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December 2023

Image of a variety of different colored powders in glass bottles
What Is Color?

Painting of a woman at a dinner table alone with red walls and red tablecloth
Red

Image of a yellow-toned painting with people and very detailed geometric drawings
Yellow

Digital Resource Guide
Grades 7-12: Teaching Package
Grades 4-6: Teaching Package
Posters
Standards
Image of a variety of different colored powders in glass bottles
Spotlight

What Is Color?

Spotlight

Read about the origins of color.

Videos (2)

Video 3:33 What You Need to Know About Color

Watch an art skills video about color.

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Video 4:37 What You Need to Know About Light

Watch an art skills video about light.

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Skills Sheets (13)

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Learning Journey: What Is Color?

Share an interactive slide deck with your students.

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Graphic Organizer: Color Origins

Grades 7-12: Analyze how artists worked with techniques in the December 2023 issue.

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Painting of a woman at a dinner table alone with red walls and red tablecloth
Spotlight

Red

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6
Spotlight
Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Explore red’s cultural meaning and several artworks featuring red pigments.

Videos (2)

Video 3:33 What You Need to Know About Color

Watch an art skills video about color.

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Video 4:37 What You Need to Know About Light

Watch an art skills video about light.

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Skills Sheets (15)

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Learning Journey: Red

Share an interactive slide deck with your students.

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Graphic Organizer: Color Origins

Grades 7-12: Analyze how artists worked with techniques in the December 2023 issue.

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Image of a yellow-toned painting with people and very detailed geometric drawings
Spotlight

Yellow

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6
Spotlight
Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Analyze yellow’s cultural meaning and several artworks featuring yellow pigments.

Videos (2)

Video 3:33 What You Need to Know About Color

Watch an art skills video about color.

Watch Video
Video 4:37 What You Need to Know About Light

Watch an art skills video about light.

Watch Video

Skills Sheets (13)

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Learning Journey: Yellow

Share an interactive slide deck with your students.

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Graphic Organizer: Color Origins

Grades 7-12: Analyze how artists worked with techniques in the December 2023 issue.

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Image of a colorful blue beetle art piece
Spotlight

Blue

Lexile® measure:7-12, 4-6
Spotlight
Lexile® measure:7-12, 4-6

Learn about blue’s cultural meaning and several artworks featuring blue pigments.

Videos (2)

Video 3:33 What You Need to Know About Color

Watch an art skills video about color.

Watch Video
Video 4:37 What You Need to Know About Light

Watch an art skills video about light.

Watch Video

Skills Sheets (13)

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Learning Journey: Blue

Share an interactive slide deck with your students.

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Graphic Organizer: Color Origins

Grades 7-12: Analyze how artists worked with techniques in the December 2023 issue.

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Two displays of furniture pieces orchestrated together into a rectangle, one black, the other white
Spotlight

Black & White

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6
Spotlight
Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Examine the cultural meaning of black and white and several works featuring the two pigments.

Videos (2)

Video 3:33 What You Need to Know About Color

Watch an art skills video about color.

Watch Video
Video 4:37 What You Need to Know About Light

Watch an art skills video about light.

Watch Video

Skills Sheets (15)

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Learning Journey: Black & White

Share an interactive slide deck with your students.

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Graphic Organizer: Color Origins

Grades 7-12: Analyze how artists worked with techniques in the December 2023 issue.

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Image of two colorful paintings based on symmetry
Studio Project

Music to the Eyes

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12
Studio Project
Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12

Use what you’ve learned about color origins to create a rhythmic color collage.

Skills Sheets (1)

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Artist Statement: Music to the Eyes

Grades 7-12: Write an artist statement about a hands-on project from the December 2023 issue.

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Slideshows (1)

Slideshow Hands-on Project: Music to the Eyes

Use what you’ve learned to create a rhythmic color collage
Image of a yellow and black art piece with the name, "Michaelia"
Studio Project

Tints and Tones Sketchbooks

Lexile® measure:Grades 4-6
Studio Project
Lexile® measure:Grades 4-6

Use what you’ve learned about color to create a sketchbook cover design.

Slideshows (1)

Slideshow Tints and Tones Sketchbooks Hands-On Project

Use what you’ve learned about color to create a sketchbook cover design.

Lesson Plan (2)

Lesson Plan
Hands-On Project: Tints and Tones Sketchbooks

Download a hands-on project for grades 4-6 based on the December 2023 issue.

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Lesson Plan
All Lesson Plans: Grades 4-6

Download all lesson plans for grades 4-6 from the December 2023 issue.

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Image of two people hugging a statue of people hugging
Debate

Hands-On Art

Debate

What is the appropriate way to interact with art in a museum?

Skills Sheets (1)

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Debate: Hands-on Art

Grades 7-12: Evaluate both sides of the debate from the December 2023 issue.

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Headshot
Career

Creating Colors for Artists

Career

Check out an exclusive interview with Joe Gyurcsak about his work developing paints.

Videos (1)

Video 2:44 The Value of Utrecht Paints

Watch a video about how Utrecht Paints are made.

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Skills Sheets (1)

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Great Art Jobs: Paint Company Research and Development Manager

Grades 4-6: Analyze the career featured in the December 2023 issue.

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Painting of a self-portrait drawn as the swirling ocean
Student Artist

Into the Deep

Student Artist

Discover how this artist uses color to represent waves.

Videos (3)

Video 3:33 What You Need to Know About Color

Watch an art skills video about color.
Video 4:37 What You Need to Know About Light

Watch an art skills video about light.
Video 2:44 The Value of Utrecht Paints

Watch a video about how Utrecht Paints are made.

Skills Sheets (23)

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All Skill Builders

Download all skill builders from the December 2023 issue.

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All Skill Builders: Grades 7-12

Download all skill builders for grades 7-12 from the December 2023 issue.

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Vocabulary: Color Origins

Grades 7-12: View definitions for the elements and principles of art featured in the December 2023 issue.

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Comprehension Quiz: Color Origins

Grades 7-12: Take a multiple-choice quiz about the December 2023 issue.

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Reading Review: Color Origins

Grades 7-12: Answer reading comprehension questions about the December 2023 issue.

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Graphic Organizer: Color Origins

Grades 7-12: Analyze how artists worked with techniques in the December 2023 issue.

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Sketchbook Starters: Color Origins

Grades 7-12: Create a sketch based on prompts from the December 2023 issue.

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Artist Statement: Music to the Eyes

Grades 7-12: Write an artist statement about a hands-on project from the December 2023 issue.

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Debate: Hands-on Art

Grades 7-12: Evaluate both sides of the debate from the December 2023 issue.

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All Skill Builders: Grades 4-6

Download all skill builders and hands-on projects for grades 4-6 from the December 2023 issue.

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Visual Vocabulary: Color Origins

Grades 4-6: Create sketches based on art vocabulary words featured in the December 2023 issue.

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Summarize: Color Origins

Grades 4-6: Answer reading comprehension questions about the December 2023 issue.

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What I Learned: Color Origins

Grades 4-6: Use a graphic organizer to closely read the December 2023 issue.

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Graphic Organizer: Color Origins

Grades 4-6: Analyze how artists worked with techniques in the December 2023 issue.

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Great Art Jobs: Paint Company Research and Development Manager

Grades 4-6: Analyze the career featured in the December 2023 issue.

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All Posters

Download all posters from the December 2023 issue.

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Henri Matisse's Harmony in Red

Show your class a projectable poster of Henri Matisse's work.

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Louise Nevelson's Sky Cathedral and Dawn's Wedding Chapel II

Show your class a projectable poster of Louise Nevelson's work.

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Learning Journey: What Is Color?

Share an interactive slide deck with your students.

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Learning Journey: Red

Share an interactive slide deck with your students.

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Learning Journey: Yellow

Share an interactive slide deck with your students.

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Learning Journey: Blue

Share an interactive slide deck with your students.

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Learning Journey: Black & White

Share an interactive slide deck with your students.

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Slideshows (2)

Slideshow Hands-on Project: Music to the Eyes

Use what you’ve learned to create a rhythmic color collage
Slideshow Tints and Tones Sketchbooks Hands-On Project

Use what you’ve learned about color to create a sketchbook cover design.

Lesson Plan (10)

Lesson Plan
Digital Resource Guide

Learn what digital resources come with the December 2023 issue.

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Lesson Plan
All Lesson Plans: Grades 7-12

Download all lesson plans for grades 7-12 from the December 2023 issue.

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Lesson Plan
Lesson: What Is Color?

View a lesson plan for grades 7-12 about "What is Color?" from the December 2023 issue.

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Lesson Plan
Lesson: Red

View a lesson plan for grades 7-12 about red from the December 2023 issue.

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Lesson Plan
Lesson: Yellow

View a lesson plan for grades 7-12 about yellow from the December 2023 issue.

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Lesson Plan
Lesson: Blue

View a lesson plan for grades 7-12 about blue from the December 2023 issue.

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Lesson Plan
Lesson: Black & White

View a lesson plan for grades 7-12 about black & white from the December 2023 issue.

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Lesson Plan
Lesson: Music to the Eyes

View a lesson plan for grades 7-12 about color relationships from the December 2023 issue.

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Lesson Plan
All Lesson Plans: Grades 4-6

Download all lesson plans for grades 4-6 from the December 2023 issue.

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Lesson Plan
Hands-On Project: Tints and Tones Sketchbooks

Download a hands-on project for grades 4-6 based on the December 2023 issue.

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Leveled Articles (4)

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Red (4-6 Reading Level)

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Yellow (4-6 Reading Level)

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Blue (4-6 Reading Level)

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Black & White (4-6 Reading Level)

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