Sunsets in Kindergarten

 The kindergartners recently learned about the primary colors.  After a quick scavenger hunt in the art room for things that are primary-colored and learning my little ditty about the primary colors, the kinders set to work on their sunsets.  Using only the primary colors, the kiddos painted on 9x12" paper, mixing only where two colors met.  They were quick to discover the colors made when two primary colors are mixed, but we'll wait a bit to name these new colors secondary.  Inspired by Tomie dePaola's Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, the students also thought about the things that they like to do and do especially well.  They created drawings of themselves and their gift which they later glued onto their sunset.