Colour inquiry kindergarten

Our first inquiry was about colors! I wanted to get them to start thinking with an inquiry state of mind. I want them to use our classroom t...

In the last couple weeks of school, we decided to do an inquiry about the sky. Our Driving Questions were, "What do we see in the daytime sky? What do we see in the nighttime sky?" The sun, moon and stars are in Ohio's science standards, but the students always end up being fascinated. The things they said they see were the pretty colors of the sky, clouds, rainbows, the sun, stars and moon. After we listed these, they started telling me things they noticed that happens in the sky, and then…

In October we went on our first nature walk of the school year. In the weeks leading up to our walk, many children had begun to notice the changes that were happening outside. Leaves were being bro…

Here are a few photos of the documentation showing others of our journey as we inquired about color and shades.

Our world is filled with different colors. These affect one’s visual perception. Children can describe an object, animal, or food based on color. They can associate colors with certain things. Children can also understand that colors may vary not just in name but also in their hue. These ten color mixing activities will help children ... Read more

Colour Exploration Our aim was to have the students explore colour using the primary colours. We placed only the primary colours (red, yellow and blue) paint at the art center for students to experiment with. We wanted the students to discover naturally that when mixing the primary paint colours, new colours can be created. For some students, this became evident right away as they mixed red and blue to create purple and yellow and blue to create green and yellow and red to create orange…

Colour mixing with cellophane squares and contact paper on the light table.

Be inspired with messy color mixing activities for kids perfect for any time of the year! These are great simple science and STEM activities for kids.

Over time, I've done a few color mixing activities to help my children learn about the primary colors and how they combine to form secondary colors. We previously did a simple color theory activity using