Color Theory

We are now going into our third week of school. It's been going pretty well. Going into my 4th year of teaching I am noticing how much quicker they are in producing work. It use to take them forever to finish something that should only take 15 mins to do. I am really impress so far.

 We are focused on the element of design, "COLOR". It is my favorite element to start with, for me it is easier to incorporate other elements and principals. The student love this unit and they get a chance to do a lot of painting.

 The very first thing I start off with is my slide show on color. This year was great I didn't have to start with the first 4 slides because most of the students knew all the information. Awesome! Then I show my two favorite videos on color. I love show these color videos because the kids get so excited and they actually start remembering what the colors are just from the songs.

 Everyone completes a color wheel. We often go back to them as a reference in my upper grades.  For my 3rd, 4th and 5th graders they make a study guide and a reference sheet. I test them on the color wheel each year. My 5th graders should make all A's with the exception of our new students they have seen this test at least twice.