**Lesson Plan: Color Mixing for Grade 1**
**Objective:**
- Students will understand primary and secondary colors.
- Students will demonstrate basic color mixing techniques.
- Students will create original artwork using mixed colors.
**Materials:**
- White drawing paper
- Paints (red, blue, yellow)
- Paint palettes or plates for mixing
- Paintbrushes
- Cups for water
- Aprons or old shirts (to protect clothing)
- Paper towels or cleaning wipes
- Color Mixing Chart (visual aid)
**Duration:**
- 60 minutes
**Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Greeting and Warm-Up:** Welcome the students and explain that today’s lesson will be fun and colorful.
2. **Introduction to Colors:** Show the Color Mixing Chart. Explain primary colors (red, blue, yellow) and secondary colors (green, orange, purple).
3. **Question and Answer:** Ask the students if they know what happens when you mix two primary colors.
**Demonstration (15 minutes):**
1. **Color Mixing Demonstration:**
- **Red + Yellow = Orange:** Mix the paints on a palette and show the result.
- **Yellow + Blue = Green:** Repeat the process.
- **Blue + Red = Purple:** Repeat the process.
2. **Hands-On Practice:**
- Distribute paint palettes, water cups, and brushes to all students.
- Allow students to practice mixing colors on their palettes, supervised and guided by the teacher.
**Activity (25 minutes):**
1. **Creating Artwork:**
- Provide each student with a piece of drawing paper.
- Ask students to apply their newly learned color mixing skills to create a painting. Encourage creativity but suggest themes like a rainbow, garden, or abstract design using primary and secondary colors.
- Remind them to rinse their brushes between colors to keep them clean.
**Sharing and Discussion (5 minutes):**
1. **Art Gallery Walk:** Allow students to walk around and view each other's artwork.
2. **Sharing Session:** Invite a few students to share their paintings with the class. Ask questions like, “What did you mix to get this color?” or “What’s your favorite part of your painting?”
**Closure (5 minutes):**
1. **Recap:** Summarize what the students learned about primary and secondary colors.
2. **Praise:** Encourage all students and appreciate their effort and creativity.
3. **Clean-Up:** Guide students to clean their areas and properly store materials.
**Assessment:**
- Observe participation during the demonstration and activity.
- Review the finished artwork to ensure understanding of color mixing.
- Ask students to name the colors they mixed to create.
**Follow-Up:**
- Plan another lesson to explore shades and tints by mixing colors with white and black.
- Incorporate a simple art project that builds on the concept of color mixing, like creating a color wheel.