Mixing Primary Colors

First graders discover the importance of primary colors by reading a book in class.  In this art lesson, 1st graders read the book Spicy Hot Colors, and discuss the three primary colors and the numerous combinations they can make....

Colors, primary colors, secondary colors, neutral colors, mixing colors, the color wheel. As a reading comprehension exercise, kids read a short passage about colors and then answer a series of questions based on the article.

Second graders investigate colors. In this visual arts lesson, 2nd graders study primary colors. Students learn to mix primary colors to create secondary colors.

A music video features two playful cats that explore the outside world to find colors. They showoff buckets of paint filled with primary colors and mix the paints together to create secondary colors.

Third graders identify secondary colors that are created by mixing primary color paint combinations, and make paintings of their own.

Are your teaching in a cold and snowy environment? If so, then try out this fun activity with your class. You mix a variety of colors in large jars to show learners the difference between primary and secondary colors, then let them mix...

Learners examine primary, secondary, warm, and cool colors. They define the various types of colors, view and discuss various works of art, and create a chart displaying the primary and secondary colors.

Learners investigate primary and secondary colors. In this art instructional activity, students mix primary paint colors to develop secondary colors. Learners identify each color they created.

First graders create new colors.  In this primary colors lesson, 1st graders brainstorm all the colors they know and use the primary colors to make different colors.  Students keep a record sheet of how each color is mixed together and...

Students mix primary colors to make secondary colors. They write a description of the process. They look at images to identify primary and secondary colors before making personal color wheels.