This colour theory activity is a fantastic resource, you can use in your art lessons or at home. The resource includes: a colour wheel that illustrates the primary, secondary and tertiary colours, a mixing assignment for secondary colours, a mixing assignment for tertiary colours, a colour wheel template that the pupils can colour in themselves. What is the colour wheel? A colour wheel is used to show colours and their relationships to each other. Primary colours are: Yellow Red Blue Any colour on the colour wheel can be mixed together by mixing these primary colours. Remember, you can´t mix other colours together to create red, blue or yellow. Secondary colours are made by mixing two primary colours together. Secondary colours are: Orange Purple Green There are also tertiary colours, which are made by mixing primary and secondary colours together to get: Yellow-orange Red-orange Red-purple Blue-purple Blue-green Yellow-green Whatever you choose to paint, your pupils will develop their colour knowledge and colour mixing skills using this resource. Have fun and let me know if you have any feedback. // James

Inspire your class to learn about the Dutch 20th century painter Piet Mondrian, best known for his abstract paintings made with colourful squares and rectangles. The resources include: 3 x Colouring Worksheets featuring different designs (these templates will allow your class to create their own Mondrian artwork). 10 x slides in a ready-to-go PowerPoint lesson. The colouring worksheets will make a fantastic addition to your introduction to Piet Mondrian and his art, whether at home or in school. The lesson will introduce the children to the primary colours and features a range of interactive questions that are great for group work and discussion. Ideal for KS1 and KS2. Have lots of fun creating your own original Mondrian inspired artworks!