Kaleidoscope-Primary and Secondary Colors (K-1)

This project is great to teach primary and secondary colors.

You Will Need The Following:

• toilet paper roll or paper towel roll cut in two
• squares of tissue paper
• wax paper cut into 4" squares
• rubber bands

Discuss with the children the difference between primary and secondary colors. Explain that secondary colors are made by combining primary colors. As an example, hold up two primary colored squares of tissue paper and overlap them. Hold it up to the light and show the students how this creates a new color.

Have the students decorate the paper tubes while you pass out the tissue squares and wax paper.

Have the students glue squares tissue paper all over the wax paper. Stress that it is important to overlap, but not to stack the squares. You need to have the entire wax paper covered so that you have options when it comes to what section you will use for the kaleidoscope.

Hold the covered wax paper up to the light and see what section will give the best effect. Then place the paper roll so that the hole covers the section you want. Then simply wrap the wax paper around the end of the tube and secure with the rubber band.