Rainbow Lesson Planning Ideas
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Use the suggested ideas below to help you plan your Rainbow lessons!
Use the suggested ideas below to help you plan your Rainbow lessons!
For this theme consider adding extra construction paper, crayons, and markers in a variety of blue colors, along with the colors of the rainbow.
More Ideas:
Rainbow Blow Painting by Toddler Approved
Rainbow Sponge Painting by Teach Preschool
Rainbow Rolling Pin Art by Preschool Inspirations
Create a New Station
Children can take on the role of meteorologist in which they will talk about the weather and make weather predictions. Easily set up this invitation to play with the PKPF News Station Dramatic Play Pack.
Add Maps, Microphones, pointers, Meteorologist Dress Up clothes, a Video Camera, Photos of different types of weather etc.
Add Maps, Microphones, pointers, Meteorologist Dress Up clothes, a Video Camera, Photos of different types of weather etc.
More Ideas:
Provide some Rainy day dress up clothes and practice "Indoor" Puddle Jumping from Melissa and Doug
- Meteorologist Dress Up from Balanced literacy diet
- Pre-K Weather Station by Little Illuminations
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.
More Ideas:
Pom Pom Obstacle Course from Kids Play Box
With this activity young children practice matching number words, and counting.
Ten frames are a precursor to learning place value and giving a visual for number sense for preschoolers. Combine them with your favorite math counters!
More Ideas:
- Take a poll-Who has seen a rainbow?
Rainbow Uppercase & Lowercase Matching Puzzles
More Ideas:
Rainbow Writing Salt Tray by Nurture Store
Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed
Waiting Out the Storm by JoAnn Early Macken
I Am the Rain by John Paterson
All the Colors of the Rainbow by Allan Fowler
What Makes the Seasons by Megan Montague Cash
Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg
Kite Flying by Grace Lin
Rain by Robert Kalan
And Then it's Spring by Julie Fogliano
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.
More Ideas:
Touch a Rainbow Sensory play from Fun At Home With Kids
Rainbow Gelatin Sensory Tub from No Time for Flashcards
I can build a Rainbow
More Ideas:
Go for a walk in the rain (look for rainbows)
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
