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Rainbow number colors

Make a numbered rainbow and choose its colors with a key.

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What you need

Paper and large child-appropriate crayons in three colors.

Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.

Let's make it happen

  1. Draw three wide curved bands for a rainbow. Label them 1, 2, and 3.
  2. Write the same numbers beside three different color marks to make a key.
  3. Match each band to its key color. Add clouds or a sunny sky.

Adult stays beside the child and helps with the numbers as needed.

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