The Rainbow
Class 5 · English
4 ideas in Class 5 English, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Rainbow Poem
Part of: Rainbow and colours
Boats sail rivers and ships sail seas, but sailing clouds are prettiest. River bridges please, yet the rainbow bow that bridges heaven and roads earth to sky wins the poet's heart.
Why it matters. Nature poems teach comparison and rich image words.
Try it in two minutes
- Name what sails where.
- Explain why the bow wins.
- Spot two sky images.
Try at home. Write four lines on clouds.
Colours of VIBGYOR
Part of: Rainbow and colours
Sunlight through rain splits into seven colours remembered as VIBGYOR. Red plus blue makes purple, yellow plus blue makes green, red plus yellow makes orange, and sharing crayons completes packs.
Why it matters. Colour science plus colour mixing powers art and observation.
Try it in two minutes
- Recite seven colours in order.
- Mix three colour pairs.
- Explain one rainbow sighting.
Try at home. Mix paints into six new colours.
Compound Words
Part of: Rainbow and colours
Friend words join into compounds: rain plus bow is rainbow, tea plus cup is teacup, note plus book is notebook, tooth plus brush is toothbrush, sun plus flower is sunflower.
Why it matters. Compounds double vocabulary with simple joins.
Try it in two minutes
- Join four word pairs.
- Unjumble two poem words.
- Invent two compounds.
Try at home. Hunt ten compounds at home.
Nouns, Verbs and Opposites
Part of: Rainbow and colours
Some words work twice: bridge names a thing and bridges a stream as action; dance too. S-opposites flip meaning: fast to slow, dull to sharp, finish to start, complicated to simple.
Why it matters. Double-duty words and opposites stretch sentences.
Try it in two minutes
- Use dance as noun and verb.
- Spot bridge as action.
- Flip four words with S.
Try at home. Write noun-verb pairs for plant.
What your child will practise
- Colours of VIBGYOR: Candy Quest (Flip and Match)
- Colours of VIBGYOR: Jungle Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Compound Words: Word Quest (Match It Up)
- Nouns, Verbs and Opposites: Desert Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Rainbow Poem: Garden Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Quiz: Colours of VIBGYOR (8 questions)
- Quiz: Compound Words (8 questions)
- Quiz: Nouns, Verbs and Opposites (8 questions)
- Quiz: Rainbow Poem (8 questions)