Roll a Rainbow

Roll a Rainbow is a fun count-and-color game that’s perfect to use as a math center or just-because activity.  As kids race to fill their rainbow with red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, they count (or instantly recognize) the numbers one through six.

This rainbow counting game is so entertaining, little mathematicians won’t even notice that they’re building important math skills!

Getting Ready

The prep for this rainbow counting game was as quick and easy. I printed the free printable (below), cut down the middle of the page to separate the half sheets.  Then, I grabbed a pack of crayons and die.

Roll a Rainbow Counting Game

Big Brother (age 6) LOVES dice games, so he was excited to jump in and play. He picked up the die and rolled it on the table: a one!

Big Brother found the “one” on his sheet and read the direction out loud.  “Color red,” he said.  He grabbed the red crayon and colored the top band of the rainbow.

One roll after the next, Big Brother fancied up his rainbow.

Because there were only five bands on the rainbow, he colored the clouds purple when he rolled a six. You could easily have kids swap that by coloring the clouds blue and the bottom band purple. It’s up to you!

With this rainbow counting game, you’ll see your little one learn their numbers in no time!

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More Rainbow Fun

These 21 rainbow activities will keep kids learning (and smiling!) all day long!

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:

Rainbow in a Bag – No Mess Art // Powerful Mothering

Rainbow Letters Race to the Top // Stay at Home Educator

Color and Shape Match Up // Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

Stack a Stone Rainbow // Adventures of Adam

Rainbow Pasta Threading // Play and Learn Everyday

Rainbow Tinker Tray // Still Playing School

How to Flip a Rainbow | Simple Science for Kids // Lemon Lime Adventures

Rainbow Sun Craft // Fairy Poppins

Rainbow Pencil Control Exercises // Sugar Aunts

Beginning Sound Rainbows // Playdough to Plato

DIY Rainbow Crayon Names // Pre-K Pages

Rainbow Puzzle Skip Counting // Creative Inclusion

Rainbow Bear Color Matching Game // Life Over Cs

Rainbow Marble Painting Process Art // Preschool Inspirations

DIY Paper Plate Loom: Rainbow Yarn Art // Sugar Spice and Glitter

Rainbow Sight Words // The Kindergarten Connection

Rainbow Math with a DIY Abacus // Fun-a-Day

Rainbow Fact Family Board Game // Liz’s Early Learning Spot

Simple Rainbow Sensory Bottle for Kids // Coffee Cups and Crayons

Rainbow Paint Chip Color Match // Modern Preschool

Roll a Rainbow // The STEM Laboratory

(Not Shown) Rainbow Perler Bead Key Ring // Teach Me Mommy