


Students were instructed to mix equal amounts of 2 Primary Colors and frost 3 more cookies, placing them on the points of the other triangle, in between the 2 colors that were used to mix them. Step 2: Questions were asked to help review the 3 Secondary Colors. They were also told they would be able to eat their project, but only after they completed the full Color Wheel and a picture was taken. Step 1: Frost 1 cookie with each of the 3 available colors and place them at the points of one of the Triangles (I really doesn't matter which color goes where - just place future colors accordingly) While they did this, they were reminded about the 3 Primary colors and how they would be used to make all the other colors. Note: In myexperience - the more you can have things ready ahead of time - the more smoothly the lesson will go - and the more time for meaningful talk. Small sauce cups from the cafeteria also work well (you can even get lids for these).

When students entered the classroom, each table group of 4-6 students received a 12x12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) diagram of a blank color wheel (optional - plain white paper may be used), 13 vanilla wafer cookies in a bag, and paper cups of Red, Yellow and Blue frosting. NOTE: You need more yellow than any of the other colors. Plastic knives or Popsicle sticks - small paper plates - sauce cups with lids (or solo cups) - paper towels - optional - Color Wheels placemats (students could arrange on white 12" (30.5 cm) Drawing Paper ) - Digital Camera - Printer. Vanilla Wafers (13 per table for starters) - baggies - white icing (3 cans) - food coloring (one bottle of red-blue-yellow) - save some reserve white icing for tints. Divide into cups for each table and seal with lids. Teacher will save out some white icing from each frosting can and store - then mix one bottle of red - blue - yellow into the remaining icing. Students will work cooperatively to complete the assignment - and will further explore mixing tints - shades - color planning - complementary colors Student will create a meaningful, edible, color wheel and photograph if for further study Students will explore color mixing - review primary and secondary colors - intermediate (or tertiary colors) colors. Hope you saved enough icing for " Tints & Shades" - song by Greg Percy Then round them up for "Roy G Biv" - song by Greg Percyīe sure to include " Complementary Colors" - song by Greg Percy Lead on into Secondary Samba - song by Greg Percy "Got Frosting!" © Copyright Cathy Gaul, Beck Middle Schoolīegin your lesson with The Red and Yellow Blues - song by Greg Percy It is on this site with her blessing.) | More Color theory Lessons (Note: This lesson by Sandra Hildreth is copyrighted and can not be published without her permission.
