Lesson Plan
Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Mondrian Style Painting (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At this site students are encouraged to create a Mondrian style painting which will consist of geometric shapes and primary colors.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Replicating Colors: Using Tints, Shades and Primary Colors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students are asked to mix paints that match a muted color they choose, in order to create a formula for the color. Other students then try to recreate their color.
Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Paint Splat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Young players will enjoy this cleverly animated color-mixing game that guides them through the process of mixing and matching colors. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English...
Handout
Other

Golden Artist Colors: Color Mixing Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Unit Plan
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Temperature and Absolute Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough, multipage discussion of color and color television sets that explains how an image is formed on the television using red, green, and blue light. Understandable discussion, excellent graphics, and many interactive Java applets.
Lesson Plan
Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Henri Rousseau Fantasy Jungle (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
KinderArt provides a site with information on how to teach learners art techniques. Students learn to recognize and identify foreground, midground and background. They also create a stylized drawing using simple shapes as well as...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Color Theory

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to the concept of primary, secondary and tertiary colors. The lesson concludes with an activity in which students create their own color wheel from mixing colors and...