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Yellow and Red Make Orange

Wonderful Color Mixing

Day 21of 180
Week 5of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that mixing yellow and red creates orange

2

Experiment with paint color mixing

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 colors God created in the world

📦 Materials Needed

  • Yellow tempera paint
  • Red tempera paint
  • White paper
  • Paint brushes
  • Paper plates or paint palettes
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art adventure! Let's remember how we learned about painting shapes yesterday.

💭 Review Question: What shapes did we paint in our last lesson?
2Teaching (7 min)

Today, we're going to discover a magical color secret - when yellow and red meet, they create orange!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look at our yellow paint - bright like sunshine!
  • Now see our red paint - bold and beautiful
  • Watch what happens when they mix together
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you name something that is orange?
  • Where do you see orange in God's creation?
3Activity: Orange Color Exploration (8 min)
hands-on

Mix yellow and red to paint orange pumpkins and oranges

📝 Instructions:
  1. Put a little yellow paint on your palette
  2. Add a small amount of red paint next to the yellow
  3. Use your brush to gently mix the colors
  4. Watch the orange appear like magic!
  5. Paint a round pumpkin or orange using your new color
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child mix colors

Challenge: Try creating different shades of orange by changing paint ratios

4Closing (3 min)

Let's celebrate our beautiful orange creations and thank God for wonderful colors!

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

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll discover what happens when blue and yellow meet!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Color mixing is a foundational art skill that develops color theory understanding

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use small amounts of paint to prevent mess
  • Protect work surface with newspaper or plastic tablecloth
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might mix colors too vigorously or get frustrated if colors don't mix perfectly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about color discovery and willingness to experiment

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library orange-themed coloring pages
  • Read a picture book about colors from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library
  • Collect orange objects on a nature walk

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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