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Rainbow Orange · Complete

First letter sounds.

  • Ages 5 to 6
  • Level Pre-A1
  • 8 units
  • 48 lessons

Orange turns listening into letter sounds. Ms. Pat’s classroom opens with a Sound Box, and every unit adds new sounds, new words and new things to say.

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Ms. Pat’s bright classroom with a map, a reading corner and a sound box

Inside the course

Six lessons in every unit. Here is Unit 1.

  1. Opening scene of the lesson “Ms. Pat’s Classroom”, Unit 1 Story lesson in Rainbow Orange

    1Story

    Ms. Pat’s Classroom

    Watch and join in

  2. Opening scene of the lesson “Whose Bag?”, Unit 1 Words and Play lesson in Rainbow Orange

    2Words and Play

    Whose Bag?

    New words and games

  3. Opening scene of the lesson “Tap the Table”, Unit 1 Sing lesson in Rainbow Orange

    3Sing

    Tap the Table

    Song and chant

  4. Opening scene of the lesson “The Sound Box”, Unit 1 Sounds lesson in Rainbow Orange

    4Sounds

    The Sound Box

    Sounds, rhymes and reading

  5. Opening scene of the lesson “A Pencil, Please”, Unit 1 Talk lesson in Rainbow Orange

    5Talk

    A Pencil, Please

    Your turn to speak

  6. Opening scene of the lesson “Our Class Picture”, Unit 1 Show What I Know lesson in Rainbow Orange

    6Show What I Know

    Our Class Picture

    Review and a colour drop

Try it here

The Sound Box

A real lesson from Orange, Unit 1, Lesson 4. No sign-up. Press Try it, then the red play button inside the lesson.

Opening scene of The Sound Box

Open the Sound Box and catch the sounds m, a, t and p.

A real lesson: Orange, Unit 1, Lesson 4. Nothing you do here is recorded or tracked.

The units

8 units

  1. 1Free to try

    My Classroom

    • Names 6 classroom things
    • Says m, a, t, p with their words

  2. 2

    At the Park

    • Names 7 park things
    • Says s, i, n; blends 2–3 sounds by ear

  3. 3

    Pets

    • Names 5 pets
    • Says c, o, d, g; blends 3 sounds by ear

  4. 4

    My House

    • Names 5 rooms and 4 things
    • Says b, e, u, r; blends 3 sounds by ear

  5. 5

    How I Feel

    • Names 6 feelings
    • Says h, f, l; segments 3-sound words

  6. 6

    In the Garden

    • Names 8 garden things
    • Says w, j, v; segments 3-sound words

  7. 7

    By the Sea

    • Names 8 sea things
    • Counts to 10

  8. 8

    Weather and Seasons

    • Names the weather and 4 seasons
    • Says all 26 sounds

What children learn

In Rainbow Orange, children…

  • Hear and say letter sounds, starting with m, a, t and p in Unit 1.
  • Name everyday things: classroom objects, pets, the house, feelings, weather.
  • Say polite phrases such as “A pencil, please.”
  • Play sound games that connect letters, sounds and words.

In your classroom

Simple to run.

  • On a screen or board

    Lessons play in a web browser, so one device and a screen are enough. An instructor-led setting keeps the controls big.

  • Unit 1 is free

    Try the first unit with a grown-up’s account before any plan.

  • Rainbow Journal

    Each finished unit adds a colour drop to the child’s Rainbow Journal.

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Price

Subscribe to Rainbow Orange

All 8 units. Unit 1 is free.

US$180 per year, one device
US$25 per month, one device

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