Lines, Shapes, and Colors · Visual Arts

Primary Colors and Mixing

Students discover the three primary colors and experiment with mixing them to create new secondary colors.

Key Questions

  1. 1What happens to a color when it meets its neighbor in a painting?
  2. 2Why do artists choose specific colors to tell a story?
  3. 3How would the world look if we only had one color?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Creating VA.Cr1.2.KNCAS: Creating VA.Cr2.1.K
Grade: Kindergarten
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Lines, Shapes, and Colors
Period: Visual Arts

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