What is the best way to teach young children about primary and secondary colors?
Teaching Color Teaching color is a concept taught before size, shape or numbers are introduced. Begin by teaching what “color” is. Spend one to two days, or even a week on each color. Start with the primary colors of red, blue and yellow. Add secondary colors of purple, green, and orange by combining primary colors. Then, add brown, black and white. Demonstrate that adding white to a color produces a lighter shade; adding black produces a darker shade. Activities include: ·Collect discontinued booklets of paint samples from a supply house. Guide students to identify the primary and secondary colors. Which colors are shades of these? ·Collect fabric samples and cut into small squares. Match those with plaids, checks, prints and solids for like and different colors. ·Seasons and holidays have symbolic colors. Red is for Valentines; orange and black for Halloween; green is for spring. Point out clothing or objects in the room that reflect these colors. ·Provide opportunities for children
