Mouse paint art lesson

Recently I decided to change up my previous Mouse Paint lesson with a new one and I'm so glad I did! My kindergarteners have loved this portion of our color unit. I just have to share with you the details! I have my students for 30 minutes, twice a week. On our first day, we read the kid's favorite book Mouse Paint. Afterward, each kiddo was given a 7 1/2" square matte board and a MOUSE PAINT BRUSH (see below). I happen to have a ton of matte board and wanted a solid surface for them to…

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Check out student artwork posted to Artsonia from the Second Grade: Mouse Paint project gallery at Holman Elementary.

Primary Colors, Secondary Colors, Color Wheel, Mouse Paint, Construction Paper

The art room echoed "Oh look, green!" and "I just made orange!" as first graders overlapped primary colors to make a background for their Mouse Paint mice. I used Ellen Stoll Walsh's Mouse Paint to reinforce the concept of primary and secondary colors. Students started with yellow cake tempera and painted about one third of their background, starting at the corner and brushing towards the center. Then, after getting their brushes REALLY clean they did the same with red paint, overlapping…

I have found that the easiest way for kids to learn color mixing is to be specific about where to place their colors on the palette.

Color Wheel Spring Art Lesson for Kindergarten, introducing primary and secondary colors. Ideas and craftivities for hands on learning. #kindergarten #kindergartenart #art

Primary and Secondary Color Mice Mr. Giannetto read the book Mouse Paint to each first grade class. The book tells the story of three mice who jump and dance in jars of paint and in the process learn a lot about mixing colors. While combining art and literacy, this lesson also was a great way to review the primary and secondary colors. First, each student drew three mice and painted them using primary or secondary colors. After they dried, they were cut out and glued to white paper. Next…