Tuesday, April 14th Line Time: Rainbows

Apr 13, 20202 min read

Hi boys and girls, it's Miss Elise, and today we're going to talk about rainbows!

Rainbows are created when light reflects off of the water droplets in the atmosphere which then creates a rainbow. Rainbows don’t always happen after a rainstorm, they can also happen when it’s really foggy outside. Rainbows are considered one of nature’s special gifts.

Here is a video of me explaining rainbows:

There are seven [ 7 ] colors in a rainbow,

Red

Orange

Yellow

Green

Blue

Indigo

Violet

Here is another video that explains how rainbows are formed:

Pictures of rainbows:

How to Make Paper Strip Rainbows

Here is the website and a video: here. Here’s a list of what you’ll need:

Directions:

All you need is one sheet of construction paper from all the colors of the rainbow. The shape of these rainbows looks the nicest when you use 6 different colors.

Cut a 1 inch strip from the shorter end of the construction paper. The strip should be 1 inch by 9 inches.

To make one rainbow, you need 1 inch strips of each color of the rainbow – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.

Then you need to trim each color so it is about 1 inch shorter than the color before it. Have your parents help you with this part!:

Red: 9 inches (full length)
Orange: 8 inches
Yellow: 7 inches
Green: 6 inches
Blue: 5 inches
Purple: 4 inches

Place the strips of paper in the order of the rainbow, one on top of the other. Make sure you line up all of the ends on one side, just like in the photo below. Then staple through all 6 strips, about a 1/4 inch from the end.

Next you’ll have to line up the ends of the other end of each strip of paper.

Start by matching up the ends of the two shortest strips (in our case purple and blue). Then one by one, line up the end of the next color until all of the ends are together.