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Red and Blue Make...

Color Mixing Magic

Day 93of 180
Week 19of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that mixing red and blue creates purple

2

Experiment with paint color mixing

3

Develop curiosity about God's colorful creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 39:1

“From the blue, purple, and scarlet material, they made finely worked garments for serving in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron, as Yahweh commanded Moses.”

— Exodus 39:1 (WEB)

Purple was a royal color used in special biblical garments, showing how God values beauty and color

📦 Materials Needed

  • Red paint
  • Blue paint
  • White paper
  • Paint brushes
  • Paint palette or paper plate
  • Water cup for cleaning brushes
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap our color mixing adventures from previous days

💭 Review Question: What colors did we mix yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce purple as a special color made by mixing red and blue

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look at our red and blue paints
  • Watch what happens when we mix them together
  • Purple is a special color - even in the Bible!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you think will happen when we mix red and blue?
  • Have you seen purple things before?
3Activity: Purple Painting Adventure (8 min)
hands-on

Carefully mix red and blue to create purple

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put a little red paint on one side of the palette
  2. Put blue paint next to the red
  3. Use a clean brush to mix the colors
  4. Watch the purple appear like magic!
  5. Paint a purple picture
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child mix colors

Challenge: Try different amounts of red and blue to make different purple shades

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate our purple creation

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

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll continue exploring how colors mix together!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Purple was historically a rare and expensive color in biblical times

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use small amounts of paint to prevent mess
  • Let child explore mixing independently
  • Praise effort over perfect results
🤔 Common Struggles:

Young children may mix colors too enthusiastically or get frustrated

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about creating a new color

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Look for purple things around the house
  • Read BibleMouse storybook about colors
  • Create a color mixing journal in BibleMouse Resource Guide

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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