Centre:
My Kinetic Sand Rainbow: Children
step-by-step follow a kinetic sand
procedure. Once made children split
their bundle of sand into two. With
pipe cleaners of the colours of the
rainbow, children build their rainbow
by sticking one end of the rainbow
(pipe cleaner) into one bundle of
sand to the other. An EA will be
involved in making the kinetic sand
Centre:
Rainbow Fishing: Children play in the
home corner for this activity. There is
blue tarp to signify the sea and a
washing basket representing the boat.
There are all different sizes and colours
Explicit/Intentional Teaching:
- Educator introduces the
concept of the colours of the
rainbow by reading the
storybook The Rainbow written
by Ros Moriarty.
- Educator prompts discussion by
asking children “What colours
were mentioned in the book?”
- Educator also asks children
“What things remind you of the
colour…” (ask all colours within
the rainbow)
Conclusion:
-Educator models the Walking
Rainbow experiment with the children.
-Key Questions:
 “What are the first three
colours that you see?”
Centre:
Parachute Rainbow Game: Children go to
class undercover area outside with
teacher. The teacher brings the rainbow
parachute to the area. Children form a
circle around the parachute and the
educator asks each student to go around
the circle and tell the class what colour
they are sitting on. the educator selects a
student to start. The first student calls out
their colour
and then
another
students
name and
colour.
When the
class wave the parachute in the air both
students have to run under and swap to
the colour that was called upon them.
Centre:
Sensory Sand Art Tray: Children get their
sensory trays and take them outside.
Children have a selection of different
coloured sand to experiment and play
with. They have the choice to form their
of fish with magnetics attached to
them. Children use their magnetic rod
to catch their coloured fish. Each fish
has the starting
letter of what the
colour is called.
Once captured
children state which
coloured fish they
caught by using the starting letter as a
prompt.
Centre:
Colourful Role Play: Children use props
and dress ups (of the colours of the
rainbow) provided by the teacher, to
form a skit/role play of the feelings
and emotions behind each colour of
the rainbow and what it means to
them. Children can reflect on past
experiences on how each colour
makes them feel (e.g. Red may reflect
an angry face).
 “What special word do
we have for these three
colours?”
 “What are some other
colours you see?”
 “Hands on heads if you
think … [go through each
of the colours] is in the
rainbow or hands on hips
if you think … [go through
each of the colours] is not
in the rainbow?”
Objective
 Children identify the colours of
the rainbow.
own rainbows or to identify the order of
the colours in the rainbow.
Centre:
Play dough Colour Mixing: In the previous
lesson children have discussed primary
and secondary colours. They understand
when you mix two primary colours they
become a secondary. Children make the
play dough from a simple recipe to form
the three primary colours (red, blue,
yellow). Children create their own
perception of a rainbow by mixing the
primary colours to form the secondary
colours for the rainbow. Parent helpers
are involved in the process of making the
play dough.
 Assessment & Recording: (What are we assessing? How are we assessing? How are we recording?)
 Student’s ability to identify the colours within the rainbow.
 Teacher observation
 Record the observations above on a checklist.
Highlight one or two outcomes specifically connected to your objective/s.