Rainbows

Rainbows

I saw this rainbow while sitting on my deck after a rain.  I, like most people, love rainbows.

Rainbows always seem like an unexpected gift.  I never "expect" to see one--it is always a peasant surprise in the sky.

I like that I never know when a rain will provide this colorful arc of light.  The conditions have to be right for a rainbow to develop.  I have to be in the right place at the right time to see one.  I think that is why it feels like such a gift to me.

It been gloomy and rainy today--not the right conditions for seeing a Rainbow--so I gave us all one!

Have a wonderful week ahead!

Montessori

I like to use a prism on a sunny day to create a lesson on rainbows in the classroom.  It is easy to hold a glass prism in a ray of sunlight and direct the light to a white piece of paper.  A rainbow will show up on the paper.  

It is easy to impress three to six year old children.  That is why it is such a pleasure to teach this age group.  They are so eager to learn!

Being in the right place at the right time is another concept that is important when talking about working with young children.  That will be a topic for another post.