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Colour Mixing
Teacher mixes two colour cards â children shout the colour they make together.
âą 5-10 min⥠Low energyðĨ Whole class
ð Vocabulary
âĒ red + yellow = orange
âĒ blue + yellow = green
âĒ red + blue = purple
âĒ colour names
ð Materials
âĒ Large colour cards in red, blue and yellow
âĒ Result colour cards: orange, green, purple
ð How to Play
- Hold up a red card â children say "RED!"
- Hold up a yellow card â children say "YELLOW!"
- Hold both cards together and ask "What colour do red and yellow make?"
- Children shout "ORANGE!"
- Reveal the orange card to confirm.
- Repeat with blue and yellow making green.
- Repeat with red and blue making purple.
- Let children come up and hold the cards together to mix the colours.
ðĄ Teacher Tips
âUse actual paint mixing as a hands-on extension if possible.
âThis teaches both colour vocabulary and basic science at the same time.
âMake it dramatic â "MAGIC! What happened to the colours?"
âFollow up by letting children paint or colour mix on paper.
ð Variations
âReverse quiz â show the mixed colour and ask which two colours made it.
âChildren wear colour stickers and find a partner to mix colours with.
âDraw the colour mixing on the board with speech bubbles.
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