Special Education Services
Plano Independent School District

What Makes A Rainbow?
by
Betty Ann Schwartz
Illustrated by Dona Turner

Objectives:
In the context of the activity, the student will demonstrate the ability to use his/her communication device by locating 4 colors in a rainbow.
In the context of the activity, the student will identify 4 objects/animals the color of the colors in the rainbow.
In the context of the activity, the student will name one thing needed for a rainbow. Materials:

Book: What Makes a Rainbow by Betty Ann Schwartz, Illustrated by Dona Turner

Materials
sugar cookies
frosting
food coloring
1 set of scented cloth squares the colors of the rainbow
1 set of textured cloth squares the colors of the rainbow

Activities

Have the students locate the rainbow on their device and discuss the activity menu that appears when they choose the icon.

As your reading the book ask students to name the color on the page you're reading and predict the next color in the rainbow.

When you have completed reading the book ask some/all of the following questions.

• "What colors are in a rainbow?"
• "Can you think of something that is _(name a color)________?".
• "What things are needed to make a rainbow?"
• "What color was the __(name an animal)__________?

4. Let the students decorate the cookies with rainbows using frosting, candies, etc.

5. Put different smells on small cloth swatches (the colors in the rainbow). Have the students identify and/or describe the smells by "color". (The red one smells sweet).

6. Using textured materials (the colors of the rainbow) have the students identify and/or describe by "color".

Additional Books

Book	Author
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?	Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illustrator)
Angelina Ballerina's Colors	Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig (Illustrator)
Color Surprises: A Pop-Up Book	Chuck Murphy (Artist)
Dora the Explorer: Dora's Color Adventure!	Phoebe Beinstein, Susan Hall (Illustrator)
My Many Colored Days Board Book	Dr. Seuss, Steve Johnson (Illustrator), Lou
Maisy's Colors	Lucy Cousins
Color of His Own	Leo Lionni
Spot Looks at Colors	Eric Hill

For additional information: Prentke-Romich, Inc.

Permission granted: 2-19-03

 

 

 

Plano Independent School District
Department of Special Education Services
2700 W. 15th Street
Plano, Texas 75075-7543
469-752-8240