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Mixing Colors - 3 Year Old Class

Children are drawn towards things that change suddenly like color mixing. It seems to bring out the curiosity in them and further see what would happen if I try another color and so on.

In the classroom we set up many areas for the children to mix and explore color mixing. Some children were able to grasp the concept of what will happen if I add a little of this color while others just needed to mix the whole colors together to see what happens.

We had an interactive story called Mix it Up by Herve ‘Tullet
 

 
Cara makes the color purple and blue by mixing primary colours

 

 
 
 
Lucas prefers to use a   paint brush to mix colors   

 



Elliot is mixing colors
with his hands.   

 

 
 
 
 
Keisha is looking at the
colors she has made

 

 
Painting on sand paper
with colors

 

 
 
 
 
Isabelle says "you are all blue"

 

 
 
 
Stephan is mixing colors
with an eye dropper

 

 
 
 
 
 
Dayna made the color purple

 

 
Jayden mixing colors in his hands. I think he likes the wet slippery, feeling on his hands as he rubs both hands together with a smile

 

 
Koen proudly shows off the picture he has made saying "look Jess I made the color purple with my hands”   

 

 
 
Magnus mixing colored beads

 

 
 
 
 
 
 Children are exploring colors and shadows on the white sheet

 

Until next post.

 

Jess

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