Annie Clarke Windsor High School

Interior Design

Lesson Plan Topic: Elements of Design—Basic color introduction Concept: Students will have a basic introduction to color, which will allow them have the foundation for more advanced concepts like color schemes. Interior Design Standard #1: Understand the principles and elements of art and design. Objective: Students will learn about basic color concepts through interactive classroom activities and assignments. Materials:

• Projector, computer and document camera • Color samples for color wheel • Playdough- Primary colors • Color PowerPoint with videos • Color note guide • NY Time’s “Pantone” article • Small container- notecards, playdough, color swatches • Color assignment (2 part) • Full paint sample representing value and intensity • Creative supplies- already available on table

Set:

• Notecard “K” of KWL. What do you “know” about color? Students will write information about everything they know about color.

Body: 1. Hand out note sheet on color. Begin PowerPoint lecture on color. Dispersed throughout the lesson are mini

activities that help reinforce the concept being taught. a. Hue- NY Times Article Activity b. Value & Intensity- sketch, paint chip visual c. Warm & Cool- sketch d. Primary colors- color swatch, video e. Secondary- video, playdough f. Tertiary- labeling colors that are tertiary g. Color wheel- origins video, arrangement of color chips into color wheel

2. Get notecard out again. Ask students to write a respond to “What they still want to know about color” (W). 3. Introduce and explain color assignment due next class. Allow time any extra time remaining for students to

work on their assignment. 4. Notecard “L”. Ask students to write about what they learned today. This will be their ticket out the door. 5. Prepare room for next day, clean up supplies and stack chairs.

Annie Clarke Windsor High School

Interior Design Conclusion: Understanding the foundation of color and the color wheel will help students be prepared to learn about more advanced concepts such as color schemes and color psychology in upcoming lessons. Assignment: Color assignment Sponge ideas:

• Share responses from KWL notecard- can be used as warm-up next class • Allow work time to start color assignment. • “Color” video to review concepts and introduce the next concept, color schemes if needed.

Modifications: Note guides will be copied and available for student’s that need the notes (the following class period). Implemented preferential seating and group work designed to help students succeed. Students, who need extra time, will have an extension on the assignments due. There were a variety of experiences using music, movement, hands-on activities to encourage learning and creativity, creativity, while also meeting the needs of diverse student learning styles.

Annie Clarke Windsor High School

Interior Design

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5TwT69i1lU

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COLOR BASICS

• K: What you KNOW about color?

NOTECARD: K

• Definition: Color is made when light strikes an object and is reflected back to your eye.

• There are over 10 million different identifiable colors!

• The most powerful, obvious, exciting element of design.

• It’s noticed first and remembered the longest.

WHAT IS COLOR?

• HUE: The name of a specific color. Example: Radiant Orchid

COLOR TERMS

Read New York Times article

“Who Made That Pantone Chip?”

1. Scan article, highlight

any mention of hue. 2. Read article. 3. Answer follow-up

questions.

• INTENSITY: brightness or dullness • of color. • VALUE: lightness or darkness of color.

COLOR TERMS

ARE YOU INTENSE?

• REDS • ORANGES • YELLOWS

• Advancing • Create feelings of warmth,

activity and excitement • Generally tend to close in a

space or make it appear smaller

WARM COLORS = SUN

• BLUES • GREENS • VIOLETS

• Create feelings of coolness,

calmness and relaxation • Receding • Generally tend to expand a

space or make it appear larger

COOL COLORS = SEA

RED YELLOW BLUE • All colors are formed from them • Can’t be created by mixing other

hues.

PRIMARY COLORS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddYUw7a4erk

PRIMARY COLOR SONG

PURPLE (Red + Blue) ORANGE (Red + Yellow) GREEN (Yellow + Blue) Mixture of primary hues in equal parts.

SECONDAY COLORS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAfqaJ7xdRw

SECONDARY COLORS ACTIVITY

RED-ORANGE YELLOW-ORANGE YELLOW-GREEN BLUE-GREEN BLUE-VIOLET RED-VIOLET • Lie between secondary & primary hues. Mix

equal parts to create. • PRIMARY name followed by SECONDARY

name.

TERTIARY/INTERMEDIATE COLORS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ButdiKfJLU

COLOR WHEEL- PRANG SYSTEM

• W: What would you like to know more about color?

NOTECARD: W

• L: What did you learn about color? What did you enjoy?

NOTECARD: L