Peer Lesson 2--Painting

Easter Eggs

 For this project, I learned about how to mix colors to make different tints, shades, and hues. I used different lines or shapes to make designs on my egg. The color of the finished egg was based on the color of paper found in plastic eggs that were handed out to all students. This is a great activity to help teach students how the different colors combine to make other colors.

Extension Art Activity: This project could be used for combing Science and Art or Geography and Art. For Science, students could paint pictures of the different plants, animals, land, weather, water, etc. that they are studying in class by mixing colors to try to get the color as close as possible to real items. This project can then be used as a study tool, as well as in a display of class work for parents and others to see.

For Geography, students could paint scenes of the different lands, animals, flags, people, or waters that they are studying about in class, which will give them a tangible study tool to back up the class concepts.