Hot and cold colours
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify and mix hot and cold colours.
Key learning points
- Know that a hot colour palette includes yellow, orange and red.
- Know that a cold colour palette includes green, purple and blue.
- Know that tints and shades can be used to extend a palette of colour, and that these can affect our mood or feeling.
Keywords
Hot colours - hues, tints and shades of yellow, orange and red
Cold colours - hues, tints and shades of green, blue and purple
Palette - the name we give to a group of colours that are used within an artwork
Common misconception
Hot or cold colours can change the temperature.
Remind children that these colours do not really change the temperature, but they can make people feel warmer by looking at them, as they remind them of hot things like the sun or a fire.
Teacher tip
If children are confident with colour mixing, they could be given the choice of a hot or cold colour palette. If children are less confident, they could be guided with either a hot or cold palette.
Equipment
Poster paint in red, blue, yellow, white and black, paintbrushes, water pots, a range of materials to manipulate the paint and use as painting tools, such as conkers, leaves and pinecones.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.A tint is made by adding ...
Q2.What colour is made by mixing red and yellow?
Q3.When you add black to a colour you make a ...
Q4.Which of the following are primary colours
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a hot colour?
Q2.Which of the following are secondary colours?
Q3.Which of these is a cold colour?
Q4.Hot colours can actually change the temperature around us. True or false?
To help you plan your 1 art and design lesson on: Hot and cold colours, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 1 art and design lesson on: Hot and cold colours, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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