Students mix colors to make new colors. In this color mixing lesson plan, students listen to Leo Lionni's Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune, before retelling the beginning, middle, and end of the story. They watch as the teacher mixes food...

Students identify secondary colors. In this visual arts lesson plan, students predict what color will be made when two colors are mixed. Students create their own painting using secondary colors and write about their painting in...

Hand out this nifty resource to make your next lesson on the color wheel a snap. It is a picture of the color wheel alongside a description of primary, secondary, and mixing colors. Great for artists of any age.

First graders practice identifying primary and secondary colors by mixing paint.  In this colors lesson, 1st graders utilize primary colored paint to mix and experiment with in order to create secondary colors.  Students paint...

Colors, primary colors, secondary colors, neutral colors, mixing colors, the color wheel. As a reading comprehension exercise, kids read a short passage about colors and then answer a series of questions based on the article.

In this early childhood mixing colors worksheet, students trace the words red, blue, and yellow. They also color blanks palettes with the appropriate colors as they identify primary colors a mix them to create green, orange, and purple.

Do your pupils know all the colors of autumn leaves? This packet of autumn-themed materials will help your kids fall right into knowledge of colors. Pupils practice making patterns, identifying and writing color words, coloring and...

Students experiment with color mixing and differentiate between primary and secondary colors. They use their observational skills in visual experiments with complementary colors to gain an understanding of the interrelationships of art,...

Students create their own color wheel by mixing colors of Playdoh. Each child names the primary and secondary colors.

Colors are the focus of this color wheel worksheet. Learners experiment with colors by viewing a color wheel, then filling in the primary colors which are missing on another wheel. Students also decide which colors are made when two...

Find the matching color in a memory game. Cut out the cards with color words, turn them upside down, and try to remember which two cards match.

In this art instructional activity, students read a 1 page article on the history or art, prepare their background to making a collage, gather basic shapes, create their collage and then add in the finishing touches to them.

Students research visual arts by creating an art project for their homes. In this art analysis instructional activity, students identify the work of Keith Haring by researching the Internet and examining images. Students utilize tempera...

This art lesson also incorporates a study Mexican and South American cultures and art. Students then create Nichos, which are small, decorated boxes commonly found in homes and public places, or displayed on walls or pedestals.

Middle schoolers evaluate visual arts by creating furniture designs. In this three dimensional art lesson, students utilize the web to examine different artist renderings of furniture, sculpture and architecture. Middle schoolers utilize...

Learners practice the art of storytelling using realistic art. They pick one illustration of a character in the book and create a story about the possible life he lived. The important details that are needed is the name, occupation,...

In this colors learning exercise, students fill in a chart, predicting what color they will get when mixing 2 given colors in 3 different mediums: paints, crayons and pastels.

The illustrations of Ezra Jack Keats in The Snowy Day inspire young artists to examine shapes in illustrations and to use these shapes to create their own watercolor resist painting.

Explore the human body through hands-on activities. Young learners will trace their bodies and place cut out body organs in the proper place, print patterns using cut fruit, sing songs about good nutrition, and use their five senses...

After being read a story, the students attempt to identify one individual difference, and one thing about themselves that is similar to other students in the class and one thing that makes them special. For the art lesson, students...

Young readers examine the details in an 1821 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting two sisters who are exiled princesses. They read a tale about the Brothers Grimm, who were writing fairy tales during the same time period that these...

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.

Students explore the process of bookmaking that has its origins from many different international cultures. The multicultural symbolism represented by the medium is utilized by students to expres their identity.

In this color theory learning exercise, learners draw a large circle on a piece of paper and make six shapes evenly spaced around the circle. Students color the wheel according to the directions. This learning exercise is geared toward...