The Color Wheel: A Spring Art Lesson (based on Mouse Paint by Ellen Walsh)

Color wheel spring art lesson for Kindergarten, based on the book Mouse Paint
Mouse Paint by Ellen Walsh Color Wheel Art Lesson
This week we did a spring art lesson which incorporated the color wheel.
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art
The mice are too cute!

First we read Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh.
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art
The book is about white mice who get into the paint, and discover color mixing.
Students didn't make the mice version of the color wheel- they made spring flowers!
Our art lesson began with the students cutting 6 pre-drawn petals from white paper.
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art
They then spread the petals out in front of them.
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art
First they had to paint one petal each using the primary colors: red, yellow, blue.
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art

Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art

Then it was time to mix colors to create the secondary colors: orange, green, purple.
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art

Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art

Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art
As their petals dried, they headed to another table to work on the background paper.
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art
Using plastic forks and green paint, students made grass along the bottom of their page.
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art
Then a stem was glued on.
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art
And finally, the dried petals were added on, in the color wheel order.
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art
They turned out great, and add cheerful spring color to the room!
Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art

Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art

7 comments

  1. The flowers look super cute!! But their desks....!! lol :)
    ❤Teri
    A Cupcake for the Teacher

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  2. Teri- This is in the art room, where there are full-sized tables covered with tablecloths. I'd never paint in my classroom :)

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  3. I'm your newest follower--- how have I not found you before today?!

    I'm off to pin this lesson!
    ReadWriteSing

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  4. Great idea I love that they did the primary colours first and them made the secondary colours. What fun!!! Thanks for sharing, I have added it to my ideas.

    Liz :)

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  5. I heart your ideas for colors! Thank you for sharing! P.S. I am a fellow blogger and I just became your newest follower!

    Sylvia

    I Heart My Kinder Kids

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  6. How long did it take your class to do this project?

    Dawn

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    1. Hi Dawn, It just took one class period (about 40 minutes).

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