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Article
wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Mix Colors Properly

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick review of the color wheel and some tips on how to mix colors with paint.
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Activity
Other

Mixing Mouse Tracks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This art idea is based off the children's book "Mouse Paint" by Ellen Stoll Walsh. A fun way to introduce young learners to the primary and secondary colors through simple mixing exercises.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Color Mixing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an elementary primer to mixing colors in art and is a great resource for beginning artists with activity pages for kids to demonstrate their understanding of primary and secondary colors.
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Lesson Plan
Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Sweet Stuff

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Art students will learn about visual balance, visual texture, and textural paint by following the example of Wayne Thiebaud, famous for his dreamy 1960s paintings of cakes.
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Activity
Arizona State University

Local and Optical Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents explanation of local color.
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Activity
Children's Discovery Museum

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Color Blending Top

For Students 1st - 5th
Put a new spin on blending colors by creating your own spinning top. Mix colors through motion and make this optical illusion spring to life.