Finger Painting School Paint Lesson Plan

​LEVEL: Pre-school and Early Primary.

​There is nothing that is more fun for kids, than to have colourful squishy paint all over their hands. To be creating a colourful masterpiece is just an added bonus. Finger painting can also be great for the grow ups too. Just look at what you can create with your fingers and some Super Tempera.

 Try making your own colouful Wrapping Paper.

​Colour Mixing Chart:
One of the most exciting things about kid’s paints is learning how to mix colours to make new colours.  You can use the primary colours (red, blue, and yellow) plus black and white to get all of the colours of the rainbow.  

Kid's love mixing colour to make new colours.

This colour mixing chart shows how the 3 primary colours can be mixed with each other to become secondary colours. How these secondary can become intermediate colours.   Download the PDF of the Colour Mixing Guide to have as a reference in the classroom. 

Colour Mixing Explained:
​There are 3 primary colours - red, blue and yellow. ​

​Kids love magic painting.  You can write a secret message or draw a cartoon that the children will find and discover as they play with the colourful paint or dye.  

Even better you can teach the whole class this cool art trick.  By writing their own messages to pass on to other school friends to discover secret messages with colourful paints and dyes.

Lots of fun that involves everyone.
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​A great way for new classes to work together....