I'm taking continuing education night classes in graphic
design. A few nights into the class, we spent three hours on color theory. It was
crazy cool and I had an inkling my boys might find it interesting too.
I made them a fun interactive book to complete. It
explains the color wheel, primary and secondary colors, complementary colors,
and tints and shades. We used our DIY marbleized paper as the cover!
Supplies
downloaded PDF of the book
heavyweight cardstock
crayons, colored pencils, or markers
pen/pencil
stapler
scissors
brad
unconventional paper punch
paint (red, yellow, blue, white, and black as well as any
additional
colors)
paintbrushes
Assembly
I've got two PDF files for you to choose from. The first
is for those of you who want to print double-sided. Download
the 6-page PDF here.
On the back of the PDF's page 1, print page 4.
On the back of the PDF's page 2, print page 5.
On the back of the PDF's page 3, print page 6.
For those of you who don't want to mess with figuring out
how to reinsert the paper properly in the printer, here's
another PDF for you to download. You can toss the cover page and just
staple the pages in the corner like a short stack of activity pages.
Print pages on heavyweight cardstock since some pages
require painting. Trim them along the dotted line. Use an unconventional paper
punch to punch a hole in the page with the color wheel spinner as well as the
arrow spinner. Cut out the spinner and attach to the color wheel with a brad.
To make the pages into a book, arrange the pages and fold
in the center. Carefully and loosely, trying
as best you can not to crease the pages too much, fold under the back half of
the book so it can fit in a stapler. Staple twice along the fold.
Now hand over the book and some art supplies and watch
your kids learn color theory!
Note: If you're doing the book in one sitting, I
recommend only using paint on the tints and shades pages, so that there's no
down time for drying. My boys mixed the paint colors on the equations pages and
then colored the answers in marker. I also used small clipboards to hold the pages open while they painted.
Thanks so much for sharing! I'm planning on adapting this a little to teach to 14 yr olds! They'll love the bicycle. :)
ReplyDeleteYour lesson are great. I want to print My Color Book. Not quite sure how to do that? Submitted my email.
ReplyDeleteLove the watercolors your children made and the Kandinsky like concentric circles in chalk.
Thanks
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DeleteHello! What is an unconventional hole punch?
ReplyDeleteOne that doesn't have to be threaded through the paper. It can be a drill punch, etc. so you can punch holes anywhere on the page, regardless of how far the hole is away from the paper's edge.
ReplyDeleteI would love a copy of this My Color Book! The link must be broken! Would you send me one via email? judy.naylen@ccornerstonesd.ca
ReplyDeleteI've tried to email you the file from my Gmail account and through Google Drive. I get a 'message undeliverable' reply, as it doesn't recognize the domain ccornerstonesd.ca. If you have another email address, please provide it and I'll try again, Judy!
DeleteMy six-year-old granddaughter loved making this book with me, and she especially was smitten with the tints and shades! She loved seeing how colors could change by adding white or black. Thank you!
ReplyDeletevery strange that I can not download. It is so great book for my daughter to learn different color!!
ReplyDeleteSend me an email, Lisa, and I'll attach the file in my reply for you. Sorry you had trouble!
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