In this quick 1 (40 min.) art class, first graders learned that the primary colors on the color wheel are red, yellow and blue. They also learned that these 3 colors cannot be created and that they already exist, but if they are mixed in a certain way, they create the secondary colors (purple, green and orange)!
After demonstrating under the document camera on how to mix the primary colors, students each mixed on their own practice sheets that I created and photo copied on cardstock.
They used red, yellow and blue tempera cake paints to mix within the circle on their worksheets. They loved seeing the colors appear like magic! And seeing their water cups change colors as well as they rinsed their brushes!
After creating the secondary colors, students watched a couple of fun, short videos about the primary and secondary colors as seen below! They loved them and I think the jingle helps people remember better!