Starter quiz
- A tint is made by adding ...
- purple
- white ✓
- gold
- black
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- What colour is made by mixing red and yellow?
- Black
- White
- Orange ✓
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- When you add black to a colour you make a ...
- tint
- light
- shade ✓
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- Match the colour to the colour group of primary colour or secondary colour.
- Red⇔Primary colour ✓
- Green⇔Secondary colour ✓
- Blue⇔Primary colour ✓
- Orange⇔Secondary colour ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these is a hot colour?
- Green
- Red ✓
- Blue
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- Match the colour to the colour group of primary colour or secondary colour.
- Orange⇔Secondary colour ✓
- Yellow⇔Primary colour ✓
- Green⇔Secondary colour ✓
- Purple⇔Secondary colour ✓
- Which of these is a cold colour?
Green
Red
Blue ✓
- True or False? Hot colours can actually change the temperature around us.
- True
- False ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Know that a hot colour palette includes yellow, orange and red.
- Know that a cold colour palette includes green, purple and blue.
- Know that tints and shades can be used to extend a palette of colour, and that these can affect our mood or feeling.
Common misconception
Hot or cold colours can change the temperature.
Remind children that these colours do not really change the temperature, but they can make people feel warmer by looking at them, as they remind them of hot things like the sun or a fire.
Keywords
Hot colours - hues, tints and shades of yellow, orange and red
Cold colours - hues, tints and shades of green, blue and purple
Palette - the name we give to a group of colours that are used within an artwork
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