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Rainbow Template

Tip: tap a color, then tap any shape to fill it (or use the arrow keys and Enter). Your coloring is saved on this device automatically. To color on paper, download the Letter or A4 PDF and print it at 100%.

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A plain rainbow outline (four rainbow bands) to cut out, trace or colour in. Printed at 100%, the large one is 17 cm wide on A4 and 6½ in wide on US Letter; the PDF also has a sheet of mixed sizes and a sheet of twelve small ones. Ideas: cut each band from a different colour and glue them in order, or use the bands to teach colour order.

Rainbow template sizes

Sizes when the PDF is printed at 100% (actual size). Choose the A4 PDF in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and the Letter PDF in the US and Canada.

SheetWhat is on itOn A4On US Letter
Sheet 1One large rainbow17 cm wide6½ in wide
Sheet 2One large rainbow13 cm wide4¾ in wide
Sheet 2Two medium8 cm wide3 in wide
Sheet 2Four small5.5 cm wide2 in wide
Sheet 2Five extra small4 cm wide1½ in wide
Sheet 3Twelve small rainbows5.5 cm wide2 in wide

Ways to use the rainbow template

  • Cut each band from a different colour and glue them in order.
  • Use the bands to teach colour order.
  • Trace it onto card to make a reusable stencil, or onto felt and fabric for sewing.
Use on your class or library site

Paste this into your school, class or library web page. It shows the picture and a link back here, so families can print it themselves. You can change the wording.

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Printing tips

  • Print at 100% (actual size) so the shapes match the sizes listed.
  • Thin card (160–200 gsm) makes sturdy stencils and decorations.
  • Fold the paper and cut two layers at once for matching pairs.

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