Mouse Paint

Recently Elisabeth was in an art class where the teacher was showing the kids primary and secondary colors using translucent, colored stickers.

Watching her I realized that the best piece of literature I have encountered for teaching primary and secondary colors is Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh.

We started reading it to Elisabeth when she was about 12 months because she loved the vivid colors, the simple text, and the progression of the story. I continue to use it because it is a great way, through literature, to teach primary and secondary colors.