Letter to Fellow Teachers,

This lesson has been made for students in Pre-K and Kindergarten. With
the fun and helpful videos are in this slideshow to teach the differences
between primary and secondary colors, along with which primary colors create
certain secondary colors. I chose to do this lesson because it is similar to a
lesson I created in my field work at my preschool, and I believe that it is a
simple and fun activity that the kids will absolutely love. My classroom used
this lesson for Easter egg painting, but this lesson can be used at any point in
the year because it is a lesson that can be applied to anything at anytime. I
hope you and your students enjoy the lesson!

Ms. Theresa Kelly

MIXING
COLORS
By Theresa Kelly
ENGAGE

WATCH
the following video and learn
about

PRIMARY COLORS
EXPLORE

LISTEN to or READ
the story
“MOUSE PAINT”
EXPLORE

VIEW the picture of

PRIMARY and SECONDARY colors
 APPLY Which PRIMARY colors mix into
these
SECONDARY colors?

P C
R O
I L
M O
A R
R S
Y
SHARE

Draw a picture using

ALL 3 PRIMARY Take a picture of your
COLORS drawing and display it here!
as well as the
3 SECONDARY COLORS
they make
EXPLAIN: HOW TO TAKE A PICTURE

1. Draw your picture on a piece

of paper
2. Press “Insert”, scroll down to
“Image” and click “Camera”
3. Allow Google to access your
camera
EXPLAIN:
HOW TO TAKE
HOW TO
A PICTURE
TAKE A PICTURE

4. Once the camera is on and

your picture is in the center
of the view, press the yellow
camera to snap the picture
5. Press “Insert” and place your
art in the frame!
REFLECT

Login to your FLIPGRID and create a

video about
PRIMARY and SECONDARY colors
What was the picture you drew?
What colors did you use?
Which ones were primary? Which were secondary?
What colors made the secondary colors you used?
EXTEND

Click HERE
to play an
interactive game on
MIXING COLORS
REFERENCES

Danno, S. (2012, September 09). Mouse Paint. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF_CAsEEF4I

Flipgrid. Ignite Classroom Discussion. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://flipgrid.com/

Mixing Colors. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.guruparents.com/mixing-colors/

Pacon Filler Paper, 8 x 10-1/2 Inches, 3 Hole Punched, White, 100 Sheets. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.schoolspecialty.com/pacon-filler-paper-white-1469321

Street, S. (2012, January 30). Sesame Street: OK Go - Three Primary Colors. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu44JRTIxSQ