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Rainbow Color Wheel

Wonderful Color Mixing

Day 24of 180
Week 5of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how primary colors create secondary colors

2

Create a rainbow color wheel using paint mixing

3

Develop appreciation for God's colorful creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 9:13

“I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.”

— Genesis 9:13 (WEB)

God's beautiful rainbow reminds us of His promise and creativity in color

📦 Materials Needed

  • Tempera paint (red, blue, yellow)
  • White paper
  • Paint brushes
  • Paper plates
  • Water cup
  • Paper towels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recall our color mixing adventures this week! Yesterday we learned about purple, today we'll create a beautiful rainbow!

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

Today, we'll explore how our primary colors can create a magical rainbow just like in God's promise to Noah!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Remember our primary colors: red, blue, yellow
  • When we mix these colors, we make new colors
  • A rainbow has six beautiful colors
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you name the colors of the rainbow?
  • Where have you seen a rainbow before?
3Activity: Rainbow Color Wheel Painting (8 min)
hands-on

Create a colorful rainbow using color mixing skills

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a simple rainbow arch on white paper
  2. Mix red and yellow to make orange
  3. Mix blue and yellow to make green
  4. Mix red and blue to make purple
  5. Paint each rainbow section a different color
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-mixed colors or stickers

Challenge: Add additional color shades and blending

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate our beautiful rainbow artwork and remember God's colorful promises!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did we use today?
  • How do we make new colors?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll have a Color Mixing Magic Show!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Color mixing is a foundational art skill that develops spatial reasoning and creativity

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use smocks or old shirts to protect clothing
  • Demonstrate color mixing slowly
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated with messy mixing or imperfect results

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about creating new colors, careful brush handling

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a BibleMouse Color Mixing Journal
  • Sing rainbow-themed worship songs
  • Read picture books about colors and God's creation

Ready for Tomorrow?

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