20 Rainbow Activities for Little Learners

January 16, 2019 by Ashley Leave a Comment

Rainbow Activities for Little Learners

I have a slight obsession with rainbow activities. As a preschool teacher, rainbow activities are one of my favorite things to do with my little learners. I love rainbow science experiments, rainbow crafts, rainbow books, and rainbow artwork. In fact, my classroom is covered in beautiful rainbow colors. While March is the perfect month to incorporate these rainbow activities for little learners, you can actually use a rainbow theme at any point in the school year. These are even great at the beginning of the year during your colors unit. Keep reading for some of my favorite rainbow activities, and be inspired!

Rainbow Science Activities

When it comes to rainbow activities, science is the first subject that comes to mind.

1. Walking Rainbow by Steam-Powered Family

2. Rainbow Slime by Schooling Active Monkeys

3. Rainbow Skittles Experiment by Mas and Pas

4. Crystal Rainbow by Rookie Parenting

5. Rainbow Eruptions by Learn Play Imagine

Rainbow Crafts

Rainbow crafts are another tried and true favorite. You probably already have many of the needed supplies in your craft closet, too!

1. Washi Tape Rainbow by Housing a Forest

2. Rainbow Shaker Wands by Happy Mothering

3. Black Glue and Salt Watercolor Rainbow by Mess for Less

4. Rainbow Tambourine by Kids Craft Room

5. Rainbow Cardboard Collage by Art Bar Blog

Rainbow Sensory Activities

Sensory activities are so important for little learners. These rainbow sensory activities will have them begging for more!

1. Rainbow Sensory Bin by Little Worlds Big Adventures

2. Rainbow Soap Fun by Fun at Home With Kids

3. Rainbow Glitter Jars by Fun-a-Day

4. Rainbow Noodles by Growing a Jeweled Rose

5. Rainbow Rice by A Little Pinch of Perfect

Rainbow Fine Motor Activities

Help your little learners build hand strength and develop pre-writing skills using these rainbow themed fine motor activities.

Rainbow Necklace by Planning Playtime

Yarn Wrapped Cloud and Rainbow Craft by I Heart Crafty Things

Rainbow Dot Marker Activity by Moms Have Questions Too

Pom Pom Rainbow Picture by Just Reed

Rainbow Froot Loop Threading by Fun Learning for Kids

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Rainbow Antonym Puzzles {FREE FILE}

March 1, 2018 by Ashley 2 Comments

Rainbow Antonym Puzzles

My pre-kinders are learning about opposites, and I thought these whimiscal rainbow antonym puzzles would be such a fun addition to our March centers. They’re big, colorful, and self-checking. Each puzzle features a unique dotted line in the middle for you to cut along. Therefore, no two puzzles are the same and students can quickly and easily see if they matched the right antonyms. For your readers, I also included the written word for each antonym to go along with the picture clue.

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I’ve sent a Leprechaun Traps project home for years. My students and parents love it! We have so much fun with this project, and it’s the perfect way to involve your students’ families in your school’s STEM or STEAM activities.

On this blog post, I shared some fabulous March ideas including several rainbow themed freebies. These are great for St. Patrick’s Day when students are little bit out of sorts! They’ll be learning and note even realize it! 😉

Be sure to pin this post so your friends can grab this fun freebie!

A Rainbow of Learning Fun: St. Patrick’s Day in the Classroom

March 14, 2017 by Ashley 9 Comments

St. Patrick’s Day is one of my FAVORITE holidays. I especially love all of the rainbow themed lessons, science experiments, crafts, snacks, and more! I’ve rounded up some of of my favorite things we do in our classroom plus other ideas I’ve seen around the web. Enjoy!

Leprechaun Trap Family Project

Here are the AMAZING Leprechaun traps our families brought in. These projects never cease to amaze me.

I always send these project guidelines home a few weeks early so families can come up with a plan and work together.

Free Rainbow Activities (download below)

Another fun activity we do is write “Rainbow Spelling Words”. On each arc of the rainbow, students use thin markers to write their spelling words (or sight words) in the appropriate color. This is great repetitive practice that doesn’t feel like rote practice. In fact, the kids went on and on about how much fun it was!

Another fun writing activity we completed that took very little prep work was this one. I used Astrobrights Paper for the strips and printed out the clouds on white paper. Grab this and other Rainbow freebies at the bottom of this post!

It’s funny to see what the kids would buy vs what I would buy! 😉

On St. Patrick’s Day, we’ll taste a rainbow! I’m having each child bring in a food that’s a color of the rainbow for the whole class to sample. Thankfully, we don’t have any food allergies this year so this activity is a possibility for us! The kids are really excited and are secretly planning what they’ll bring.