LESSONPLAN

YearLevel:6

Date:Friday17th

Unit:ElementsofArt

Period/Lesson:5

Topic:ColourWheel

Length:1hour

Curriculum outcomes:
Practice techniques and processes to enhance representation of ideas in their art making (ACAVAM121)
Achievement Standard: Student demonstrates use of visual conventions, techniques and processes to
communicate meaning in their artwork.
Learning Intention: Today students will be able to use the 3 primary colours to make a colour wheel.
Success Criteria: I can paint the colour wheel using the 3 primary colours to make secondary colours. I
also know what primary colours are mixed together to make secondary colours.
LESSONSTRUCTURE:
Time

Lessonoutcomesandassessment

TeachingApproaches

YouTubeLink:https://youtu.be/BDuZktGFHak
Part2https://youtu.be/bjVKZzmS7_4
5min

INTRODUCTION

TheYouTubevideodemonstratesthebasicsteps
involvedincreatingacolourwheel.Studentswillknow
andunderstandwhatprimarycoloursareandhowto
mixthemtomakesecondarycolours.Studentswillalso
understandwhatcomplementarycoloursareandwhat
arewarmcoloursandwhatarecoolcoloursas
demonstattedinthesecondYouTubeclip.

Thislessonandthevideoshownwillbeincorporatedin
theElementsofArtunitasthefirstlessononthis
topic.Duringtheunit/topicstudentswillcoverarange
offundamentalaspectsofartthroughouta4weekunit.

Studentstobesittingat
theirdeskwiththeir
visualdiarysinfrontof
them.

BODY
HandoutA3sizepaperwithcolourwheeltemplate.
45
min

Studentscollectabrush,paletteandwatertosharewith
apartner.

ExplainPrimarycolours=Red,YellowandBlue
Studentsfilltheseinontheircolourwheel

Studentsworkindividually
onthistask.

ExplainSecondarycolours=Purple,orangeandgreen
Studentsfilltheseinontheircolourwheel

Explaincomplementarycolours
Coloursthatareoppositetoeachotheronthecolourwheel
Red/green,yellow/purple,blue/orange.
Explainwarmandcoolcolours
Warm=red,yellow&orange.Cool=blue,green&purple

Studentstowriteintheirvisualdiaries
Whataretheprimarycolours?
Whatarethesecondarycolours?
Whatprimarycoloursmixtogethertomakeasecondarycolour?

10min

Packup
Paperondryingrack
Visualdiarysaway
Brushes/paletteswashed
Wipedowndesk

Resources/MATERIALS

YouTubeclip:https://youtu.be/BDuZktGFHakandhttps://youtu.be/bjVKZzmS7_4
Colourwheeltemplates
Paintteachertopreparewith3primarycolours.
Brushes
Water
Paper
Pencils
Scissors
Glue

ASSESSMENTCRITERIA
Identifiesprimarycoloursandsecondarycolours.
Understandshowsecondarycoloursaremadeandcanmixthem.
Understandsandidentifiescomplementarycoloursandwarm&
coolcolours.
Completescolourwheeltask.

ABOVE

AT

BELOW

Unitplan
sequenceoflessons
WEE
K

Lesson1hourx3timesperweek

Colourwheelx1lesson
Warmandcoolfacesx1lesson
Linex1lesson

Greyscaletonex1lesson
Monochromaticscalex1lesson
Tesxturex1lesson

Drawingfacesx1lesson
Darwingportaitsx2lesson

Painitingportaitsx3lesson

CurriculumOutcomes

Practicetechniquesandprocessesto
enhancerepresentationofideasintheir
artmaking(ACAVAM121).

Presentartworkdemonstating
considerationofhowtheartworkis
displayedtoenhancetheartistintention
toanaudience(ACAVAM122).

Referencing

ACARA.(2014).TheArts.Retrievedfromhttp://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/thearts/visual
arts/curriculum/f10?layout=1#level910
LaurenWilson.(2015).Colourwheellessons187171.[OnlineVideo].Retrievedfrom
https://youtu.be/BDuZktGFHak
LaurenWilson.(2015).Colourwheelpart2ECU300.[OnlineVideo].Rettrivedfrom
https://youtu.be/bjVKZzmS7_4