Cynthia P. Therrien
Spring 2014
Topic: Coffee Filter Color Wheels
ODU Teacher Candidate
Butts Road Intermediate
5th Grade 2-45min
Objective:
Students will paint and create their own color wheel using
watercolors and coffee filters.
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
1) Students will learn the basic color wheel and identify the primary,
secondary, warm, cool, and complimentary colors.
2) Students will correctly paint their own color wheel.
3) Students will assemble their color wheels onto construction paper
and make a sun mobile.
4) Students will describe color of the works of Mondrian, Van Gogh,
and Warhol.
SOLS:
5.2
The student will execute and complete works of art with attention to
detail and craftsmanship.
Vocabulary:
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Primary Colors
Secondary Colors
Complimentary Colors
Warm Colors
Cool Colors
Materials:
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Coffee filters
Liquid watercolors
Paintbrushes
Plastic cups
Newspaper
Construction paper
Glue
Pencils
Scissors
10) Hole puncher
11) Yarn/string
12)Water/sink
13)9” circle tracers
14)Computer and PowerPoint
Class Procedures:
Teacher Preparation
1) Line tables with newspaper
2) Each student will get one coffee filter
3) A total of 49 plastic cups. 7 cups filled with each watercolor
4) 7 water bowls filled
Day 1
1) Teacher will introduce color wheel and PowerPoint.
a. Students will learn about 6 basic colors of color wheel
b. Students will identify primary, secondary, complimentary,
warm, and cool colors
c. Students will give examples of all
d. Students will learn about Mondrian, Van Gogh, and Andy
Warhol
e. Students will identify and explain color schemes in each
artist’s works.
2) Students will write their names on the coffee filter.
3) Teacher will lead a step-by-step demo
a. Fold coffee filter in half, and then fold both sides in to create
6 pie pieces.
b. Draw lines of pie pieces
c. Start by painting primary colors.
d. Secondary colors should be in between each primary color
e. Handle wet coffee filter with care
f. Second set of coffee filters will be free painting with a correct
color scheme i.e. primary, secondary, warm, cool, or
complimentary
g. Students will write name on second set of coffee filters
4) Table monitors will collect supplies for their table.
5) Hands On: Students will begin to paint and create their coffee filter
6) Teacher will allow 5-10 minutes for clean up
a. Table monitors will return paints to try and put paintbrushes
and water bowls in sink
b. Newspapers will be folded and wet coffee filters will lay on
top of newspaper
c. Newspaper with wet coffee filters will be placed on drying
racks
d. Students will answer topic related questions in order to line up
for dismissal
i. Who is Mondrian?
ii. Describe Mondrian prevalent color scheme.
iii. Who is Van Gogh and describe the colors he used in his
works?
iv. Who is Warhol and what art movement did he belong
to?
v. Describe Warhol’s’ color schemes.
vi. Name the primary colors
vii. Name the secondary colors
viii. Name the complimentary colors
Day 2
Teacher Preparation
1) Teacher will have precut construction paper
2) Teacher will have passed back artwork to students
1) Teacher will review color wheel and artists with students
2) Teacher will lead a step-by-step demo.
a. Picking a piece of construction paper that will compliment
their second free painted coffee filter
b. Students will use circle tracers on construction paper
c. Students will cut out circle and glue coffee filter in the middle
of construction paper
d. Students will creatively cut edges of circle to make a design
or fringe
e. Students will punch hole in top of project so yarn will feed
through
f. Projects will be able to hang from ceiling or windows
g. Students will be able to describe their color wheel
3) Table Monitors will gather supplies for their tables
4) Hands On: Students will complete project
5) Teacher will allow 5-10 minutes for clean up
6) Students must describe their color wheel in order to line up for
dismissal
Closure/Higher Order Thinking Questions:
1) How did the De Stijl movement inspire Mondrian’s works?
2) How does Warhol’s color schemes appeal to its viewers?
Reflection: