Hi Families...For this activity you will need a bag of candy Skittles or colorful toys. Your child will be sorting the candy or toys by color and then creating a rainbow with them.
What is our theme? Weather
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
The overall purpose of this lesson is to learn the colors in the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo & violet)
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Prek-PS1-2 (MA): Investigate natural and human-made objects to describe, compare, sort and classify objects.
Learning Outcomes: I would like the children to learn that there are 7 colors that make up a rainbow and what the colors are.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Rainbow color Song: https://youtu.be/vvVMPfy-5Lg
Materials
*Skittles Candy or other ideas: colorful cereal or toys (such as Lego’s, etc).
Activity (Procedure):
*Watch: Rainbow color song (see link above)
*First have your child sort the candy/toys by color.
*Create your own rainbow with the colors that you have.
Ms. Nancy would love to see your rainbow creation. If you would like, you can take a picture with your rainbow and
send it to Ms. Nancy : )
Activity Wrap Up:
Did you have fun creating your rainbow? Were there the same amount of candies for each color? How many pieces of candy (or toys) did you have all together?
Yes, you may eat the candy (if your family says it is alright) : ) What color tastes the best to you?
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
*Ask your child “do you remember all 7 colors that are in the rainbow?” Which color is your child’s favorite?
*Discuss what color violet and indigo are.
*Create your own rainbow using either sidewalk chalk or crayons/markers/paint and paper.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
*Read the book: Planting A Rainbow (by: Lois Ehlert)
*Take a walk outside (or in the house) and see how many colors you can spot that are in the rainbow.
*Can you find all 7 colors that are in the rainbow?
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
*taking rainbows inside: You can play Candyland or make a colorful salad/snack.
What is our theme? Weather
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
The overall purpose of this lesson is to learn the colors in the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo & violet)
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Prek-PS1-2 (MA): Investigate natural and human-made objects to describe, compare, sort and classify objects.
Learning Outcomes: I would like the children to learn that there are 7 colors that make up a rainbow and what the colors are.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Rainbow color Song: https://youtu.be/vvVMPfy-5Lg
Materials
*Skittles Candy or other ideas: colorful cereal or toys (such as Lego’s, etc).
Activity (Procedure):
*Watch: Rainbow color song (see link above)
*First have your child sort the candy/toys by color.
*Create your own rainbow with the colors that you have.
Ms. Nancy would love to see your rainbow creation. If you would like, you can take a picture with your rainbow and
send it to Ms. Nancy : )
Activity Wrap Up:
Did you have fun creating your rainbow? Were there the same amount of candies for each color? How many pieces of candy (or toys) did you have all together?
Yes, you may eat the candy (if your family says it is alright) : ) What color tastes the best to you?
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
*Ask your child “do you remember all 7 colors that are in the rainbow?” Which color is your child’s favorite?
*Discuss what color violet and indigo are.
*Create your own rainbow using either sidewalk chalk or crayons/markers/paint and paper.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
*Read the book: Planting A Rainbow (by: Lois Ehlert)
*Take a walk outside (or in the house) and see how many colors you can spot that are in the rainbow.
*Can you find all 7 colors that are in the rainbow?
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
*taking rainbows inside: You can play Candyland or make a colorful salad/snack.
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