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Materials

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Instructions

1. Read Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni.
2. Invite the children to retell the story using blue and yellow felt circles and a
flannel board.
3. Have each child open up his bag and put one spoonful of both blue and
yellow fingerpaint into it. Zip the bags closed and help the children tape the
tops of their bags using strong clear tape, such as library tape.
4. The children will enjoy gently "squishing" the two colored paints together and
watching what happens to the blue and yellow paint.
5. When they are finished mixing the paint, ask the children if they would like to
paint with their new color (green). Provide fingerpaint paper for them to paint
with the new color they created!
Assessment
To assess the children's learning, consider the following:
l Can the children identify colors? (Record their answers.)
l Can the children explain what happens when you mix two primary colors
together?
l Can the children predict the secondary color that will come from mixing two
primary colors?
l Can the children follow verbal directions?

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