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I am SO proud of the work that these first grade artists accomplished this week. This was an inquiry-based activity we did to explore how colors work together. Each student chose a fall leaf photograph and spent time observing all the different shades and hues of colors they could see. For example- a red leaf wasn't just plain red; it could have spots of orangey-red, brownish-red, pinkish-red, light red, and blackish-red.
Students were given magnifying glasses to encourage them to look very closely, and to help get themselves in a scientific state of mind. If the weather had been cooperating, we would have gone outside to gather real leaves, but the photos worked great! Then, each student was given several basic colors of paint. Their task was to mix and blend colors to make an EXACT match for all the colors seen in their leaves. We discussed how the red paint straight from the bottle was probably not the right kind of red. The students were challenged to figure out what other colors to add to get just the right shade. What color of paint would make the color darker? Or lighter? Or duller? As a final step, students were asked to create a name for each of their colors. I have not yet taught much color theory to this group, so I am so very impressed with the close color matches they were able to make. We'll be revisiting color theory concepts later on in the year, but this was a great place to start!
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