Blotter Butterflies- Primary Color Mixing

This last couple/few weeks, first grade has been focusing on PRIMARY COLORS.

Look at their beautiful "blotter butterflies." Some were more successful than others at making the paint mix to create secondary colors.

We sang the first 2 verses of the color song:

(to the tune- "Wheels on the Bus")

-Compliments of my Wonderful cooperating teacher from student teacher (I only changed it a bit ;)-

The primary colors are red, yellow, blue.

Red, yellow, blue.

Red, yellow, blue.

The primary colors are red, yellow, blue.

Mixing them is fun to do!

The secondary colors are purple, orange and green.

Purple, orange, and green.

Purple, orange, and green.

The secondary colors are purple, orange, green.

Mixing them would be so mean.

I like how this student thought of the concluding "butterfly" when drawing her "B" to cut out her symmetrical butterfly.

The kids LOVE and are AMAZED when the colors transfer and mix.