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The Color Wheel

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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.

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secondary colors, colors, the color wheel, primary colors, mixing colors

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color wheel, primary colors, mixing colors, secondary colors, visual and performing arts
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K - 8th
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English Language Arts
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