Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand the concept of colors and how they mix together to create new colors.

Materials and Prep

Materials needed: Red, blue, and yellow paint; paintbrushes; paper plates; paper or canvas for painting.

No preparation needed, just be ready to have some messy fun!

Activities

1. Color Mixing: Show the primary colors (red, blue, yellow) to the student and let them experiment with mixing them on paper to create secondary colors (orange, green, purple).

2. Finger Painting: Encourage the student to use their fingers to mix colors directly on the paper, creating unique patterns and designs.

3. Color Hunt: Go on a color hunt around the house or yard, finding objects that match the primary and secondary colors learned in the lesson.

Talking Points

• "Red, blue, and yellow are special colors called primary colors. They are like the building blocks of all other colors."
• "When we mix red and blue together, we get purple! It's like magic how colors can change."
• "Let's use our fingers to mix the colors. It's okay to get messy, that's part of the fun!"
• "Look around and find things that are red, blue, or yellow. Colors are everywhere around us!"