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The Rainbow Race: a free printable book

Print The Rainbow Race as a little book to cut and staple, or as one page to read together. Every page has its picture, and the words are the ones in the story. For a file with pictures, press Print below and choose Save as PDF; the PDF buttons give the words only. Free, with no sign-up.

Think before you readLook at the picture first. Who do you see? What do you think will happen in this book?

When your child gets stuck on a word

  1. Look for parts you know.
  2. Sound it out: say each sound, left to right, then say the word fast.
  3. Check it. Is it a real word? Does it make sense? Then check the picture.

If it is a word that cannot be sounded out, like the or said, just tell them the word and have them say it, then reread the sentence.

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Print on 2 sheets of paper turned sideways (choose landscape in the print window). Cut along the dotted lines, put the little pages in order by their numbers, and staple them on the left.

The Rainbow RaceMy name: ____________A free Peabody book
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The rain stops. Grandpa sits on a bench.

2

Jo and Max look up. A rainbow!

3

It is big and bright. It has red, green, blue and more.

4

"I will get to the end first!" said Max.

5

"No, I will!" said Jo. They run up the hill.

6

They run past the pond. The rainbow is still far away.

7

They run in the mud. Splat! They are wet and tired.

8

Grandpa calls them back. "Look at your shadows!"

9

"The sun is at your back," said Grandpa.

10

"A rainbow needs sun and rain drops. The sun is behind you."

11

"The rain drops must be in front of you."

12

Jo and Max sit with Grandpa. They look at the rainbow.

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