We spent three days for each class on a Primary Color. We had Yellow Day, Red Day, and Blue Day. We painted using each color, after brainstorming a list of things that were each color. The kids had a lot of fun and it helped with really getting them used to the procedure for painting.
Then we started talking about Secondary Colors and this is the part I really want to talk about today because the kids just had a blast! I wanted them to watch Secondary Color mixing happen and in several different ways, not just mixing paint or coloring them. So we did Secondary Color Handshakes and we did Secondary Color Cookies.
For the handshakes, each student got to put a Primary Color on their hand and then go find someone who's hand was a different color and shake hands so that the colors mixed together. We surprisingly had very little mess. They loved how it felt and how it looked.
For the cookies, each student got their own graham crackers and red, yellow, and blue frosting and we mixed our frostings on our cookies to make orange, green, and violet cookies. Not only did they look cool, but they tasted great. The hope is they will remember that lesson for awhile!
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