Rainbow Storytime Program Plan
This program is intended for children/youth to be used in public library settings. Please feel free to borrow and adapt it in your own library setting!
1. Pride flag demonstration and review of the color names and meanings (as age appropriate).
2. Rainbow Colors Song (sung to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star):
“First comes red and orange too
Shiny yellow, green, and blue
Purple ends the pretty rays
Only seen on rainy days
First comes red and orange too
Shiny yellow, green, and blue…”
Jbrary. Rainbow Colors Song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQjFDGyRStw&t=36s
3. Read Aloud Book:
“Rainbow: A First Book of Pride” by Michael Genhart
4. FingerPlay “I can’t see the Rainbow!”
“I can't see the rainbow you say is in the sky.
It makes me so sad, I want to cry.
All of those pretty colors and the birds flying by…
What's that?
I have to open my eyes?
Oh, look!
A rainbow!
What a surprise!”
Mr. Mike TV. I Can’t See the Rainbow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyDkiwHYrt4&t=29s
5. Read Aloud Books:
“We Are the Rainbow” by Claire Winslow
“Love Makes a Family” by Sophie Beer
6. Rainbow Scarf Play: “Rainbow Dancers”
“Rainbow dancers let’s get ready
Hold your scarves nice and steady.
You’ll hear the colors of the rainbow.
Listen for your time to go.
Shake red…
Shake orange…
Shake yellow…
Shake green…
Shake blue…
Shake purple…
Red scarves turn around,
Orange scarves up and down.
Yellow scarves reach up high,
Green scarves fly, fly, fly.
Blue scarves tickle your nose,
Purple scarves touch your toes.
Everybody dance around,
Swirl your scarves up and down.
Shake purple…
Shake blue…
Shake green…
Shake yellow…
Shake orange…
Shake red…
Rainbow dancers dance around,
Scarves swirl up and down.
Our colorful dance is at an end. Thank you, thank you, all my friends.”
Jbrary. Rainbow Dancers: Storytime Scarf Dance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv2NC2kSWOY
7. Optional Read Aloud Book:
“Black is a Rainbow Color” by Angela Joy
8. Closing: Rainbow Colors Song Again
