Explanations

It is hard to explain something when we are talking and able to wave our arms around, but writing an explanation is even harder. Today we wrote explanations of some things that we know a lot about - colours.

What is Red?

Red is a colour.

It is the first colour in the rainbow. Red is a primary colour, you cannot make it with other colours. It is the colour of love and danger.

The colour red makes our world cheerful and bright.

Lucy, Louie and George

What is Orange?

Orange is a colour.

It is not a primary colour, you mix red and yellow to make it. Most gold fish are orange even though they are called GOLDfish. The fruit orange is named orange because it is orange.

The colour orange sometimes marks danger.

By Willow, Yu and Hugo.

What is Yellow?

Yellow is a colour.

A banana is yellow. Yellow is the colour of the sun. It is a bright shiny colour. You can make many colours by mixing yellow with other colours. For example, if you mix blue with yellow it makes green. 

Yellow helps make our world a happy place.

By Tom, Tatsumi and Isla

What is Green?

Green is a colour. Leaves are green. Grass is green. Lime is a bright shade of green. Seaweed can even be green. Green is often found on flags.

Green is a colour of nature.

By Hamish, Ethan and Emily

What is Blue?

Blue is a colour. 

It is a primary colour, you cannot mix it using other colours. Blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day. We have a lot of blue on the New Zealand flag. 

Blue is the colour of many things that are important to us.

By Fintan, Millie and Sienna

What is Purple?

Purple is a colour.

Purple is the colour of bruises. It is often a colour on fuchsias. You can make purple by mixing red and blue. Most girls like purple.

Purple is a deep, rich colour.

By Phoebe, Finn and Asiha

What is Brown?

Brown is a colour.

Many things in nature are brown so it is a good camouflage colour for animals. Brown is a tertiary colour made by mixing 3 or more colours together. It is the colour of chocolate brownie - yum!

We see many shades of the colour brown everywhere we look.

By Max, Eva and Tekken

What is Black?

Black is a shade.

A shade is not a colour even though people think it is. Black is the colour of death. If you mix it with any colour that colour will get darker.

Black is the colour of darkness because it absorbs light.

By Emmanuel and Alfie