Objective
By the end of this lesson, you will learn how to mix primary colors to create secondary colors and understand how these colors combine to form a rainbow.
Materials and Prep
- Red, blue, and yellow watercolor paints
- Paintbrush
- Watercolor paper
- Water cup
- Paper towels for cleanup
- Prepare a clean workspace
Activities
-
Mixing Primary Colors:
Start by painting three separate circles on the watercolor paper using red, blue, and yellow paints. Then, experiment with mixing these primary colors to create secondary colors like green, purple, and orange.
-
Creating a Rainbow:
After mastering the secondary colors, try blending them together to create a beautiful rainbow on the paper. Remember the order of colors in a rainbow - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet!
Talking Points
- "Primary colors are the building blocks of all other colors. They cannot be created by mixing other colors."
- "Secondary colors are formed by mixing two primary colors together. For example, red + blue = purple."
- "The colors of the rainbow are a result of sunlight being broken into its component colors by raindrops in the sky."
- "When you mix all the colors of the rainbow together, you get white light."