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Toddler Activities: Learn about Rainbows Rainbow

Toddler Activities: Learn about the colors of the Rainbow and make a Marshmallow Rainbow




marshmallow rainbow and clouds DESCRIPTION

This is a cute toddler activity for Science or as a St. Patrick's Day project introducing what a rainbow is using marshmallows. Great even for younger toddlers with assistance.


MATERIALS

  • Colored Mini Marshmallows

  • Non Toxic Tacky Craft Glue (Elmers is not be strong enough to hold the marshmallows well)

  • White or Light Colored Piece of Construction Paper (to print rainbow on)
  • Free printable template for the Marshmallow Rainbow
  • 2 Cotton Balls

  • OTHER MATERIALS

  • Small containers or muffin tin to sort marshmallows

  • Markers
  • Gallon ziplock to keep or send child's project home. (optional)

  • STEPS

    1. Print out Rainbow on White or light colored Construction paper

    2. Have your child color the first 4 colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green) All bags of colored marshmallows that I have seen come in four colors. The pink marshmallows will be the red.

    3. sorting marshmallows by color

    4. Sort marshmallows by color in small containers.

    5. Put a couple thick lines of glue in each "ray".

    6. Put on the marshmallows.

    7. Pull each cotton ball into several pieces. Glue cotton on the clouds.

    8. Let dry flat.

    TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS

  • If you prefer, write the colors on each row for your child. Writing each color in the matching marker color will help remind your child which color to use.

  • Put glue on only one row at a time. It is best to work with one color at a time or fingers will get messy with glue. We found it easier to work from the inner color to the outer color.

  • Washed empty applesauce containers or muffin tins work well for sorting.

  • Cut the paper prior to activity to 8.5 x 10.5 inches and it will fit nicely into a gallon ziplock storage bag. It will keep the marshmallows nice and offers a way to take the project home if made in school.

  • EDUCATIONAL NOTES

  • A rainbow spans a continuous spectrum of colours. It's a phenomenon which causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the sun shines on droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. Its colors are best remembered by the mneumonic Roy G. Biv. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.

  • SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES USED

    Observation

  • Seeing and matching the marshmallows to the colors of the rainbow
  • Hearing and listening to directions given.
  • Communication

  • Oral Explanation of what a rainbow is and the colors in one.
  • Pictorial Showing pictures of rainbows in a book or online
  • Organizing

  • Sequencing
  • the marshmallows in order
  • Grouping
  • marshmallows and sortin by color




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