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Seven rainbow colours
Mridang: Unit 4, Chapter 2
GoalName the colours of the rainbow in order.
New words
rainbow Ā· a curve of seven colours in the skyorange Ā· the colour of a carrotindigo Ā· a deep blueviolet Ā· a purple colourcolour Ā· red, blue, green and more
Explanation
A rainbow has seven colours. They are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. We see a rainbow when sun and rain are in the sky together. Red is at the top.
Worked examples
Red, orange, yellow, green,
Blue, indigo, violet seen.
Seven colours in the sky,
Rainbow, rainbow, shining high.
Sana
Look! A rainbow!
Nikhil
How many colours can you count?
Sana
I can count six.
Nikhil
There are seven. Look for indigo.
A rainbow is a curve. It is made of seven colours in the same order every time.
Class activity
Rainbow hunt. Find something at home for each rainbow colour. Put the things in a line in the order of the rainbow: red first, violet last. Say each colour. Which colour was hardest to find?
Practice
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What colour is this?
Red.
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What colour is this?
Green.
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How many colours does a rainbow have?
Seven.
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Listen. Which colour?
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Violet.
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Writing: copy āred, blue, greenā.
red, blue, green