FINAL - LESSON

PLAN SCRIPT
Charla Russey
EDU 214 – 2003
Dr. Joni Flowers
May 12, 2021
Teacher: Good morning everyone!
Students: Good morning Ms. Russey!
Teacher: Did you all have a good weekend? Did anyone do anything special that
they would like to share?
Student #1: I went to the park with my family and we had a picnic.
Teacher: That sounds like fun. Anyone else?
Student #2: We went to the Animal Foundation and adopted a dog!
Teacher: Oh, how exciting for you. Thank you both for sharing. Now, who’s ready to learn about colors
today?
Students: I am!
Teacher: Ok, let’s begin. Please direct your attention to the screen at the front of the classroom. (Start
the PowerPoint presentation called The Colors on the Color Wheel.)
Today we are going to learn what a color wheel is, and how we use it in art. A color wheel is a circular
chart with all the colors in the order of a rainbow. The colors on the color wheel are always in the same
place. Today after our lesson, we are going to learn how to create and use a color wheel.
The most important colors on the color wheel are the primary colors. The primary colors are 3
colors that are the base for all the other colors. In fact, the other colors wouldn’t exist without the
primary colors. The word primary means first, so that is why they must be the first on the color
wheel. Who knows what the primary colors are? Here is a hint.
Students: red, blue, and yellow.
Teacher: Yes, now let’s name some things that are blue.
Students: blueberries! Sky! Water!
Teacher: Good, and what are these other things that are blue?
Students: butterfly, balloons
Teacher: Yes, now let’s name some things that are red.
Students: apples, Santa’s suit, roses!
Teacher: Good. And what are some of the things on this slide that are red?
Students: apple, holiday ornament, watermelon, rose
Teacher: And what is yellow? What are some things that are yellow?
Students: the sun, pineapple, bananas!
Teacher: That’s right. And what pictures here are yellow?
Students: fish, raincoat, bird.
Teacher: Good. So you’ll notice that on the color wheel, there other colors in between each primary
color. Those are secondary colors. So what are the secondary colors? Let’s find out. Does anyone
know how we get the secondary colors? Remember, the primary colors create the secondary colors
and all the other colors. So how do we make the secondary colors?
Student #3: We mix them?
Teacher: That’s right! Now, we don’t mix them all together. It’s how we mix them to get the secondary
colors. So let’s start with two of the colors: red and yellow. What happens if you mix those two colors
together? See if you can guess before the two colors go together in the video.
Students: Orange!
Teacher: Good. How about if we mix blue and yellow?
Students: Green!
Teacher: That’s right. Now, what if we mix red and blue?
Students: Purple!
Teacher: That is correct. Now what are those colors called?
Students: Secondary colors.
Teacher: Ok, so let’s think of some things that are green. What are some?
Students: apples, worms, trees
Teacher: Good. Let’s think of some things that are orange. What are some?
Student: pumpkins, oranges, basketballs
Teacher: And what about purple? What are some things that are purple?
Student: plums, flowers
Teacher: Ok, so now you know the primary colors and the secondary colors. Let’s review.
Now let’s learn about the tertiary colors. The word tertiary means third, so they are the third set of
colors on the color wheel. They are also called the intermediate colors. What colors do you see
here that aren’t primary or secondary?
Students: Red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet
Teacher: Good, so you’ll notice that violet is another name for what color?
Students: purple
Teacher: Yes, great job. So now let’s look at how we can use the color wheel when we make art.
Some colors are called warm, and some are called cool colors. What colors do you think of when
you think of something warm, like a hot day, or a fire?
Students: red, yellow
Teacher: That’s right. And what colors do you think are cool, like water and grass?
Students: blue and green
Teacher: Yes! So what do these pictures represent: warm or cool colors?
Students: warm colors (slide 14), cool colors (slide 15)
Teacher: Here you can see that the color wheel is half warm and half cool. Remember that the
colors on the color wheel are always in the same order. So when you are making a piece of art that
you want to give a warm feeling, you can use the colors on the warm side of the wheel, and if you
want to give a cool feeling, use the cool side.
Another way that we can use the color wheel to help us with art is to use complementary colors.
What does the word complementary mean?
Students: To be nice, to tell someone something nice?
Teacher: Yes, when something complements another thing, it means that they look good
together. So if you look at this slide, you can see that the colors that are directly across from
each other are complementary. If you look at the color orange and want to know what color is
it’s complement? Which one is it?
Students: blue?
Teacher: Yes. The color opposite of orange is blue which is why a straight line is pointing
from one to the other. What about yellow? Which color is it’s complement?
Student: purple?
Teacher: Yes. What about green? It’s complement is red, correct? Now let’s look at some
art work that demonstrates how well complementary colors work together.
Here you can see how pretty the sunset is with the blue sky and the sun reflecting the orange
color on the clouds.
See how the orange color of the continents “pops” against the blue water?
And there’s always things found in nature that have complementary colors like this blue and
orange parrot.
Which is your favorite?
Students: the world, the sunset, the parrot
On the next slide, we see how well the purple balloon pops against the yellow wall. And the
way the patterns blend yellow and purple together. And there’s another example of how nature
uses complementary colors with the flower.
Which is your favorite?
Students: patterns, balloon, flower
On this slide we see how well red and green go together. We always see these colors
together during the holidays. And some other examples of how nature combines the colors are
the peppers and the parrot. Which one is your favorite picture?
Students: peppers, parrot, holiday decorations
Teacher: Ok, now class I will explain how we are going to do our art project today. Everyone
will get a paper plate, paint brushes, a water cup to wash the brush, and paint in the primary
colors: red, yellow, and blue. Make sure you put on a smock before we begin.
Once each student is properly wearing their smock, sit at an art table. You will see that your
paper plate has the outline of a color wheel on it. Follow how I create my color wheel to get
the colors right.
We will be mixing primary colors to create the secondary colors. First start with the
yellow and paint the section that says yellow.
Wash your paint brush in the water cup. Now paint each section that says red with the
red paint.
Wash your paint brush in the water cup. Now paint the section that says blue with the
blue paint. Next we will mix the two colors together to create the secondary colors. Make
sure to mix yellow and red to get orange in between the red and yellow. Make sure you
mix the yellow and blue to get green in between the yellow and blue. And finally, make
sure you mix the blue and red to get purple in between the blue and red.
Notice how when you mix two colors, you create a new color.
Great job today class! Now let’s clean up our stations, take off your smocks, and get
ready for recess!