1. P RIMARY AND SECONDARY COLORS WEBQUEST

2. C LASS W ARM UP “Sesame Street: OK Go - Three Primary Colors” Posted on YouTube by: Sesame Street

3. I NTRODUCTION Hello Students! Colors are an important part of our every day. Colors are what makes every person unique and as a whole makes us and the world around us beautiful. Have you ever wondered the name of the color of your shirt? Or whether the color of your outfit is primary or secondary

4. T ASK Find a group of 3- talk with your group about what your favorite colors and why it is your favorite color. Pick if you want to be the RED, BLUE, or YELLOW person and that will decide the task that you must do to contribute to learning all you can about the primary and secondary colors. Then, as a team, find what primary colors mix together to make secondary colors. After, with your group, discuss and decide what colors are the rainbow and what order they go in. Finally, Answer the questions as a group. Your Group will share with the class your results!!!!

5. P ROCESS : P ICK YOUR COLOR ( YOUR ROLE ) AND THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO !! RED [THE RECORDER] You are expected to write down what the color became after mixing two together. BLUE [The Mixer] You are expected to take the colors and mix them together. YELLOW [The Color Chooser] You are expected to choose the two colors to mix together.

6. If your color in the group is RED come up to the teacher and get your supplies (paint and brushes) DOES YOUR GROUP HAVE A NY Q UESTIONS ?

7. W ITH YOUR GROUP, ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS What are the primary colors? What are the secondary colors? When you mix yellow and blue together what color does it make? Was this what you expected? Why or why not? What colors make you the happiest? Why? Is the color of the sky a warm or cool color? Why do you think that?

8. R ESOURCES ( GO HERE FOR INFORMATION AND HELP WITH COLORS ! ) http://www.thecolor.com/ http://www.crayola.com/ http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ http://www.funenglishgames.com/videos/forkids/colorsoftherainbow.html http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/ngames/colors.htm http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/music_and_art_games/music_and_art_games_warm_co ol_colors1.html http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/music_and_art_games/music_and_art_games_warm_co ol_colors1.html

9. ISBE STANDARDS 25.A.1d Visual Arts: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation. 26.A.1e Visual Arts: Identify media and tools and how to use them in a safe and responsible manner when painting, drawing and constructing 26.A.2e Visual Arts: Describe the relationships among media, tools/technology and processes. 26.B.1d Visual Arts: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to create visual works of art using manipulation, eye-hand coordination, building and imagination. 2B.2b. Demonstrate how to work effectively with those who are different from oneself 2C.2b. Analyze ways to work effectively in groups. 2C.3b. Demonstrate cooperation and teamwork to promote group effectiveness.

10. Y OU DID IT ! “We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box.” ~Robert Fulghum conclusion

11. T EACHING EXTENSIONS Test your creativity with art pad! http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ Go and discover http://www.thecolor.com/ and have fun!!http://www.thecolor.com/ Get ideas for further crafts or activities from http://www.crayola.com/ http://www.crayola.com/ If classroom has photoshop, make a rainbow with it (here’s a tutorial on the best way to do it: http://video.about.com/graphicssoft/Create-a-Rainbow-in- Photoshop.htm) http://video.about.com/graphicssoft/Create-a-Rainbow-in- Photoshop.htm ^may be complex for younger grades, would be a fun group activity!

12. E VALUATION Students will be evaluated on how well they communicate and work together in a group. Students will be evaluated in how well they understand which colors are used to create another color. Students will be expected to use creativity throughout the project. Students should be comfortable with the what the primary colors are.

13. R EFERENCES FOR FURTHER STUDY Read a book on colors and discuss the colors that are included in the book (Recommended Reading: “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” By: Bill Martin Jr./Eric Carle) Go outside and paint a colorful picture of the world around us. Draw and color/paint a picture of the rainbow. (every students will be different and unique!) Take 20 minutes and journal every color that you see within that time period.