Lesson Plan Template with Explanations

By Name: Becca Eccleston Date: 10/26/16

Lesson Title: Color Mixing Fun

Topic/Concept: Painting
Grade Level: Kinder
Content Area(s): Art
Estimated Time: 10 minutes

Focus/Purpose: The students will learn the correct name of colors to complete a project.
The students will be mixing and creating colors to complete a work of art.

VA.10.CO1.K.1 Use personal experiences and choices in making artworks.

Standards:
VA.2.CR2.K.1 Through experimentation, build skills in various media and
approaches to art-making.

For example:
Objectives: 1) Students will compare and contrast colors by selecting two
different primary color paints.
2) Students will identify similarities and differences between
colors by creating a color wheel.
3) Students will share final projects by engaging in partner
discussions or circle time.

Objectives (a.k.a. These learning goals mirror the objectives above and are intended to
Learning Goals) be shared with your students (often times they are posted on the board
in Student- prior to a lesson). See example below.
Friendly Today you will:
Language: Learn/ identify names of primary colors.
Create a color wheel to show how two colors are the same and
different.
Share observations with your neighbor partners.

Language I can name primary colors. I can mix primary colors to make
Objective secondary colors.

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 Direct Instruction Project-Based Learning

Lesson Type: Cooperative Learning

(Circle those that
apply)

Instructional Students may think/pair/share what they believe the color mixing will turn
Strategies: out to be. Students can have a group discussion about what the names of
colors are and what they mixed colors are called.

Assessment: Instructors observation of students as they are adding colors to the

appropriate circles. Formative assessments will be made when the students
name all the colors after they are done mixing.

Paints, paper, pencils, color wheel print out or paper plates

Materials/
Resources:

Differentiation: Modifications = Students who are unable to mix colors may receive a
(Modifications/ plate with colors in correct places already and then have assistance
Adaptations) mixing with an adult.

Students can point to each circle and verbally say the colors.

Adaptations
Allow ELL students to say/write colors in their native language.
Show colors on cards for students.

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Procedure OPEN: (1 min)
Talk about my love of art/ painting and how relaxing it can be.
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BODY:
(4 min)
-Pass out plates and paints to all students.
-Direct students to draw 6 circles on paper plate.
-In every other circle add a primary color (red, blue, yellow)
-In the circles in between mix a little of each color to create secondary
colors (i.e red and blue=purple, blue and yellow=green)
(3 min)
-Used mixed colors to create a small finger painting
CLOSE: (2 min)
-Clean off hands
-Share color mixing wheels and finger painting creations with classmates.

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