burst of joy and learning to your day with the Yellow Objects I Spy Board Game!
Your students will love the thrill of searching for cheerful yellow pictures, and you’ll love how it helps them build essential early learning, speech, and social skills through meaningful play.
📥 Download Info:
This is a digital download: no physical items will be shipped.
I asked for it and received it better than imagined! Loved the boards and the size of the cards to show a small group! Such great graphics and detail, perfect for recycling study!
I love the "Flip" activities. They're always colorful and engaging. These activities reinforce childrens use of language, labeling, identifying of vocabulary associated with specific themes. My students in the past have loved the Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall flip, so when I wanted to update my beginning of the school year activities I happened to find the September themed one and knew I had to purchase it. I laminate my mats and have the kids cover the images with colored small or large game chips, vase jewels or playdough. If the images on the mats are too busyi make sure to uave extra copies for the kids to engage in matching the images. The kids love it!
I am greatly appreciative of this content. I have developmentally delayed preschool baby 3-5 year olds and this really is helping them a lot. I wish I had pictures, but I don't yet.