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Complementary Superheroes

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Students discover the color wheel. In this color lesson, students find the primary colors, secondary colors, and contrasting colors. They look through the designs of super hero logos and create their own using what they know about color. 

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complementary colors, colors, the color wheel, primary colors, secondary colors

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color wheel, complimentary colors, primary colors, visual and performing arts
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Grade
Pre-K - 1st
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
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