Summary
Introduces primary colors and how mixing them makes secondary colors. A hands-on gateway to color and art-making.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
Red, yellow, and blue are primary colors — you can't mix them from others. Combining two primaries makes a secondary color, like blue + yellow = green.
- What are the three primary colors?
- What color do you get when you mix red and yellow?
- Why are they called 'primary' colors?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: primary color, secondary color, mix, shade.
Try it: Predict what red + blue makes. Mix them (paint or crayons) and check your guess.