When my kids were babies, we read books about colors. We talked about what colors they saw as we walked through the neighborhood. We pointed at colors in our home. Color is one of the earliest concepts we teach kids. So what better place to start teaching art than with color?
I like to display this poster as a visual reminder of the elements of art, and of course, color is listed first!
Let's start with a few lessons to get you started with primary and secondary colors!
OK Go has made a fun and catchy video that teaches the primary colors, and goes into the secondary colors that can be made from each: https://youtu.be/yu44JRTIxSQ
Deep Space Sparkle is my go-to website for art lessons. You can search the website by theme, grade level, or concept. Here are a few primary color lessons from that site:
As a rule, I don't like mice, but I love the book Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Here is an art project to go with it:
This art project from Art Projects for Kids turns out so cute!
Here's a hands-on activity to teach color mixing for preschoolers:
Last, but not least, is a simple primary color project inspired by Piet Mondrian. I cut the shapes out of red, yellow and blue paper. The kids then picked some shapes and glued them onto their paper. They finished the project off by painting black lines to separate the shapes.
Here's to adding a little color to a Rainy Day!
