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2nd Grade Art Lesson

Color Wheel & Moods
Lesson Plan

Teacher: Miss Gemma Mangino

Date: 12/06/2016

Overview & Purpose

To become aware of and understand primary colors, secondary colors, and which mood
they are associated with. Students are able to explain which colors out of the six are
warm and cool. To be able to identify the differences in tints, tones, and shades.

Anticipatory Sets
1. Introduce new subject of color wheel and moods
2. Go over review on primary colors
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3. Engage students by asking where they have seen primary colors in their
everyday lives (home, school, stores, etc.)
4. Begin new lesson on secondary colors, warm and cool colors, moods, hue,
tones, tints, shades, gradient, and value

Objectives
1. Students are able to use prior knowledge of primary colors and now apply them
to secondary colors.
2. Identify new vocabulary words. (Hue, Tint, Tone, Shade, Value, Gradient, Mood)
3. Can identify with ease which colors are associated to moods (Mad, Nervous,
Happy, Disgusted, Sad, Scared)

Assessment Objectives
1. Can obtain new knowledge learned from today’s lesson and apply it to the
hands-on activity.
2. Work well together in groups (Social development)

Possible Connections to Other Subjects

1. Language Arts

Materials Needed
1. Worksheet (handout)
2. Writing utensils (pencil or pen, and crayons)
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Procedures

**Arrange into six groups of four (24 students total) **Students may choose who to work
with**

1. Review primary colors

2. Introduce secondary colors, and how they are made with primary colors
3. Categorize under warm and cool colors
4. Listen to “Color Wheel Song”
5. Introduce the definition of Mood, and identify the six moods, then associate them
to the six colors
6. Introduce definition of Hue
7. Explain how the color grey is made: give example
8. Introduce Tone, Tint, and Shade: give examples
9. Introduce gradient and value definition: give examples
10. Listen to “The Value Song”
11. Begin group activity worksheets
12. Within their groups have them explain to each other what they colored their
monster, why they did so, and what mood does their monster resemble? **Only
if there is extra time at the end of the activity**

Activity
Students will complete handout activity after the color wheel and moods lesson
presentation. They must follow the given instructions on the worksheet. The first
worksheet (Part A) involves a series of pictures and a box of words (moods). Students
must match the correct mood with the pictures given. The second worksheet (Part B)
gives the instructions to draw a monster using primary colors, secondary colors, or both.
Students must give their monster a mood and include using either a tint, tone, or shade
in their monster. Within their groups, they must explain to each other why they chose
the mood they picked for their monster, and if they colored with a tint, tone, or shade.
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Activity Closure
1. Clean up activity
2. Presentations within groups
3. Bring home in class assignment/activity

Special Needs Children

**For the hard of hearing: Student(s) will obtain a printed out copy of lesson
presentation to follow along with and videos will have subtitles**