dirtgirl's Nature Detective Academy – Rainbows

calling all nature detectives!

Hi nature detectives! It’s dirtgirl here.

Welcome to my Nature Detective Academy! Would you like to go outside exploring with me on a nature detective academy mission? Today, we’re discovering rainbows!

Rainbows appear when sunlight shines through water droplets in the sky. The light bends as it passes through the water in the air and this makes all the amazing colours that we see! Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet … these are the seven colours of the rainbow!

Are you ready to explore more? Let’s go!

listen to the ‘rainbows’ episode

Roll up your sleeves and get ready to get grubby with my Nature Detective Academy kids’ podcast! Each episode is full of fun things to do … poems, tips, amazing facts, and real-life nature sounds to connect you with the outside, before you’ve even stepped out the door! Click on the play button to listen to today’s ‘rainbows’ episode.

colour in

Have you ever heard of a rainbow garden?! Click on the picture to print and colour in.

the happy song

Rejoice and celebrate the day with “the happy song”. See if you can spot a rainbow.

nature detective mission

Here’s your take away mission … next time you see a rainbow stand there and enjoy it! If you are super lucky you might be able to take a happy snap of a rainbow.

Post a pic or video to social media and use the hashtags #dirtgirlworld #iamoutside to make sure I discover it! Or you can post it on the Kinderling Kids Radio and dirtgirlworld Facebook pages. Just check with your grown-ups first, as different families have different rules for social media and we are totally cool with that.

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To download your FREE colouring-in sheet, ask your grown-ups for their permission and help.

Bye nature detectives!

See you next time for a new nature detective mission.