Art - Colour Wheel

• Art and design
• Primary Education

LI: We are learning about the 6 part colour wheel.

A colour wheel is a tool used in art to show colours and their relationship to each other.

How many sections can you see?

How many sections are on the colour wheel?

1. 10
2. 6
3. 3
4. 8

The colour wheel is made up of the three primary colours and three secondary colours.  

Do you know what the three primary colours are?

Can you colour in the primary colours on the blank wheel just like the picture shown?

These three primary colours are the main colours on a colour wheel. They are very important and are needed to make all other colours.

There are three secondary colours on the colour wheel. Can you name them?

Can you colour in the secondary colours on the blank wheel just like on the picture shown?

The secondary colours are made by mixing the two primary colours on either side. 

What colour is made by mixing together red and yellow?

1. Green
2. Orange
3. Black
4. Pink

What colour is made by mixing together blue and red?

1. Yellow
2. Black
3. Brown
4. Purple

What are the three primary colours on the colour wheel?

1. White, black and brown
2. Pink, purple and red
3. Red, blue and yellow
4. Green, orange and red

What are the three secondary colours on a colour wheel?

1. Orange, green and purple
2. Black, brown and white
3. Red, blue and yellow
4. Pink, purple and brown

LO: We can explain the primary and secondary colours on a 6 part colour wheel.

We can explain what colours can be mixed together to make secondary colours.