Here are some of the books we used to investigate.
This book was the one we referred to the most! They were amazed at how many shades there could be of each color.
I made primary colors with water and food coloring. Pipettes, a science tool, showed up in our mystery box and we learned how to use them carefully and responsibly.
They found out they could use more or less of primary colors to make different shades of the same color! They also found out that red, yellow and blue can create every single color!
This book was the one we referred to the most! They were amazed at how many shades there could be of each color.
I made primary colors with water and food coloring. Pipettes, a science tool, showed up in our mystery box and we learned how to use them carefully and responsibly.
They found out they could use more or less of primary colors to make different shades of the same color! They also found out that red, yellow and blue can create every single color!
I set up our Maker Space area for them to create different shades of all the colors of the rainbow using paint! This is what we will use to create our color chart!
They picked a color they wanted to make, figured out the two primary colors needed, decided if they wanted it to be a light, medium or dark shade and figured out a “recipe” to create it by figuring out which primary color they needed more of and less of to create the shade they were going for.
For example, they figured out that lighter orange shades would have more yellow and less red. Darker green shades needed more blue and less yellow!
They picked a color they wanted to make, figured out the two primary colors needed, decided if they wanted it to be a light, medium or dark shade and figured out a “recipe” to create it by figuring out which primary color they needed more of and less of to create the shade they were going for.
For example, they figured out that lighter orange shades would have more yellow and less red. Darker green shades needed more blue and less yellow!
It took a lot of self control and muscle control to not use too much paint! They did very well with it!
After they created a color, they named it! We had Ocean Wave Blue, flaming pink, sunset orange and so many other creative names!
After we felt we had enough rainbow colors, we created all of our shades of brown! They used brown, peach and white to make their beautiful shades! These two books were perfect!
After they created a color, they named it! We had Ocean Wave Blue, flaming pink, sunset orange and so many other creative names!
After we felt we had enough rainbow colors, we created all of our shades of brown! They used brown, peach and white to make their beautiful shades! These two books were perfect!
I put out a canvas for them to make their mark on for a collaborative painting!
Here is the finished art piece!
We also explored if there could be different shades of black and white!
A lot of these kids are knowledgeable about the order of colors in the rainbow so we decided to put them in that order. Here is the finished project! We will add the color words as we learn them!
Color exploration was even happening in our Dramatic Play Area! Check out all of the shades in this cake!
It was a perfect first inquiry and class project! Our room is more and more becoming ours as we make our marks! I’m so excited that these kids are already calling themselves scientists, mathematicians and artists! Tune in next week as we start to dive into the Fall Season! It is not just about trees!
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