How to make colour theory interesting and a project in itself? Colour theory was the bane of my existence at art school - making all those wheels and charts with all the colours my paint could possibly mix felt useless at the time. It has become very important in my teaching, however. Here are some of my assessments of projects I have tried, and not tried:

Colour Wheel Gecko
The first colour theory project I attempted with Grade 2 was the colour wheel gecko... 

http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2011/07/color-wheel-gecko.html

This is an extremely difficult project for children with little scissors. It might even be too hard for some students in Grade 6 to cut, based on my experience. The gecko is far too intricate for their little hands. They LOVED the end result, but it was thanks in part to a huge effort on my part with my grown-up scissors.

If you were to try this project, I highly recommend doing it with intermediate-aged children, and making sure the colour wheels are bigger than you think they need to be - we had a lot of holes when we eventually stuck our geckos together.


Colour Wheel Trees

This project would be much easier for little people. It kind of reminds me of a Klimt "Tree of Life" project I did one time. 

http://www.thatartistwoman.org/2013/09/colour-wheel-trees.html

Same artist-in-residence, different project that is easier for little hands. They seem quite beautiful, too! I have not tried this one but the materials and process seem much easier/more straightforward. Try this project on stiff mixed-media paper instead of the more expensive board that she uses, and try simply drawing the tree to remove one complicated step. 


That's all for now! I am sure I will add to this post at a later date. Sayonara, friends!