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Our inquiry-based approach helps students of all ages learn to use the artistic process — focusing on exploration, discovery, and skill building across a variety of art media.

Mixing The Greens of a Plant

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K

Children will explore mixing blue, yellow, and white to make different greens. Children can mix the different greens they notice on a plant.

Color Mixing with Tempera Paint

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, K-2, Pre-K

Chart showing how the primary colors are mixed to make the secondary colors.

Mixing Purple

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K

In this activity, children will explore painting with red and blue and mix a new color—purple!

Mixing Orange

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K

In this activity, children will explore painting with red and yellow and mix a new color—orange!

Mixing Green

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K

In this activity, children will explore painting with yellow and blue and mix a new color—green!

All About Us

Media Types: Drawing, Painting
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K

In this activity, children will explore drawing and painting a self-portrait.

Transforming Colors

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K

In this activity, children will explore painting with the primary colors and transform them into new colors.

Painting with Watercolors

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: K-2, Pre-K

In this activity, children will explore different ways to paint with watercolors.

Early Childhood: Exploring Color

Media Types: Drawing, Painting
Grade Bands: Pre-K

In this 10-lesson unit, children will explore lines, mark-making, and color mixing using oil pastels and watercolors.

Early Childhood Painting

Media Types: Painting
Grade Bands: Pre-K

In this 8-lesson painting unit, children will develop explore manipulating paintbrushes, creating marks and lines, and mixing colors.