Preschool Rainbow Theme Activities
Below you can find tons of fun and engaging Preschool rainbow activities!
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Plan your Rainbow Preschool Theme
Use the suggested learning objectives and vocabulary ideas found our our theme map, along with our carefully selected educational activities below to help you plan your lessons! Purchase our coordinating easy to assemble printable activities and games to save even more time planning your lessons!
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For this theme consider adding extra construction paper, crayons, and markers in a variety of blue colors, along with the colors of the rainbow.
*Rainbow Straw Painting
Try Straw Painting with your preschoolers during this theme!
Try this out with all the colors of the rainbow for added engagement. See the Straw Painting Tutorial for more details. |
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*Tissue paper rainbow
Letting students tear tissue paper to use for this craft is half the fun. When they have enough colors have them scrunch up the tissue paper and glue the pieces on paper in a rainbow shape. You can also cut paper plates in half, and cut out a small semicircle out of the bottom for a rainbow shape. Then students can glue their tissue paper on.
Rainbow Handprint
Paint hands in the colors of the rainbow and make prints. If desired children could add other elements around the rainbow.
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Paint a Rainbow on the Window
This is a fun opportunity to explore window paint. Paint a rainbow on the window .
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Rainbow Unicorn
Provide a simple horse shape cutout, rainbow color yarn, paper tube and craft sticks for children to create a fun rainbow unicorn.
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Fingerprint Rainbow
Make a rainbow outline for children to fill in with fingerprints.
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Rainbow Chalk
Take the rainbow fun outside and draw rainbows on the sidewalks for all to enjoy.
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More Ideas:
Rainbow Sponge Painting by Teach Preschool
Rainbow Rolling Pin Art by Preschool Inspirations
*Sort & Match Rainbow Laundry
Add a variety of single color clothes to your dramatic play space (socks, t shirts, or even washcloths).
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*Sort play food by the colors of the rainbow
Add some baskets or collect all the play food and let students display the food in colorful rainbow arrangements.
Rainbow Block Play
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Place a Variety of Colored Blocks and Rainbow blocks in your Construction Space this week. Add Blue Sheer Fabric, and Cloud Shaped Felt. Place your construction space near a window this week, and add Acrylic Prism's, or Prism Bricks to the area.
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*Rainbow Cup Stacking Challenge
Practice stacking rainbow cups! Take a closer look at our Rainbow Cup stacking challenge.
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*Build rainbows
Do all rainbows truly look the same? Wait and see what your students create when you add a variety of colored blocks to your space.
*Rainbow Uppercase & Lowercase
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Rainbow Color Word Match-upPreschoolers can practice recognizing color words and matching them with this hands-on activity.
This activity is included in the Rainbow Activity Pack from PKPF. |
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*Rainbow Writing Tray
Use this free rainbow printable to make your own rainbow writing tray for writing practice and a fun sensory experience—a perfect addition to your
Sensory writing trays are an excellent tool for encouraging handwriting and fine motor practice. They offer a tactile sensory experience to help preschoolers learn in a multi-sensory way. And, they are easy to set up and change out for different themes and lessons. Below are directions to help you get started with a rainbow writing tray. Grab your free Rainbow Tracing Cards on my blog |
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*Rainbow Writing your Name
Practice rainbow writing your name. Tracing your name over and over again using all of the colors in the rainbow.
Rainbow Candy Letters
Provide colorful jellybeans or other colorful candies for children to practice letter formation.
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All the Colors of the Rainbow by Allan Fowler
A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
Esther’s Rainbow by Kim Kane
How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow by Monica Sweeney
Elmer by Davide McKee
Rainbow Stew by Cathryn Falwell
Light Makes a Rainbow by Sharon Coan
Curious George Discovers the Rainbow by H.A Rey
A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
Esther’s Rainbow by Kim Kane
How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow by Monica Sweeney
Elmer by Davide McKee
Rainbow Stew by Cathryn Falwell
Light Makes a Rainbow by Sharon Coan
Curious George Discovers the Rainbow by H.A Rey
Rainbow Number MatchingWith this activity from the Rainbows Activity Pack from Pre-K Printable Fun young children practice matching number words, and counting.
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Rainbow Counting MatsTen frames are a precursor to learning place value and giving a visual for number sense for preschoolers. Combine them with your favorite math counters!
This set of mats is included in the Rainbows Activity Pack from Pre-K Printable Fun |
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*Rainbow positional phrases
Use a rainbow printable or toy along with people or animal figures (or cotton balls for clouds) to practice positional phrases.
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Rainbow Number Puzzles*
Practice ordering numbers and build a rainbow! This activity can be found inside our Rainbow Activity Pack.
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*Rainbow Flip and Count
Practicing counting to 20 using this flip and count Rainbow Mat found inside our rainbow activity pack! Use with Rainbow Mini Eraser's or your favorite rainbow
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*Create a rainbow pattern
Use pom poms (or your favorite set of rainbow colored manipulatives) to create a (ROYGBIV) rainbow pattern. For those looking for a challenge you can mix different sized pom poms to create a more complex rainbow pattern.
Spring Measure, Graph, and Compare
Preschoolers are learning a large variety of math skills including measuring, graphing and comparing objects.
Support these math skills while exploring rainbowswith our fun Spring Measure, Compare & Graph pack |
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Rainbow Color Sort
Provide manipulatives and a tray with color cards or an assortment of colored bowls for children to practice their sorting skills (the tongs add some extra fine-motor and hand-eye coordination development).
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Experiment with Mixing Colors
Set out a rainbow of liquid water colors along with eye-dropper tools to see what happens when the colors are mixed.
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*Rainbow Prisms
Add prisms to your discovery area. Allow children to explore how to light reflects out of different areas. Don't have a prism? You can also create "Rainbows" using a glass/jar of water!
*Walking Rainbow
Your preschoolers will love this walking rainbow science experiment!
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Rainbow Water Play
Bring the rainbow into your water play by adding a variety of colorful accessories like these caps pair with a strainer.
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Rainbow Sensory Bin
Rainbow Rice plus manipulatives plus tweezers and tongs makes for excellent discovery, math, and fine motor fun!
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Skittle Color Experiment
Place skittles in a pattern around the edge of a white plate. Add warm water to cover the skittles and watch to see the results. Before the experiment ask what students think will happen, or even draw their hypothesis.
Engage in discussion about why this happened, what goes into the food we eat that would make this happen? |
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More Ideas:
DIY Rainbow Crystals video tutorial from Learning Resources
Touch a Rainbow Sensory play from Fun At Home With Kids
Rainbow Gelatin Sensory Tub from No Time for Flashcards
Fine Motor Activities
*Rainbow Fruit Cereal Bracelet
This colorful and yummy activity is great for building engaging and persistence, small motor, and patterning skills. Simply string your favorite "Rainbow" cereal onto pipe cleaners for a fun fine motor activity and a tasty snack!
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DIY Rainbow Puzzle
Work together to create a rainbow puzzle using markers and cardboard. Then enjoy assembling the creation over and over.
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*Pom Pom Rainbow Color Match
Add multiple rainbow color cups, some tweezers and a bin of pom poms.
Have students sort the pom poms into their matching cups.
Have students sort the pom poms into their matching cups.
Rainbow Clay
This week provide clay in rainbow colors for children to create with. Challenge them to create a rainbow in a unique way.
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Gross Motor Ideas
Rainbow Walk
Go for a walk in the rain (look for rainbows)
*Rainbow Dance Ribbons
Make your own rainbow dance ribbons and use them, while you dance to your favorite music.
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*Rainbow Hop
Place paper rainbows on the ground. Practice hopping over each rainbow.
More Ideas:
Weaving through a Rainbow Gross Motor Activity from Teach Preschool
Scented Rainbow Science from Fun-A-Day
DIY Rainbow Streamers for Dancing from Teaching the little People
Teach the kids some Parachute Games from Childhood 1
*Take a Poll
Who likes the Rain? Who has seen a Rainbow?
Friendly Rainbow
Work with a friend to paint a rainbow, take turns painting each arch and adding other elements.
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*Survey
What’s your favorite color in the rainbow?
*Work together to make a rainbow inspired snack
Create a fruit rainbow snack. Work together to cut up some of your favorite rainbow fruits. Arrange them into a "Rainbow" pattern, and add some vanilla yogurt "clouds" as a dip.
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Rainbow Preschool Activity Pack
$7.00
This Rainbow themed preschool activity pack contains a variety of easy to assemble Math, Literacy, Fine Motor, and Science activities perfect for creating centers, file folder activities, or morning work for the preschool aged children in your care.
This printable pack includes the following activities
- Rainbow Shape Clip Cards
- I can build a Rainbow Puzzle
- 1-10 Rainbow Puzzle (ordering)
- Rainbow Color Matching
- Uppercase/Lowercase Rainbow Puzzles
- Rainbow Number Word Match Up Mats
- Rainbow Color Roll Games
- Pom Pom Rainbow Color Match Rolling Game
- Rainbow Count and Clip Cards
- Rainbow Counting Mats
- Rainbow Match Up Puzzles
- Rainbow counting mats 1-10
- Rainbow flip and count to 20 mat
- Rainbow sorting by size
Also included: Directions, Sample Lesson Plans, Cover, TOS, and Graphics Credit
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Spring Word Wall Activities
$3.00
This Spring Word Wall Activity Pack is packed with literacy activities to engage your preschoolers all Spring!
Inside this 54-page PDF you will find:
- Directions
- Word Wall Cards
- pocket Chart Category Cards
- Mini Word Wall Cards
- Syllable Sort
Reproducible Writing Sheets:
- I can Seek, Color and Trace Spring Words
- I can Build or Write Spring Words
- I Can Tell a Story About Spring
- Spring Say it, Build It, Write It
Also Included: TOS, graphics Credit, contact information
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Spring Fine Motor Sand Sweeping
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Color Cut And Paste a Scene
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Preschoolers love color, cut, and paste activities! These activities give young children a chance to practice essential skills they will need for learning to write and complete more advanced activities later on.
This pack includes the following 17 printable Color, Cut, and Paste Scenes:
- Pumpkin Patch
- Apples
- Acorns
- Halloween
- Christmas
- Beach
- Zoo
- Country
- Camping
- Desert
- Forest
- Easter
- Park
- Fantasy
- Spring Weather
- Pond
- Under the Sea
Also included: Directions, TOS, Graphics Credit
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Attendance Daily Sign In Activities
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This set includes themed daily sign in and sign out attendance activities for your whole year! These activities help young children learn to recognize their names in a fun way. Your students will love finding their names each day. Simply laminate, add velcro and hang on a wall (or place in a binder).
This editable .pdf file includes an automated class list to make it easy to customize your sign in activities. Simply fill in the form and all of the activities will automatically update with your student names.
Inside this editable set you will find the following themed activities:
- Back to School lunchbox/bus cards
- Apple Tree/Apple cards
- Farm/Hay cards
- Pumpkin Patch/Pumpkin cards
- Fire Safety/Fire Truck cards
- Halloween/Candy Corn cards
- Spider Wed/Spider
- Fall Tree/Leaf cards
- Turkey/Feather cards
- Christmas Tree/ornament cards
- Snow/Snowball cards
- Dental Health/Toothbrush cards
- Valentine’s/Candy Heart cards
- Rain/Raindrop cards
- St. Patrick’s Day/Gold Coins cards
- Bubbles cards
- Easter Basket/Egg cards
- Flower/Petal cards
- Ice Cream/cone cards
- Fourth of July/Star cards
- Camping/Tent cards
TOS & Graphics Credit
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Rainbow Cup Stacking Challenges
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Our Rainbow Cup Stacking Challenges activity pack is a fun way for preschoolers to explore planning, predicting, recording data, and summarizing information.
Simply add colored cups and set up as a class activity, for use with partners, or as an independent play STEM kit.
This activity pack contains the following printables:
- Table of Contents
- Colored Cup Stack Challenge including Recording Sheet
- Pattern Builder Challenge
- Code Breaker Word Building Challenge
- Design & Build Your Own Challenge
- Terms of Use, Graphics Credit and Contact Info
Also included: Each activity set includes a directions page which includes assembly information, activity direction, alignment with the Pre-K Printable Fun Early Learning Standards, and Extension Ideas.
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Spring Measure Graph & Compare for Pre-K
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This Spring introduce early math concepts to your early learners with the measurement, graphing, and comparing activities included in this 55-page PDF
Included printable activities:
Sort & Compare Measurable Attributes
- Sort Spring Items into groups by type
- Measure the width of Spring items using non-standard units of measurement
- Ordering rainbows by height
- Sorting vegetables by height
Data Analysis
- Compare Spring objects more vs. less
- Count and compare spring objects
- Collect and sort Spring activities graph
- Collect and record birds on a graph
- Spring scene count and record graph
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