Complimentary Hearts
PreK has a brief unit focusing on the study of bodies. It lasts a little less than two weeks and it’s been a tough one to create content for. While they’re learning about internal systems of the body my solution is to look to the symbolic heart and continue our color theory study.
We use a ruler as a straight edge in this project and also use it as an exercise in complementary colors. Complementary colors are opposites on the color wheel: red and green, orange and blue, and yellow and violet. This is the most basic understanding and application of complements but it’s enough for the tiny humans. Here we go!
MATERIALS:
+ white square paper
+ ruler
+ pencil
+ sharpie
+ coloring tools in complementary colors
Draw a heart in pencil on your paper.
Use the ruler as a straight edge and draw four vertical lines.
Turn the ruler and repeat step number two horizontally, creating a grid over top of the heart.
Trace your lines with sharpie and erase the pencil lines that are very obvious.
Now it’s time to color. Older artists can definitely create a checkerboard of alternating colors, but it’s tough enough having four and five year olds only color one type of color inside or outside the heart. I throw out monochromatic and one of the complementary colors goes inside the heart and the other goes on the outside. I ask them to color the spaces in solidly, with as little white showing as possible. The finished project really pops and they always look good hanging together!
What’s your favorite complementary pair?