This is a show-stopper! Inspire wonder as you change the white mice into different colors in a magical demonstration of color mixing.
The red, yellow and blue strips, included in the set, wrap around your “paint can” of choice - empty paint or formula cans are great. What ever vessel you use, make sure your hand fits into it.
Provide a visual demonstration of camouflage as the story begins when the white mice disappear on the white felt!
Find the color mixing rhyme on the package and on the Resource Pages by Ilo Orleans. Using multiple media to present a concept is a California Common Core Standard.
Mice are common throughout children’s literature. These 9 mice can begin or augment your collection. Type Mice or Colors in the SEARCH field for more stories!
These are the same colored mice in the book, Seven Blind Mice. All you need is the # 60 Elephant Felt-board Puzzle. See Related Items.
Be sure to follow up with a hands-on color mixing activity of your choice.
To make sure every learner knows their colors, before teaching color mixing, use set # 462 So many Fish to help with color identification.