3 years old lesson idea- I can sing a rainbow... and stay positive :)

Hi there, 

As you have probably noticed, the rainbow has become the symbol of positivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Many children have drawn one and stuck it on their windows to spread a message of hope. 

This "rainbow-puzzle" is a lesson I would have loved to teach in Infantil, but I did not have the chance to (due to the naughty naughty bug)....

Nevertheless, I have to say it kept my 3 years old son very entertained and it helped him a lot to review numbers, colors, basic instructions...and enjoy :)

For this reason, I've decided to share it with you. I hope it comes in handy...

Lesson plan - if you teach at school ;) 

if you don't, you can skip the point #1, #2 and #5 and   go straight to the point #3↓↓

1. Good morning song routine. Children are asked about their feelings by using the mood chart on the wall and singing this song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x23rTDl4AMs

2. How's the weather moment. Children have to stick the correct weather flashcard at the whiteboard and to sing and mime the actions from this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8GeA3anPdo

3. Circle time:  The magic box  “What’s in the box? - The rainbow puzzle!" Children stand up from their chairs and sit down in a circle on the mat. They cross their legs, tap their knees and sing the chant “What’s in the box, what’s in the box, what’s in the box today?” along with me. One by one, I take out the 7 pieces of the rainbow and say the color of it. (chant x 7). Each time, they pass each other the stripe of paper/cardboard, repeating the color.  At the end, all the pieces will be on the mat and we will create a rainbow out of them. “How many colors has the rainbow? Let’s count!”

4. Play with colors. I spy with my little eyes game: As they listen “I spy with my little eye something purple/orange/ yellow, etc.” children walk around the classroom to find objects that are the same color.

5. Worksheet time - reinforce what has been learned. Children sit back again with their “English team members”. The worksheet will be projected on the whiteboard; through the use of whiteboard markers and of very clear instructions kids are guided to the completion of this color-by-numbers activity...and won’t get lost along the way. 

Downloadable worksheet

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/ea/42/69ea42f2fc0174175a72abde09d48a2e.jpg

Materials for the rainbow

• Purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red cardboard to make the stripes for the rainbow (but you can color some white stripes yourself!)

2. put the stripes into a "magic box"

1. draw, paint and cut out the rainbow

3. close the magic box (in order to do mine, I've recycled a box of cookies by using up an old newspaper, white glue and a paintbrush)

 

4. put the pieces together again, you can stick the stripes on a white A4 paper/cardboard...and on your windows to spread a message of hope

Materials for the whole lesson

• a "magic box" with the rainbow stripes all mixed up inside; 
• whiteboard markers; whiteboard + overhead projector;
• worksheets
• mood chart
• weather flashcards