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Rainbow Colors · Primary and Secondary Colors Mixing Activity · Visual Arts Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities

Materials:

• printer
• white paper
• sheet protector for worksheet
• washable primary colors paints or finger-paints
• brushes
• Optional: Q-Tips
• water to clean brushes
• damp cloth to clean fingers

Purpose: Demonstrate to children how the primary colors: red, blue and yellow mix and form the secondary colors: orange, green and purple. This activity will help children mix colors but also match the color words.

It is a wonderful experience for children to see and experience how colors mix and form other colors.

Instructions:

• Print templates for poster and color mixing worksheet.
• Insert color mixing worksheet in sheet protector
• First, discuss the poster: name the colors, how these mix and the resulting color.
• Place paint cups to be used for each row in the poster in sequence, only two cups at a time
  • start with red + yellow, as shown in the poster
  • have children fill the rainbow arches with those two colors,
  • mix a little red & yellow in the third arch until orange appears,
  • remove the red paint and place blue next to the yellow
  • follow the sequence on the poster always removing the color that
    won't be used for the next mixing to avoid confusion.
  • when all three rows are finished, take a snapshot of the finished worksheet
  • If time allows, wipe the page and do the process a second time

Templates:

Rainbow color mixing poster

Rainbow color mixing worksheet

Resources:

• Color Recognition Skills - Color the Rainbow Flash cards and companion worksheets - Ages 2+