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Rainbow of Colors

Color Mixing Magic

Day 95of 180
Week 19of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and name the primary colors (red, blue, yellow)

2

Create a painting using mixed colors

3

Appreciate God's creativity in making colorful world

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:31

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

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

God created a world full of beautiful, vibrant colors for us to enjoy and explore

📦 Materials Needed

  • Red, blue, and yellow tempera paint
  • White paper
  • Paint brushes
  • Paint palette or paper plate
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll create a colorful masterpiece using all the colors we've learned to mix!

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

Let's remember the special colors we've discovered this week. When we mix colors, we see God's amazing creativity!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Red and blue make purple
  • Yellow and blue make green
  • Red and yellow make orange
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What is your favorite color God made?
  • Can you name some colorful things in nature?
3Activity: Rainbow Celebration Painting (8 min)
hands-on

Create a colorful painting using all the mixed colors we've learned

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put a little of each color on your palette
  2. Use your brush to mix colors on the paper
  3. Create swirls, dots, and lines of color
  4. Let your painting dry
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer colors or larger brushes

Challenge: Try to create specific shapes with mixed colors

4Closing (3 min)

Look at all the beautiful colors you created!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What new colors did you make?
  • What does your painting remind you of?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll make art about things that make us happy!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Color mixing is a complex skill for PK3 children. Focus on exploration and fun!

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use washable paints
  • Protect work surface with newspaper
  • Allow child to experiment freely
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may get frustrated if colors don't mix perfectly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about creating new colors, willingness to experiment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library color worksheets
  • Sing color-themed songs from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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