I have 3rd grade students create personal color wheels as in
Helen D. Hume's book 'A Survival Kit for the Elementary/Middle
School Art Teacher'. I give them a worksheet to check off the
colors as they create them by section, Primary, Secondary, and
Tertiary to keep track of what shapes they have painted in prior
to assembling the wheel . They have so much fun creating the
colors with only red, yellow and blue. As a follow-up lesson we
study Wassily Kandinsky's work. I play all types of music and
they interpret the movement with black paint. The following week
they use their color-mixing knowledge and fill the canvas with
color. (While the music plays of course!) Afterwards, they
titled their paintings and I display them in the hallway. The
students loved the lessons and the results were wonderful. P.S.
Thank you to everyone who responded regarding early finishers, I
appreciate all the helpful tips. I am glad to say it is not a
common