Color Wheel Teacher Resources

In this color memory game, students follow a set of instructions to play a game with the objective of learning colors and color words. Worksheet included game pieces to cut out.

In this online shape activity learning exercise, students color the shapes online and print out the copy. Students may use the shapes for writing poems, word lists, reports, vocabulary words, and other activities.

Students discover new art techniques by examining the work of Paul Gauguin and his use of opposite colors.  In this art analysis instructional activity, students investigate the different perspectives and colors used in classic post...

In this lesson, you will study the construction of the traditional color wheel and recognize different color relationships based on it. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "The Color Wheel."

Instructions on how to make a color wheel that spins to produce white. With links to scientific, academic articles that explain what is happening.

Interactive resource explains primary, secondary, tertiary, and complementary colors, the symbolic content of color, and the relationship between color and mood.

You'll find a wealth of resources at this site dedicated to color! Easy-to-read discussions can be found on topics ranging from the science of light to complementary colors and the color wheel. All special terms are highlighted and...

This site was created by an art teacher and has several fun lesson plans that could be adapted to different grade levels. The activities are about color wheels, color theory, tints and shades, and several other subjects.

A quick review of the color wheel and some tips on how to mix colors with paint.

As an overview of color theory, this site covers topics such as communicating color, color application, color basics, color wheel, and more. A color basics tutorial is also provided.

An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is from the artist's encyclopedia entry for color and includes information on the color wheel, value, mood, natural...

An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on the color wheel and it studies both primary and secondary colors using Grace Hartigan's "Billboard." The...

A brief informative site on optical illusions. Includes some beautiful examples of optical illusions such as spinning disks, color wheels, and Moire Pattern Generators.

A review of terms associated with the study of color as an element of art: spectrum, hue, color wheel, primary colors, secondary colors, tertiary colors, complementary colors, and analogous colors.

After providing an overview of color theory and the color wheel, this site focuses on complementary colors and perceptual opposites. Various examples of complementary colors are also provided.

Introducing basic color theory, this award-winning video prseents a fun story about the color red finding "love" across the color wheel.

A quick review of the color wheel and some tips on how to mix colors with paint.

Two different hands-on activities that explore white light and the colors that make it up. In one activity students will create white light by using a color wheel. In the other activity students discover the colors that make white light...

Manipulate the primary color circles of light to see how overlapping the circles affect the colors. An explanation is included.

In this science fair project, paint color pie slices onto a wheel and spin the wheel on an electric drill. See how colors add together to make new colors. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an...

Contains information on value, contrast, gradation, and the values of hues of colors. Has great color charts and links to related sites.

Golden Artist Colors presents a guide to mixing acrylic paint. An explanation of color theory and mixing color with paint is included on this site. There are also color charts and exercises that can be done with paint that explore how...

Complete site on using color in art. Includes the history of color, psychology of color, color perspective, and how color changes depending on the medium used. Includes activities to help understand how to use color in your art.

Six activities sure to engage students of any age! Interactive games and puzzles let you play with color and create your own unique designs!