My favorite thing to teach in kindergarten and young fives is easily color mixing. Our first two projects of the year used only primary colors. This time students still only had red, yellow, and blue watercolors but they learned how to use them to paint some beautiful fall pumpkins. Students mixed orange for their pumpkin, purple for their sky, and green for their grass.
The excitement you see on their faces as they make "magic" for the first time and create a new color is one of my favorite moments. This wax resist project is filled with magic as they learn how to use crayon and watercolor together to create the wind in their skies as well. I would say this is a BIG success for the first painting project of the year! What do you think?
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