Color mixing art lesson

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…

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Katy on Instagram: “🌈PAPER TOWEL COLOR MIXING🌈 . . Have you ever read “Mixed- A Colorful Story” ? It’s an AMAZING picture book about celebrating differences,…”

Michelle’s Innovative Ideas on Instagram: "Colour Mixing Art 🤩Sunset over the mountains. 👉Swipe to see the lesson progression. Remember to like this post and save it for an art lesson this year. ❤️ My 2nd class did an amazing job with these! They really enjoyed creating them. This art took two lessons 😁 ✏️ Day 1: ☀️Step 1: Teacher modelling. I modelled how to draw the artwork. I started with a circle for the sun, added a wavy line for grass and then drew some triangles for mountains. I…

We strive to have every Art class be as fun and exciting as possible.. however, there are certain projects that just make me step back and remember how awesome of a job I truly have. This is one of those projects. One of the biggest lessons I have learned through teaching is that sometimes I need to step back and let the kids' creativity take over. They always amaze me with the incredible things they come up with! This project took two days to complete. Day 1 First, we read the book "Little…

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

First graders learned all about color mixing when we created these little birdies. We started by talking about primary and secondary colors. Students used only primary colored paints of red, yellow...

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…