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Seeing Feelings

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners create pencil drawings of assigned items and then, study painting by Vincent Van Gogh. They discuss how different colors make them feel and are then assigned a mood to express by adding color to their line drawing.
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Pastel Scratch Portrait

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
A great cross-curricular project for any art classroom, this activity encourages young artists to consider color, pattern, texture, shape and line in their depiction of a historical figure. After researching a historical figure of their...
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Drawing Portraits Using a Grid

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A well-developed art lesson is always great to have around. This lesson on portrait drawing includes a full procedure, modifications, background information on artist Chuck Close, recommended websites, and a few thoughts from the...
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Lesson: All in a Name

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Lao Tzu was the fabled author of the Toa te Ching, Lau Tzu is also the name of a large sculptural piece. Kids examine Mark di Suvero's larger-than-life sculptures in relation to the elements of art they've learner about. They examine...
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Painted Interiors by Andrew Wyeth

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Although this 13-slide presentation focuses on lesser-known works by Andrew Wyeth viewers will still recognize his color pallette, realism, and stark images.
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Color Combinations

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students develop a basic understanding of how color is perceived by the eye. They utilize the technique Seurat used to paint A Sunday on La Grande Jatte to create their own paintings.
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Color Theory

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the basics of color mixing with paint by creating secondary and tertiary colors. Individually, 6th graders create their own paintings based on a popular series of sculptures.
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What Color Are They?

For Students 2nd
In this interactive color recognition worksheet, 2nd graders select the appropriate color from the drop down menu that describes the objects given.
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Color Matching

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this color identification worksheet, students draw a line to match the color of the object to the word. There are three matching problems to complete.
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Introductory Activity for Color Unit: Edible Color Wheel

For Teachers K - 8th
Students use food coloring and frosting to make an edible color wheel. They identify the primary colors and experiment with mixing colored frosting to produce the secondary colors. Students then eat their color wheel.
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Color Theory and Acrylic Painting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study color, acrylic painting and abstract art.
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Colors Worksheet: Recognize the Color Red

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this color red worksheet, students practice recognizing the color of red by looking at 9 pictures on the worksheet and circling the items that are red.
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Recognize the Color Purple

For Students Pre-K - K
In this early childhood color recognition worksheet, students identify the objects that are purple in the 9 pictures on the page and then circle them.
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Recognize the Color Brown

For Students Pre-K - K
In this early childhood color recognition activity, students identify the objects that are brown in the pictures on the page and then circle them.
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Color Matching Worksheet 2

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this color recognition learning exercise, students draw lines from the 5 colored crayons on the left side of the sheet to the appropriate pictures on the right side of the page.
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Color Matching Worksheet 3

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this color recognition worksheet, students draw lines from the 5 colored crayons on the left side of the sheet to the appropriate pictures on the right side of the page.
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Textured Animals - Stuffed Animal Still Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
After posing their stuffed animals your young artists will sketch them in light colored chalk. After sketching, the second graders fill the animal with lines to show the fur, or texture of the animal. They put a shadow under their...
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Color Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students describe colors. In this descriptive writing lesson, students brainstorm color descriptions using all of the senses except sight. Students write poems including similes, sensory images, and interesting word choice. Examples are...
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Color in Paintings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the color in paintings. In this visual arts lesson, students explore the 1821 painting by Jacques-Louis David and identify the colors in the art piece. Students write an original fairy tale and create an illustration...
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Vasarely Was A Colorful Fellow

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create artwork inspired by the work of Victor Vasarely. In this op art lesson plan, 8th graders explore color theory and color mixing. Students create ten shapes to use in their artwork and over the course of two weeks,...
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Hailstones & Halibut Bones: Using Color to Teach Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write original color poems based on the poems in the book, "Hailstones and Halibut Bones." They select a color, develop a list of adjectives and characteristics, write a poem, and create a drawing.
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Animal Masks

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners create wonderfully animate animal masks out of balloons. They use the papier-mache technique to create three dimensional animal masks taking care to consider color, shape, texture, and the animals' features. 
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Color Farm

For Teachers Pre-K - K
A very basic presentation on color recognition is in this PowerPoint for very young learners. They are shown a cartoon drawing of animals that are found on a farm and must state what color they are drawn in.
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Understanding Symmetry Through Visual Art

For Teachers 4th
Have your class explore symmetry, radial balance and fractional parts in natural and man-made objects in their environment. Learners list examples and identify symmetrical and asymmetrical designs. Pupils are given a box of crayons and...

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