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The Magic of Colour: Create Your Scale

Three primary colours, white and black: how many new colours can you discover?

Age: Ages 6–12
Time: 30–45 minutes
Format: A4 PDF

Hear how the mission begins

Family £0.99 Sheet + grown-up guide (2 pages). For personal and family use. Classroom £1.99 + classroom page: 45-minute lesson, variations, National Curriculum links. Photocopy for your pupils.

Instant PDF after payment, also by e-mail · Print as often as you like

What’s inside

The mission sheet, illustrated by Barti
The grown-up guide: materials, preparation, what it develops, questions for afterwards
An easier and a harder version
A QR code: Barti tells the mission out loud

Materials

White paper (thick if possible)
Red, blue and yellow paint
White and black paint
Paintbrushes
Mixing palette or small plate
Water cup
A cloth or kitchen roll

What it develops

Experimenting — discovers hands-on what happens when two colours meet
Observation — notices small differences: a bit more white, a bit more blue
Patience and method — try, look, adjust, try again
Independent decisions — they decide which colours to mix and when the page is full