This song teaches a strong feeling for melody.  The rainbow in literature is a symbol of hope and is a good image for planting in the head of a sleepy child at bedtime to help with their dreams.  Verse two, written for the program, also has a meditative quality.  The song can be a springboard for investigating the wonderful phenomena of rainbows and prisms in general. Looking at real-world colour spectra is inturn a springboard for painting.

• A rhythm instrument activity with finger cymbals, bells, shakers, guiros, sticks, castanets, drums
• Suggestions for how to do the activity
• Song lyrics, including a wall chart for display
• A simple score with chords
• The musical concepts featured
• Language and speech development opportunities
• A backing track to support your voice singing “live”
• A matching track with a vocal added to assist you in learning how to sing the song live with your children.