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Pre-K - 3rd
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Duration
30 mins
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Paint Palette Mixing

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New math? Sure. Squirt, mix, and match. They may make a mess, but kids are sure to enjoy squirting primary colors on their pallette, following the visual formula indicated, and presenting their solutions to these color problems.

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Concepts

primary colors

Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have kids experiment with their own mixes and use the equation format to represent their solution
  • Laminate the pallettes so they can be reused

Pros

  • The exercise provides kids with an opportunity to practice following visual directions as well as to freely experiment with color
  • The lesson plan for the activity is attached

Cons

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