Lucy C.

Rama Hughes

If you want to see learning, watch young artists mix paint. “I made pink!” “I made GOLD!” “How? Show me how!” Without constraint or guidance, paint-mixing turns into mud-making. Art teachers know the value of process, but parents and administrators often need compelling results to appreciate an art project. My co-teacher and I found a fun way to have both.

Gathering Materials
The key to this lesson is materials. You will need the usual early childhood painting supplies: tempera paint, water, towels, and an assortment of brushes. You will also need masking tape and the largest sheets of watercolor paper that your space and budget can afford.

The finished results were bold and beautiful, with some compositions being more abstract and others depicting outdoor scenes.

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