What colors do you need to tell your story?

Instructions:

1. Get your materials: paint palette, paint, apron, paper, brush.

2. Put on your apron. (let kids do it)

3. Squirt some paint on your palette. ( (let kids do it)

4. Fill up a cup of water to wash your paintbrush (let kids do it)

5. If you don't have the color you need, let's find a way to get it.

6. Have fun.

InterACTions:

• What story would you like to share today?

• What color do you need to tell your story?

• I don't see that color available, what could we do?

• How can we make that new color?

• Where could we get it from?

• That's a great idea. Let’s get brown by making some mud.

• I noticed you are mixing three colors, what color are you looking for?

• Did you get the color you needed?

• Oh you needed it darker/lighter. Ok then how can we do that? What color from your tray can help you make that?

• Now that you have all the color you need, let's paint your story.