- STEP 1: Have students divide their papers into 30 rectangles by drawing a graph of 5 vertical lines and 6 horizontal lines.
- STEP 2: Now have students spend spend 3 minutes (on the timer) trying to fill in as many rectangles as possible with different colors using colored pencils.
- STEP 3: Try having students mix colors to create secondary and tertiary colors.
- STEP 4: Then have students create different values of each color by pressing harder or softer on the pencil tip.
LESSON IDEA:
This strategy looks at creating colors through a quick timed activity. This would be a great warm-up before students dive into a lesson focusing on color in art.
EXTENSION:
For language arts, follow this same strategy but fill each rectangle with words that describe each color or value. This is an excellent way to expand vocabulary.
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