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Rainbow Colors from God

Sorting by Color

Day 86of 180
Week 18of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify basic rainbow colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)

2

Sort objects by color into simple groups

3

Understand God's colorful promise in creation

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 9:13

“I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.”

— Genesis 9:13 (WEB)

Introduces God's colorful promise and rainbow concept

📦 Materials Needed

  • Colored bears or blocks
  • Sorting tray
  • White paper
  • Crayons
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Sing a color song and review colors from previous lessons

💭 Review Question: Can you show me a red object?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce rainbow colors with storytelling

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God made beautiful colors in the rainbow
  • Each color is special and different
  • God loves to show us beautiful things
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you see?
  • Can you find something red?
3Activity: Rainbow Color Sort (6 min)
discussion and exploration

Sort colored bears or blocks into matching color sections

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out colored objects
  2. Show child how to match colors in sorting tray
  3. Let child sort objects independently
  4. Count objects in each color group
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Sort just red and blue objects

Challenge: Sort 4-5 different colors

4Closing (3 min)

Review colors and sing a thank you prayer to God

📝 Review Questions:
  • What colors did we learn today?
  • Who made these beautiful colors?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll play a game sorting red and blue things!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are learning color recognition and basic sorting skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of praise and excitement
  • Let child explore and make mistakes
  • Keep instructions very simple
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing similar colors like blue and purple

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child attempting to match colors, showing interest in sorting

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a rainbow craft using colored paper
  • Read a BibleMouse storybook about colors and creation

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