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Purple Majesty

Mixing Color Magic

Day 18of 180
Week 4of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how red and blue mix to create purple

2

Create an artwork featuring purple elements

3

Appreciate God's creativity in color design

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 26:1

“Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of artistic work you shall make them.”

— Exodus 26:1 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's appreciation for beautiful colors, especially purple, in sacred design

📦 Materials Needed

  • Red tempera paint
  • Blue tempera paint
  • White paper
  • Paintbrushes
  • Mixing palette
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall yesterday's green color mixing lesson

💭 Review Question: What two colors did we mix to make green?
2Teaching (12 min)

Color mixing demonstration with BibleMouse color exploration

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Red and blue are both primary colors
  • When we mix red and blue, we create purple
  • Purple is a royal, special color in the Bible
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What purple things can you think of?
  • Where do you see purple in nature?
3Activity: Purple Majesty Art Project (14 min)
hands-on

Create a purple artwork featuring grapes, flowers, or twilight sky

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put small amounts of red and blue paint on mixing palette
  2. Slowly mix colors together
  3. Adjust mixture to get desired purple shade
  4. Paint your chosen purple scene
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-mixed purple paint

Challenge: Create multiple shades of purple

4Closing (3 min)

Review color mixing and artwork

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did we mix today?
  • What did you paint in purple?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll create a colorful color wheel!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First-grade students are learning basic color theory

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Allow messy exploration
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Help child mix colors gradually
🤔 Common Struggles:

Mixing colors precisely or keeping paint area clean

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about color discovery and willingness to experiment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Read BibleMouse storybook about colors
  • Collect purple items from around the house
  • Look for purple in nature during a walk

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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