Our Colorful Neighborhood
by Shelley Schoby, K-2 Art Specialist
In art this week, primary and secondary colors were introduced to students. This is the beginning of our color exploration unit. On the overhead projector students watched as secondary colors magically were made by mixing primary colored water together. Colored water trays were placed in their correct location on the color wheel. Students then used their arms to form a triangle. All practiced reciting primary colors as they touched the corners of their triangle. Then hands were turned upside down so that the tip of the triangle was pointing downward. Students recited the secondary colors touching their hands and elbows. The artist Jane Wooster Scott was introduced along with her painting Good Neighbors. Students identified colors and shapes in the painting. Then students noticed people working together to build a barn. The people were being good neighbors. The primary colors on the color wheel act like good neighbors when they work together to make secondary colors. Finally, at their table students created a good neighborhood color wheel.
