Is there anything better than seeing a rainbow appear after a storm. These free printable rainbow coloring pages are the perfect companion to learning about rainbows, light, and prisms. Kids of all ages will enjoy these fun activities.
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Rainbow coloring sheets are a great way for kids to practice fine motor skills and color recognition.
Each free printable can be downloaded as a PDF file by clicking on individual downloadable links. Download then print them off for your kids. Children can then use a variety of art supplies to color the pictures.
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Rainbow Learning Resources
An easy way to integrate science education is to pair coloring pages with learning resources. Make sure to check out the guides, books, and websites for more information on weather and rainbows. Rainbow learning resources can be found at the bottom of this post.
Beautiful Rainbow Coloring Pages
The first set of free printables have an image of a large rainbow. Underneath is the word rainbow written in bubble letters. One of the printables includes several water droplets to remind kids how rainbow patterns appear in the sky.
A fun way to practice letter sense along with coloring. Kids can use their imagination to pick out the colors or use a children's book about rainbows to find out the order of the colors of the rainbow.
Coloring pages are a fun stand alone activity or a great extension to seeing one in real life. Pair these with a book about weather or a unit on light and prisms.
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Collection of Rainbows of Different Sizes
These free printable coloring pages are a great way to get little kids practicing scissor skills. Cut out the small rainbows and use them for all sorts of craft projects.
DIY rainbow themed magnets, rainbow bunting banners, or even small rainbow cards. Leave it up to your child's imagination to turn these coloring sheets into a fun craft project!
Stick with the traditional rainbow colors, ROY G BIV or let your kids get creative and use different colors.
The word rainbow written in bubble letters is included on one of the printable coloring pages in case kids want to create a collage of images and text.
Draw Your Own Rainbow Printables
These are probably my favorite because kids can draw their own rainbow pictures. Use finger paints or other coloring supplies to create a rainbow.
Helpful Tip: Print coloring pages off onto cardstock instead of regular printer paper to create a sturdier sheet for painting.
A great way for little kids and older children to practice drawing skills. Use ROY G. BIV, the colors of the rainbow or give them the freedom to create their own combination.
Draw a pretty scene at the end of the rainbow along with birds flying in the sky. It would be so much fun to see different kids interpretations of rainbows. A great way to cheer up a rainy day!
Double Rainbow Coloring Pages
Use these free printable sheets to color double rainbows. Kids of all ages would have fun cutting them out and using them for an art project. Make pretty rainbow cards or simply have them use their favorite colors to decorate the sheets.
Handwriting Practice Coloring Pages
Perfect for young learners, this free rainbow coloring page includes a space for small children to write the word rainbow. Instead of rainbow they could write down one of the seven colors of a rainbow on the lines.
Create a Rainbow with a Prism
This coloring page is prefect to pair with a lesson about how rainbows are made. Kids can see that sunlight or white light can be divided into different colors. ROYGBIV written on the coloring page along with the word white light.
Did you know that you can not actually see the end of a rainbow? A rainbow is an optical illusion. If you move to a different location to view a rainbow, it will look like the rainbow has also moved locations.
Science Guides and Books about Weather
- The Cloud Book by R. Hamblyn: Not only does this guide book show images with information about clouds, but it includes other weather related optical phenomena. This was always one of my student's favorite books.
- Light Makes a Rainbow by S. Coan: this science reader is designed for ages 5-8 and provides photographs along with how a rainbow forms. Perfect introduction to rainbows and science specific vocabulary.
- Rainbows by M. Hillman Rustad: Part of the Amazing Sights in the Sky Series for young readers ages 4-8. Information about how and why rainbows form.
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These free rainbow printables were created by Nature Inspired Learning and are for personal use only for your home or classroom. They are designed to be a tool that can be used for early learning success. All of these free printable rainbow coloring pages are for non-commercial use. Have questions, send me an email at julie (at) natureinspiredlearning (dot) com.
Dusty says
So cute! Thank you so much for sharing! My kiddos will love these!
Allie says
This is such a fun idea. I definitely will be printing and giving to my friends with little kids.
Sarah says
I adore l of these printables. I look forward to printing a few off and using when we study weather. Such a great post!
Julie says
So glad that you can use these with your kids. Thanks for commenting Sarah.
Stephanie says
I always love coming to your site and getting nature activities for my kids! We will be using these whenever we learn about rainbows in our nature study. Thanks!
Julie says
Thank you for your kind words Stephanie! Happy to hear that you will be able to use these resources with your kids.
Michelle says
So cute! My kiddo is on vacation this week, we'll have to print these out for a fun activity!