Students will learn about color mixing as they create “blotter bugs”.
What You Need:
- Tempera Paint (Red, Yellow, Blue)
- Paintbrushes, water containers, paper plates and messy mats
- 5″ x 5″ sheets of heavy drawing paper/Sulphite paper (3 per student)
- 12″x 18″ sheets of construction paper for the book page
- Blotter Bugs handout
- Scissors
- Glue
- Black Markers
- Crayons
- *Paper sizes are just guidelines.
What You Do:
Review the primary colors (red, yellow and blue).
Talk about how by mixing two primary colors together, students can create
a new color (a secondary color).
Squeeze a small drop of tempera paint (in each of the primary colors) onto a paper plate. Each student or group of students should receive a plate with paint…
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Related Lessons and Resources:
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