Primary to secondary

Mixing colours

Ages 4-730 minutes8 tasksColours & Shapes

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What we are learning

Predict and test what happens when two colours mix.

You will need: Red, yellow and blue paint, White paint, Brush, Water pot, Paper towel

Warm-up

Point to something red, then yellow, then blue in the room. These three are our primary colours.

Colour word bank

primarysecondaryorangegreenpurpleshadetintbrown

1Predict first

Before painting, write what you think will happen.

	I predict	what really happened
red + yellow
blue + yellow
red + blue
red + yellow + blue

2Paint the mixes

Mix and paint each colour in its box. Label it.

Paint here

red + yellow

blue + yellow

red + blue

3Colour words

Write the colour you made.

1. red + yellow =
2. blue + yellow =
3. red + blue =
4. all three =

5Light and dark

Add a little white, then a lot. Paint the two shades and describe them.

Two shades

a little white

a lot of white

What I notice

6Practise again

Without painting, write which two colours you would mix to make each one.

1. orange =
2. green =
3. purple =
4. pink =
5. light blue =

I rinsed my brush between mixes.
I labelled every colour I made.

7Colour a picture

Draw a simple flower and colour it using only colours you mixed yourself.

My mixed-colour flower

My picture

8Take it home

Find three orange, green or purple things at home. Write them and say which two colours make each one.

	object	colour	mixed from
1
2
3

⭐ Challenge

Mix all three primary colours together. What colour do you get? Why do you think that happens?

How did I do?

I know the three primary colours.
I can make orange, green and purple.
I can make a colour lighter.
I can predict a mix before I try it.