Grandma Rainbow's Porch

Some Examples of Children’s “Main Rainbows”

This rainbow was painted for Grandma by Mia when she was 4 years old. It is a "Main Rainbow" because Mia was just learning about rainbow order.  She practiced and practiced using all kinds of colors. . . . she used crayons and colored pencils and even magic-markers!

 red

          orange

                       yellow

                                  green

                                              blue

                                                        violet

However, this was her first PAINTING using color this way.  She used tempera paint because it is paint that cleans up with water.  

This painting is "frame-able" because it is more than a painting.  It is also a beautiful example of Mia’s learning.  It is an example of her learning and understanding that everyone else can SEE.  And she doesn’t even have to write words so that we can know what Mia learned about science, rainbows and color. 

You can learn and practice how to make a "rainbow" using color in the correct order. Then choose one of your best rainbow picture and have someone help you frame it as your very own learning.

Here are two more examples of Mia’s younger friends using the same process of learning, practicing and then choosing a “main rainbow”.  All three of these rainbow pictures are framed!

Mia’s friend Penny learned about Rainbow order when she was three years old.  This magic-marker drawing was done soon after she learned how to hold a marker and make marks.  Note how each color is heavier on the left side of the paper where she began each line.                                                                                                               

Walt saw the rainbows done by his friends Mia and Penny.  He understood rainbows already.  “It’s easy”he thought to himself.  All you have to do is go in order:

red

      orange

                  yellow

                             green

                                         blue

                                                  violet               

When the paint was ready, he too made a rainbow painting that Grandma framed as “Walt’s Main Rainbow”.

Have mom or dad or grandma or grandpa or the person who takes care of you send me a .jpeg file of your rainbow picture—they will know what that is.  They can send it to:  grandmarainbow@gmail.com

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