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Rainbow Order

Ages 3–7 About 15 minutesColors, patterns & shapes

Look closely at colors and visual patterns, then explain what matches or changes.

Rainbow Order activity illustration.

Choose your way to explore.

What’s included
30 questions to try at your own pace. 5 printable question sets; choose one at a time.
What you need
A screen for the game. For printables, use paper and a pencil or crayons. Print in color for the color questions.
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Rainbow Order

Look, read, or listen. Choose one answer, then see why it fits. Take your time.

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A peek inside

Try one together.

Repeat this color order: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. What comes next after these cards?

Color activity illustration. Read the colors and choices together.
  • Green
  • Red
  • Yellow
Show the answer and why

Green

In this repeating six-color pattern, green comes next.

This example uses a question from the activity. Open the game to try the rest at your own pace.

Choose a worksheet set.

Try one short set at a time. Each set lists its question range and where to find the separate answer guide.

Worksheet

Worksheet 1 of 5 · Questions 1–6

Set 1 of 5 · 6 questions · questions 1–6

7 pages · PDF · Color · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 7. Print in color to answer the color questions.

Worksheet

Worksheet 2 of 5 · Questions 7–12

Set 2 of 5 · 6 questions · questions 7–12

7 pages · PDF · Color · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 7. Print in color to answer the color questions.

Worksheet

Worksheet 3 of 5 · Questions 13–18

Set 3 of 5 · 6 questions · questions 13–18

7 pages · PDF · Color · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 7. Print in color to answer the color questions.

Worksheet

Worksheet 4 of 5 · Questions 19–24

Set 4 of 5 · 6 questions · questions 19–24

7 pages · PDF · Color · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 7. Print in color to answer the color questions.

Worksheet

Worksheet 5 of 5 · Questions 25–30

Set 5 of 5 · 6 questions · questions 25–30

7 pages · PDF · Color · US Letter · fit to A4

6 questions with space to explain your thinking. Separate answer guide starts on page 7. Print in color to answer the color questions.

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Make it your own.

Choose a printable question set. Talk about how you found each answer, then make up one question together.