Description

What our Colors: The Rainbow lesson plan includes

Lesson Objectives and Overview: Colors: The Rainbow teaches young learners about the rainbow colors. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify the colors in the rainbow. This lesson is for students in preschool.

RAINBOW LIGHT CATCHER ACTIVITY

For the activity, Review the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Pass out coffee filter and markers. Have students create a colorful rainbow design on the coffee filter. (Teacher Tip: Markers can bleed through the coffee filters easily. It is best to have another piece of paper or a paper towel underneath.) Once complete, allow students to use the spray bottle to spray a few drops of water on the coffee filter. Watch the colors spread. Glue some cotton balls on each side of the filter for clouds. Once dry, hang it up in the window so the colors show.

Options and Extensions

There are a number of options to include in this lesson if you want to. Have students wear things with rainbows or bring rainbow items to school. Fill a sensory bin with pom poms in rainbow colors and add matching cupcake liners, and have students sort each color. Give students a black or white pipe cleaner and rainbow cereal or pony beads. Let students make a rainbow bracelet. Bring in food to try. Create a rainbow fruit dish, rainbow popsicles, rainbow fruit snack, and/or rainbow fish crackers. Play the song “The Rainbow Colors Song” and let the kids sing along.

As an extension to the lesson, read the following books:

–A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
–How to Catch a Rainbow by Naomi Jones and Ana Gomez
–Raindrops to Rainbow John Mickols Jr and Charlene Chua
–How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow by Monica Sweeny
–Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
–Read One Rainy Day by Tammi Salzano

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Our preschool lessons include additional resources that you can use throughout the lesson. They are provided to give you as much content as possible to complete the lesson without their having to find sources on their own. For instance, if the lesson requires you to show students pictures, you can use the ones in the additional resources.

Preschool Philosophy

Our preschool curriculum is thoughtfully designed by professional teachers to nurture curiosity, build foundational skills, and prepare young learners for kindergarten and beyond. Each preschool lesson plan offers age-appropriate activities to promote early literacy, math readiness, creativity, and social-emotional growth.

At the preschool level, children are developing rapidly—socially, emotionally, physically, and academically. The goal of our lesson plans for preschool is to provide structured yet engaging learning experiences that spark imagination, encourage problem-solving, and foster a lifelong love of learning.

CURRICULUM FOCUS

Our curriculum focuses on key objectives such as:

• Building early literacy and language skills through stories, songs, and interactive activities.
• Developing number sense, shapes, colors, and patterns with hands-on lessons.
• Encouraging creativity and self-expression through art, play, and music.
• Supporting social-emotional development, cooperation, and confidence.
• Strengthening fine and gross motor skills through active learning.