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“The Rainbow Fish” — Adventures in the Schoolhouse

Published July 17, 2020Admin Only:

Parenting OC presents "Summer Crafts with The Little Red Schoolhouse," an educational craft series that you can do at home with you kids!

Keep the summer fun going with your little ones and enjoy The Little Red Schoolhouse’s read-aloud of Marcus Pfister’s “The Rainbow Fish”! Follow along as Ms. Madden reads the classic children’s story, then follow it up with her mini lesson and make your very own rainbow fish!

Craft Supplies

  1. Blue construction paper
  2. Colored tissue paper or food coloring dyed coffee filters
  3. Tin foil
  4. Glue
  5. Scissors
  6. Sharpie

Directions

  1. Freehand or trace the Rainbow Fish (or download and print ours from our lesson plan!) and cut out.
  2. Cut tissue paper and tin foil in little squares and glue on fish.

Join The Little Red Schoolhouse in a fun read-aloud of Marcus Pfister’s “The Rainbow Fish,” then download the full mini lesson and make your own rainbow fish too!

Don’t forget to follow The Little Red Schoolhouse on Instagram and Youtube so you can see all of their amazing crafts and lessons!


More Summer Fun Crafts with The Little Red Schoolhouse

Snowflake Crystals Craft

Valentine’s Day Craft

Vision Board

Pine Cone Birdfeeder

Christmas Wreath

Native American Inspired Dream Catcher

Thankful Tukey Centerpiece

Beautiful Martin Luther King Jr. Craft!

“O” is for Octopus

Puffy Paint Starfish Craft

Marcus Pfister’s “The Rainbow Fish”

Betsy Ross: Flag-Making

Henri Matisse: Drawing w/Scissors

Georgia O’Keeffe Inspired Flowers

Find out more about The Little Red Schoolhouse

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