Your child will enjoy using rainbows as a theme for learning. Here are some ideas:

• Read The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister, with your child. It contains a strong message about sharing with others.

• Encourage your child to draw her own rainbow fish or any other rainbow animal. Encourage her to use lots of bright colors.

• Eat rainbow-colored food. For example, offer your child a plate of vegetables in different colors with a favorite dip.

• Go outside for a walk when the sun shines after a rain. Look for rainbows where the sun hits puddles or wet pavement.

• Cut white paper into a rainbow shape. With your child, tear or cut small scraps of different colored construction paper. Let your child make a design by glueing the construction paper onto the rainbow shape.

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