Complementary Color Shapes

The 1st graders are studying complementary colors. They traced a shape or two for this project. They painted the shaped with one color then paint the background with its color complement. They reversed the same colors on the other side of their paper.

Learning Goals:

• I can tell that complementary colors are colors directly opposite each other on the basic color wheel, such as red and green, yellow and purple, or orange and blue. When placed next to each other, they produce the strongest contrast and when mixed together they produce grey-scale colors.
• I can hold a paintbrush the right way, control where my paint goes, and create shapes.

Complementary Circles

This week the 5th graders studied  complementary colors. We talked about how to locate this colors on the color wheel. These are colors located directly across each other on the color wheel. An example of this color relationships would be, orange and blue or yellow and purple. Complementary colors are my favorite color schemes because they provide the highest level of contrast between colors.

Materials:
9x12" white paper
Ruler
Markers

Objectives: The student will be able to...
1. identify complementary colors
2. locate complementary colors on the color wheel
3. create overlapping circles

1. Students trace medium circles. Shoe overlapping. I limit them to 5 circles so it's not too overwhelming.

2. Draw diagonal lines of 1 inch wide all the way across the paper.

3. Apply colors that complement each other.