Lesson Plan for Year 4 - Art - Color Theory and Mixing

**Lesson Plan: Color Theory and Mixing for Year 4** **Subject:** Art **Grade:** Year 4 **Topic:** Color Theory and Mixing **Duration:** 1 hour --- ### **Objectives:** 1. **Understanding Primary Colors:** Students will identify the primary colors (red, blue, yellow). 2. **Creating Secondary Colors:** Students will mix primary colors to create secondary colors (purple, green, orange). 3. **Exploring Color Tints and Shades:** Students will learn how to create tints (by adding white) and shades (by adding black). 4. **Practical Application:** Students will apply the concepts to create a piece of art using their newly mixed colors. ### **Materials:** - Color wheel worksheets - Primary color paints (red, blue, yellow) - White and black paint for tints and shades - Paint palettes - Paint brushes - Water cups - Paper towels - Drawing paper or canvas - Aprons or old shirts to protect clothing ### **Introduction (10 minutes):** 1. **Welcome and Settle Down:** - Greet students and ensure they are seated with materials. - Brief discussion on what they know about colors. 2. **Introduce Color Theory:** - Explain primary colors and their importance. - Show a color wheel and explain how primary colors mix to form secondary colors. - Introduce tints and shades. ### **Demonstration (10 minutes):** 1. **Show Mixing Secondary Colors:** - Demonstrate mixing red and blue to make purple, blue and yellow to make green, and red and yellow to make orange. - Encourage students to observe the mixing process and ask questions. 2. **Introduce Tints and Shades:** - Demonstrate adding white to a color to create a tint. - Demonstrate adding black to a color to create a shade. - Highlight how slight changes in the amount of white or black alter the color. ### **Practical Activity (30 minutes):** 1. **Color Mixing Practice:** - Hand out color wheel worksheets. - Allow students to mix paints on their palettes and fill in their color wheels by creating secondary colors. 2. **Creating Tints and Shades:** - Ask students to experiment by turning their mixed secondary colors into tints and shades on a separate sheet. 3. **Art Creation:** - Provide students with drawing paper or canvases. - Instruct them to create an artwork incorporating the primary, secondary colors, as well as tints and shades they created. - Encourage creativity and offer guidance as needed. ### **Closing (10 minutes):** 1. **Clean-Up:** - Guide students to tidy up their workstations. - Ensure all brushes are cleaned and palettes are wiped down. 2. **Review and Reflect:** - Gather students for a brief review session. - Discuss what they learned about color mixing, tints, and shades. - Allow students to share their artwork and discuss the colors they used. 3. **Feedback and Assessment:** - Provide positive feedback and constructive comments on their art pieces. - Ask students to reflect on how mixing colors enriched their artwork. ### **Extension Activities:** - **Advanced Color Wheel:** Introduce tertiary colors and have students experiment with more complex color mixing. - **Home Assignment:** Ask students to observe and note the use of colors, tints, and shades in their environment at home and bring back observations or an inspiration drawing. ### **Assessment:** - **Observation:** Teacher observes student engagement and participation during the lesson. - **Worksheets:** Completed color wheel worksheets will be evaluated. - **Art Creativeness:** Assess student's artwork focusing on their use of color mixing, tints, and shades. --- **Note:** Adjust time allotment based on student engagement and pace. Ensure safety measures are in place, including cleaning and handling materials appropriately.