Tissue Paper Flowers

Suggested Grade Level: Preschool-K

Based on: Barney & Friends #707: "Red, Yellow and Blue"

Objectives:
Colors are one of the first concepts that young children learn. By using the five senses, and through the process of discovery, children can successfully learn to identify colors. The primary colors (red, yellow, blue) are the first three colors children learn.

The children will:

• identify the colors red, yellow and blue
• discover that there are many shades of the primary colors
• find objects in the environment that are red, yellow or blue
• understand that colors are everywhere and that colors make our world bright

Skills:

• Art
• Following directions

Materials:

• Red, yellow and blue tissue paper
• Scissors

Directions:
Cut several squares out of colored tissue paper.

Students can choose which colors to use. They will need to fold each square in half and match the corners together. Do this again to the other corner and unfold.

Repeat with two other squares of tissue paper. Cut all three squares into circles. Put all three circles together and twist the bottom making a tissue paper flower.

Make flowers of all colors!

Extension:
Choose one primary color and fill the art center with that color: markers, crayons, paint, clay, pipe cleaners, tissue paper, etc. Children can see how creative they can be using items that are all the same color. The next day, change the color. After three days, they will have a "red" project, a "yellow" project and a "blue" project!

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