Shades of Blue
In this activity, children will sharpen their visual literacy and color
vocabulary by making and sharing collages that explore the different
shades of colors.
WHAT YOU NEED
- Large construction paper (white or colored)
- Old magazines that can be cut up
WHAT TO DO
- Discuss with children the fact that two things can be blue (or red,
green, yellow, etc.), but still not be exactly the same color. Hold up
two objects or pictures that are different shades of the same color. Explain
to children that they are different shades of the same color. Ask children
to look around the room and point out things that are different shades of
the same color.
- Next, explain to children that they are going to make a collage to
show the different shades of a color. Distribute magazines and scissors.
Tell children to choose a color for their collage and have them look through
the magazines for pictures of things with that color. They can work alone or
with a partner.
- Have them use the pictures to make a collage of that color on a large
piece of construction paper. (You may want to have the color of the construction
paper match the color of the collage items.) Then help children label their
- Display the collages on a bulletin board and discuss with children the
many different shades of colors they have found. Help children develop their
descriptive vocabulary by encouraging them to use words and phrases such as
dark red, bright yellow, dull green, pale blue, etc.
- Create one large class collage grouping together similar colors (like colors
on a color wheel).
- Have children design their collages so that the pictures range from the
darkest shade of a color to the lightest.
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