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Learning · The activity desk
Rainbow dot trail
Connect a short trail of dots, then add colorful rainbow bands.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
Open interactive activity →Add to play journal →What you need
Paper and large child-appropriate crayons.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult draws four spaced dots in a broad arch and labels them 1 through 4.
Adult's role: Stay beside the child, point to each number, and offer help following the arch.
Let's make it happen
- Find the dot marked 1 and follow the numbers in order to dot 4.
- Connect the dots with a crayon to make the first curved band.
- Draw more curved bands below it, color them, and add clouds if you like.
Make it simpler: Connect two dots while an adult points to each one.
Clean up: Put away the crayons and save or recycle the picture.
Let the child work at their own pace; the lines need not be exact.