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Rainbow Garden

Mixing Color Magic

Day 20of 180
Week 4of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to mix primary colors to create secondary colors

2

Create a garden scene using all six colors

3

Develop appreciation for God's colorful creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

“God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

Celebrates the beautiful, colorful world God created

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tempera paint (red, yellow, blue, white)
  • Paintbrushes
  • Mixing palette
  • White paper
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Remind students about color mixing from previous lessons. Show color wheel created earlier this week.

💭 Review Question: What two colors can we mix to make purple?
2Teaching (10 min)

BibleMouse Color Mixing Lesson: Review how primary colors create secondary colors

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Red + Yellow = Orange
  • Blue + Yellow = Green
  • Red + Blue = Purple
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see in a beautiful garden?
  • How did God make so many amazing colors?
3Activity: Rainbow Garden Painting (15 min)
project

Create a colorful garden scene using all six colors

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw light pencil lines for garden shapes
  2. Mix primary colors to create secondary colors
  3. Paint flowers, grass, sky using all six colors
  4. Add white to make colors lighter if needed
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer shapes, focus on color mixing

Challenge: Add details like insects or garden tools

4Closing (5 min)

Clean up and discuss painting

📝 Review Questions:
  • What new colors did you create today?
  • How does your painting show God's creativity?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore warm colors like fire and sunshine!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning color theory through hands-on exploration

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Protect work surfaces with newspaper
  • Demonstrate color mixing slowly
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may get frustrated mixing exact colors

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about creating new colors

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Photograph garden painting for BibleMouse portfolio
  • Read a book about colors from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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