Lesson 4

·         Begin by quickly refreshing the children’s memories of what you’ve talked about and tell them to think about their project while you set up

·         Put up the color wheel and diagram of the face so they can reference it

·         Tell them how to mix colors

o   Take a dab from each color you want to use like red and blue and put them on a different spot on your palette rather than mixing all the red and blue together

o   Do not swirl all the colors on your palette. You will get a mucky brown

o   If you want to make something lighter, add white. If you want to make something darker, add black, but only a little because black is very powerful

o   To make brown, mix two opposites (remind them how to tell which colors are opposites)

·         Tell them to use short quick strokes rather than long ones across the entire canvas; you will cover the canvas faster that way

·         Let them work! Go around the room offering advice and guidance as necessary