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Blue Plus Red Creates...

Mixing Magic

Day 30of 180
Week 6of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how blue and red mix to create purple

2

Experiment with color mixing techniques

3

Develop curiosity about 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)

Celebrating the beautiful colors God created through mixing primary colors

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tempera paint (red and blue)
  • White paper
  • Paint brushes
  • Paint palette or paper plate
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's remember how we made green yesterday by mixing blue and yellow.

💭 Review Question: Can you tell me what colors we mixed to make green?
2Teaching (10 min)

Today, we'll discover another magical color mixing secret - how blue and red make purple!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Blue is a cool color like the sky
  • Red is a warm color like apples
  • When we mix them together, something amazing happens!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think will happen when we mix blue and red?
  • Can you think of purple things in God's creation?
3Activity: Purple Mixing Magic (12 min)
hands-on experiment

Students will experiment mixing blue and red to create purple

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put a small amount of blue paint on your palette
  2. Next to it, put a small amount of red paint
  3. Use a clean brush to mix the colors together
  4. Watch the magic as purple appears!
  5. Paint a picture using your new purple color
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child mix colors

Challenge: Experiment with different amounts of blue and red

4Closing (3 min)

Let's celebrate our purple creation and thank God for making such wonderful colors!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did we mix today?
  • What color did we create?

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll explore all the beautiful purple things in God's world!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Color mixing is a foundational art skill that develops spatial reasoning

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use clean brushes when mixing
  • Encourage exploration and don't worry about perfection
  • Talk about colors in a positive, encouraging way
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if colors don't mix perfectly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about discovering new colors, willingness to experiment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a purple color scavenger hunt around the house
  • Read a BibleMouse storybook about colors
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional color worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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