FORWARD PLANNING DOCUMENT

TERM/WEEKS:
3
EYLF
PRACTICES

Responsiveness
to children

PRINCIPLES

1/2-

Learning
through play

1. Secure, respectful &

reciprocal relationships
1.Children have a strong
sense of identity

OUTCOMES

YEAR LEVEL: PP

Intentional
teaching

Learning
environments

2. Partnerships
2.Children are connected
with and contribute to
their world

LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: Colour

Assessment for
learning

3. High expectations &

equity
3.Children have a strong
sense of wellbeing

Cultural
competence

Continuity of
Holistic approaches
learning &
transitions
4. Respect for diversity
5. Ongoing learning &
reflective practice
4.Children are confident
5.Children are effective
and involved learners
communicators

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy

Numeracy

ICT

Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and
Cultures

WEEK
/
LESS
ON

2/1

EYLF
Prin
O/C

2
3
5

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS

Prac

1
2
3
4
5
7

1
2
3
4
5

Explore and make

observations by using
the senses (ACSIS011)
Engage in discussions
about observations and
use methods such as
drawing to represent
ideas (ACSIS233)
Share observations and
ideas (ACSIS012)
Practice fundamental
movement skills and
movement sequences
using different body parts

Critical and creative

thinking

Ethical Behaviour

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

Personal and social

Competence

Intercultural
Understanding

Sustainability

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

Students observe
colour changes
when primary
colours are mixed
and develop an
understanding of
colour mixing.
Students engage in
discussion about
mixing paint and
the colour they
make.
Students engage in
song though
movement and

Anecdotal notes
of students who
are confident
with colour
mixing, and note
any students
who are not
contributing
when asked.
These student
will be provided
further
scaffolding of
the concept
Anecdotal

Introduction: Play the Sesame Street

Three Primary Colours video in order
to excite and motivate students. This
video is simplistic, repetitive and clear
and is a good introduction for students
who may struggle with identifying
primary colours as well as introducing
secondary colours by mixing primary
colours. Have a class discussion about
the song and its message about
primary colours, secondary colours and
colour mixing.
Activity 1: Use Interactive White board
to run program Online Colour Mixing
Palette For Painters

KEY
QUESTIONS

Can anyone
tell me what
primary
colours are?
Does anyone
know what
happens
when we mix
two primary
colours?
What colours
do you think
blue and
yellow make?

RESOURC
ES

Sesame
Street.
(2012).
OK go:
The three
primary
colours.
Retrieved
from
https://ww
w.youtube.
com/watch
?
v=yu44JR

and in response to
stimuli (ACPMP008)

musically learn
about colours and
colour mixing.

notes/checklist:
ask each
student and
group about
their coloursnote which
students are still
not able to
grasp primary
colours and
involve this in
future lesson
planning

(http://painting.about.com/library/blpaint
/blcolormixingpalette1.htm) and use key
questions whilst using primary colours
to mix secondary colours. Use key
questions to ensure students are
engaged. If students are confident
move to How to Blend Colours?
(http://trycolors.com) and start to talk
about colours using light and dark
shades (i.e. black and white).
Activity 2: Ensure students are
working in groups of 3. These groups
should all have a zip lock bag of each
of the following (un mixed- i.e. two
dollops of paint):
1 x blue + red
1 x blue + yellow
1 x yellow + red
Students will be instructed to keep the
zip lock bag closed and asked to each
mix one of the bags by squeezing and
rubbing the paint inside of the bags.
Students will then be instructed to use
paint brushes to paint an animal using
the colour they have mixed. During the
mixing and painting process, discussion
should be sparked about the colour
mixing and the secondary colours
which were made from the primary
colours in the zip lock bags.
Conclusion: Gather students on mat
and allow them to stand whilst playing
the Three Primary Colours song and
video again for reinforcement. Students
should be encouraged to dance along
to the actions of the video to assist
kinaesthetic learning.
Finally discuss what the primary colours
are, and what colours they make when
mixed together.

TIxSQ
What colour
do you think
blue and red
make?
What colour
do you think
yellow and
red could
make?
Who thinks
they have the
primary
colours to
make purple?
to make
orange?
to make
green?
Who
guessed that
their primary
paint colours
would make
the colour
that they
mixed?
What sort of
animal are
you painting?
Why?
Who can tell
me what the
three primary
colours are?
What colour
does red and
blue make?
What colour
does red and
yellow make?

Online
colour
mixing
palette for
painters.
(2015).
Retrieved
from
http://painti
ng.about.c
om/library/
blpaint/blc
olormixing
palette1.ht
m

Online
colour
mixing
tool.
(2013).
Retrieved
from
http://trycol
ors.com

What colour
does blue
and yellow
make?