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Measuring a Rainbow

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This was a fun little activity that I did with my daughter when we learned about rainbows. We measured a rainbow! All you need is some construction paper {in the colors of the rainbow}, a stapler, scissors, and ruler.


This is what you do:

1) Measure and cut the construction paper into 1” wide strips. Depending on the age of your kids, this is a great way to reinforce measuring!!!

2) Measure and cut each of the strips into the following lengths:

  • red ~ 11″
  • orange ~ 10”
  • yellow ~ 9”
  • green ~ 8”
  • blue ~ 7”
  • indigo ~ 6”
  • violet ~ 5”

3) Stack all of the strips together in the “ROY G BIV” order with red on top. Align and staple the aligned end together.

4) Bend and align the other end and staple to form a rainbow!! And that’s it…a fun rainbow with a little bit of measuring practice as a bonus!!!  🙂

I got this super idea from our My Father’s World 1st grade curriculum!

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  1. Heather - Chickabug

    October 20, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Such a wonderful idea! I mentioned it today on my blog:

    http://www.chickabug.com/blog/2011/10/rainbow-party-activities.html

    Thank you for the inspiration! : )

    Reply
  2. Jackie

    January 31, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    This was a great idea! My preschoolers loved it today. Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Rana

    May 23, 2010 at 4:27 am

    I like this idea. We are doing a lot with measurement too. I think my twins will like to try this. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. K-tribe

    May 22, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    OOO PRETTY!!!!

    Reply
  5. Kara

    May 22, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    We’re working on measuring and this looks so fun to make 🙂

    thanks for sharing!

    Have a great weekend 🙂

    Reply
  6. rm

    May 22, 2010 at 12:17 pm

    I Love This!! Thanks for sharing. We’ll probably colour strips of paper then join them (we took it slow with the rainbow activity at Home Gorwn Hearts, so we’ll prob do it like that, a strip a day).

    Ps I’ve been lurking for here for while, hello 🙂

    Reply

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