Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to identify primary and secondary colors using colored snakes and a color wheel.

Materials and Prep

• Colored snakes (red, blue, yellow, orange, green, purple)
• Color wheel image (can be drawn or printed)
• No prior knowledge needed, just come ready to have fun!

Activities

• Snake Sorting: Sort the colored snakes into two groups - primary colors and secondary colors. Primary colors are red, blue, and yellow. Secondary colors are orange, green, and purple.
• Color Wheel Fun: Use the color wheel image to match the colored snakes to their corresponding sections on the wheel. Discuss how primary colors combine to create secondary colors.
• Color Mixing: Experiment by overlapping the colored snakes to see how they blend and create new colors. For example, red and yellow overlap to make orange.

Talking Points

• "Primary colors are like the building blocks of all other colors. They cannot be made by mixing other colors together."
• "Secondary colors are created when you mix two primary colors together. For example, blue and yellow make green!"
• "The color wheel helps us see how colors are related and how they can be combined to create new colors."