5th Grade- Color Wheel Project

I find myself doing different color wheel projects each year, and I think I like this one the best because it is simple and only took 3 classes.

Day 1- Each student took a 9 x 12 paper and drew and "X" and a horizontal line across the middle. This allowed our paper to be divided into 6 parts. Then, students drew an image of their choice in the middle of their paper. The image had to enter all 6 parts and have detail. They went over their lines with sharpie.

Day 2- After reviewing primary and secondary colors, students were introduced to analogous colors (3 colors next to each other on the color wheel) They then used oil pastels to color in their image. Each section was designated for one color (yellow, orange, red, violet, blue, and green). They had to put the colors in color order. However, they could use analogous colors in the sections. For example, the yellow section could have yellow, yellow-green, and yellow-orange.

Day 3- Students learned about complementary colors (opposite on the color wheel) and water colored the background the complementary color to that section.