The Bees learned about the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky and reviewed how to mix colors. While most students have learned to mix secondary colors with ease, I noticed many were unable to mix more nuanced variations, such as the difference between mint green and lime green. This projects goal was to really strengthen their color mixing skills combined with beginning to learn about abstract art. We watched a stop-motion video clip to help them visualize color combination with an easy to remember song:
Next, we analyzed Kandinsky's circle paintings and identified the various colors he invented. We folded our paper into 8 squares. Beginning with a dot, the students painted circle around circle around circle. Here is my demonstration example:
I challenged the students to invent as many new colors as possible. I provided them with challenges to mix specific colors we found in the art room. We also named some of our new color inventions.
