Sunday, January 30, 2011

Color Wheel Pizza Time!!!

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This is a great lesson that I got from the blog Art Lessons for Kids.  My 2nd graders have been spending the last few months discussing color.  This lesson was a great way to review what we have learned.  I definitely perked their interest when I told them we were making color wheel “pizzas.”

We started by tracing a circle on white tag board.  100_5789Then we used a ruler and drew a line to split the circle in half.  I was able to add some math in the lesson, at this point.  Then I had them put a dot in the center.  We drew and X, which split the circle into 6 segments aka “slices.” I found it worked best when I had the kids number their slices.  We then talked about primary and secondary colors and colored our slices. 

Once they were finished coloring…the real fun began.  I set up stations around the room of different “toppings” the kids could add to their pizza.  There was felt, paper, foam shapes, pipe cleaners, glitter, feathers, and small pom poms.

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It was neat seeing all the different ideas the kids came up with. 
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When  students finished I took pictures of them pretending to take a bite out of their pizza.  I had one student even cut out a bite…too funny.  Then students put their pizza on the drying rack, aka “oven” to bake. 
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Lastly, to end the color unit with 2nd grade, we watched some chapters from Getting to Know Color in Art








6 comments:

  1. I love your pizzas! Now I'm thinking about what would make a great crust!

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  2. Kristyn, I did a similar lesson which you can see here at my blog stuckinthemudpottery.blogspot.com.
    I love how you took the idea beyond sorting and students made a "pizza with toppings." How fun!

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  3. For years I've done a similar lesson, but with just a slice of pizza. The color wheel comes in with the "pepperoni" and "mushrooms" we add. I like your way and may change mine up some...great lesson!

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  4. I love the way you did this. I came over from art lessons for kids. We did a completely different art project with my kids using pizza trays. May be you´d like to look at it and use the idea as well. You can find it here:
    http://amararama.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/divergent-creativity-or-how-to-let-your-kids-make-a-frisbee/
    Love,
    Fernanda

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  5. These color wheels are awesome! I want to try this with my 3rd grade classes. Thank you for blogging about it.

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  6. I have been looking for a neat way to teach the color wheel especially to 2nd grade. I hope you don't mind me using this! The students will love it. I'm thinking of painting it first then adding the toppings. Love your blog!

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