Read
Available through hoopla Digital
- Colors by Dona Herwick Rice
- Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
- Pride Colors by Robin Stevenson
- Colors All Around by Wiley Blevins
Watch
Nature Cat: Tally Ho! A Rainbow! After a rainstorm (Nature Cat is sure glad it's over!) Daisy wants to capture a picture of a rainbow for her Granny Bunny who just loves rainbows! But finding a rainbow is easier said than done, as the four friends trek all over in search of it!
Sing
Rainbow Colors to the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
First comes red and orange too
Shiny yellow, green, and blue
Purple ends the pretty rays
Only seen on rainy days
First comes red and orange too
Shiny yellow, green, and blue
Watch Video of Song Online
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble...POP!
Verses: Increase the number and change the colour.
Watch Video of Song Online
And don’t forget Rainbow Connection from The Muppet Movie soundtrack!
Activity
Make Color Changing Milk
Supplies
- a baking pan or shallow bowl
- milk
- liquid food coloring
- cotton swabs
- liquid dish soap
Steps
- Pour about an inch of milk into the shallow bowl.
- Add drops of food coloring to the milk, not stirring into the milk.
- Put a dish soap on the cotton swab.
- Dip the cotton swab into a color part of the milk and watch the food coloring move away!
- If you like, you can dip a piece of paper onto the top of the milk to make your own marbled paper.
More Books
Books on Hoopla
- The Crayola Colors Series
- Curious George Discovers the Rainbow by H. A. Rey
- Color series by Marthe Johnson
- Red is Best by Kathy Stinson
- From Wax to Crayon by Robin Nelson
Books on Overdrive/Libby (note: These titles may have a waiting list.)
- Every Color Soup by Jorey Hurley
- Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy
- Duck & Goose Colors by Tad Hills
- Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson
- The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelkar
- Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse by Jane Godwin
Keep Learning
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