Exploring Primary and Secondary Colours
A colourful journey for young artists Year 0-2 Art Lesson
What Are Primary Colours?
Primary colours are the most important colours They cannot be made by mixing other colours There are three primary colours Red, Blue, and Yellow
Find the Primary Colours!
Look around our classroom Point to something RED Point to something BLUE Point to something YELLOW Share what you found with a friend
Colour Mixing Magic!
Time to create our own colour wheel Start with the three primary colours Mix them to make secondary colours Red + Yellow = Orange Blue + Yellow = Green Red + Blue = Purple
What Are Secondary Colours?
Secondary colours are made by mixing two primary colours When we mix red and yellow, we get ORANGE When we mix blue and yellow, we get GREEN When we mix red and blue, we get PURPLE
Primary vs Secondary Colours
Primary Colours: Red, Blue, Yellow Cannot be made by mixing These are our starting colours Secondary Colours: Orange, Green, Purple Made by mixing two primary colours These are our mixed colours
Congratulations, Young Artists!
Today you discovered the magic of colour mixing! You can create any secondary colour using just primary colours Keep exploring and creating beautiful art!