Color mixing art lesson

Art activity lesson to practice color mixing and the color wheel in Kindergarten.

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So I've been dreading posting this week's kindergarten lesson because I've literally changed it up every single rotation (still trying to get it so that I'm 100% happy with it -- hahaha like that will EVER happen). We start off by reading the book "Mouse Paint" by Ellen Stoll Walsh and then transition to looking at a PowerPoint on the projector which reiterates the ideas of primary colors mixing to create secondary colors. Then we look at artwork by a variety of artists and talk about their…

This fun color mixing art activity is perfect for kids in grades 2 and up. Originally, I created this project to celebrate our “100th Day of School“, but kids will enjoy doing this anytime! Your students will gain valuable color mixing experience while creating a frame-worthy piece of art. The example above was created by […] Related posts: How to Mix More Interesting Greens Kandinsky for Kinders Create Your Own Color Wheel

I am linking up with Fourth Grade Frolics for Monday Made It. This year I am going with a bird theme in my room. It just kind of happened. I already had a great picture I bought last year at my school's art auction. Then I happened upon these, and that's all she wrote! I have a small space above some of my cabinets in my room. Over the years I have tried to put decorative items on the soffit, but to no avail. It was just too small of a distance from cabinet to ceiling and nothing looked…

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this lesson! It's colorful, fun, and full of cheer! :) To begin, start by reviewing color mixing with your students. If you're teaching upper elementary they probably already know that a primary color + a primary color = a secondary color.. but do they know that a primary color + a secondary color = a tertiary (or intermediate) color? This lesson is GREAT for teaching about those tertiary colors! After reviewing, give students a sheet of heavy drawing paper and have them…

Did you know colors and color mixing are a science? Try this color mixing art project and learn a little science in the process!

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During every kindergarten class today we heard repeated choruses of "Ooooo" and "Ahhhh" as students dropped primary colored liquid watercolors on wet board and watched it move together creating new colors. We started the lesson with a quick talk about primary colors and a really short video ( a minute and a half) from Sesame Street on Primary Colors. My inspiration for this lesson was a first grade project I saw on Pinterest here that focused on Mondrian. I changed the focus but went for a…