Pre K Primary Colors Art Lesson Primary Color Monster Art Project Kindergarten

This Primary Colors Art Lesson gives young students a fun, memorable way to learn about red, yellow and blue while they create a cheerful Primary Color Monster full of personality. It is designed for Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade.

Students explore the primary colors through directed drawing, painting, line and texture, and see how overlapping colors mix to make orange, green and purple. Along with the monster artwork, the lesson includes anchor charts, handouts, fine motor practice, a build-a-monster choice page, reading comprehension, reflections and bulletin board pieces, with a lesson hook, prior knowledge activities and extensions to stretch the learning across more than one art block.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

★★★★ “As a SPED teacher I don't always get a lot of chances to do art projects, but used this one a sensory activity and the students loved it!” Deborah K.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE PDF, PLUS A POWERPOINT VERSION OF THE STEP-BY-STEPS)

• About the Resource Page and Critical Thinking Questions Page
• 3 Lesson Plan Pages
• Teacher Guide: Understanding Primary Colors
• Primary Colors Anchor Chart and Student Handout
• Trace Lines Fine Motor Practice Page
• Monster Template, Build-a-Monster Choice Page and Monster Artwork Page
• About Primary Colors Reading Page and How to Make Primary Color Monster Art Page
• Fast Finisher Color a Monster Page
• Art Rubric and Bulletin Board Display Sign
• Draw and Design Creativity Challenge Page
• Read and Respond reading page, questions page and answer key
• Reflection pages: Top 3, Feelings, Artwork, Star It, plus additional art reflection pages
• Art Talk Page and Artist's Statement Page
• Extension pages: Gray Scale Exploration, Make Line Art and Monster Write and Draw
• Example Page
• 13 Step-by-Step Tutorial Pages, plus a PowerPoint version for projecting
• Bonus support video walkthrough

HOW TO USE IT

Use it as a primary colors lesson, an early years art activity, a directed drawing lesson, homeschool art or a sub plan. Project the PowerPoint step-by-steps so everyone can follow along, then use the printable pages for reading, discussion, reflection and display.

Young learners need lots of visual support, repetition and playful practice. Here they read about the primary colors, spot them on charts, trace, draw, paint and mix, so the idea of red, yellow and blue really sticks.

FAQ

Who can use this resource?

Art teachers, classroom teachers, homeschool educators and substitute teachers working with Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grade.

What colors are covered?

Red, yellow and blue as the primary colors, and how they mix to make orange, green and purple.

What skills do students practice?

Color recognition, directed drawing, painting, fine motor control, reading comprehension, reflection and early art vocabulary.

Is there visual teaching support?

Yes. There are 13 step-by-step tutorial pages and a PowerPoint version of them for classroom projection.

Is it editable?

No. It is a non-editable PDF.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

TERMS OF USE

Images and lessons are copyright products.

YOU MAY: use this in creative ways and have as much fun with it as you like. For clip art, you may use it as clip art, website graphics, binder covers or bulletin board decorations. Additional licenses are available for school use.

YOU MAY NOT: use this on OutSchool, put it on your blog, share it with other teachers, administration or districts (admin can buy additional licenses), sell it, give it out for free or photocopy it for others.

Sincerely,

Ms Artastic