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Critters & Complementary Colors Lesson PlanCritters & Complementary Colors Lesson Plan
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Critters & Complementary Colors

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Learners discover how specific colors compliment each other. Students use paints and pictures of animals to create a picture with analogous color harmony. They explain the characteristics of analogous colors.

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complementary colors, colors

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analogous color, complimentary colors, visual and performing arts

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