Fourth graders explore color theory — the three primary colors that can’t be mixed, and the secondary colors (orange, green, purple) made by mixing them — discovering how the color wheel works.
Students will be able to…
How do artists make every color in the rainbow starting with just a few? The secret is color mixing! What are the primary colors, and what happens when you mix them?
Project this and tap two primary colors to mix them. Watch red, yellow, and blue combine into orange, green, and purple!
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
How do artists make every color from just a few? Let’s find out!
Students explore.
Students make art.
Students present.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Explore and invent art-making techniques (color mixing).
Collaborate and plan art using color.
Analyze how color is used in artwork.
Document and use color choices.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students paint their own color wheel by mixing the primary colors to create the secondary colors in between. A printable color-theory sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.