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Rainbow Red · Complete

Listen, sing and speak.

  • Ages 4 to 5
  • Level Pre-A1
  • 8 units
  • 48 lessons

Red is where English begins. Nimbo, a small cloud with a rainbow band, meets four friends in a park and invites them to listen, sing and say their first words.

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A park with a big rainbow and four children cheering under it

Inside the course

Six lessons in every unit. Here is Unit 1.

  1. Opening scene of the lesson “Hello, Nimbo!”, Unit 1 Story lesson in Rainbow Red

    1Story

    Hello, Nimbo!

    Watch and join in

  2. Opening scene of the lesson “Nimbo’s Color Hunt”, Unit 1 Words and Play lesson in Rainbow Red

    2Words and Play

    Nimbo’s Color Hunt

    New words and games

  3. Opening scene of the lesson “Nimbo’s Rainbow Concert”, Unit 1 Sing lesson in Rainbow Red

    3Sing

    Nimbo’s Rainbow Concert

    Song and chant

  4. Opening scene of the lesson “Nimbo the Sound Detective”, Unit 1 Sounds lesson in Rainbow Red

    4Sounds

    Nimbo the Sound Detective

    Sounds, rhymes and reading

  5. Opening scene of the lesson “A New Friend”, Unit 1 Talk lesson in Rainbow Red

    5Talk

    A New Friend

    Your turn to speak

  6. Opening scene of the lesson “Nimbo’s Rainbow Party”, Unit 1 Show What I Know lesson in Rainbow Red

    6Show What I Know

    Nimbo’s Rainbow Party

    Review and a colour drop

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Nimbo's Color Hunt

A real lesson from Red, Unit 1, Lesson 2. No sign-up. Press Try it, then the red play button inside the lesson.

Opening scene of Nimbo's Color Hunt

Help Nimbo find the colours in the park. Tap what you hear.

A real lesson: Red, Unit 1, Lesson 2. Nothing you do here is recorded or tracked.

The units

8 units

  1. 1Free to try

    Hello, Nimbo!

    • Says hello
    • Says their name

  2. 2

    My Family

    • Names family members

  3. 3

    My Toys

    • Names 6 toys
    • Counts to 5

  4. 4

    My Body

    • Names 7 body parts
    • Follows action commands

  5. 5

    On the Farm

    • Names 7 farm animals
    • Says “I can see…”

  6. 6

    Yummy Fruit

    • Names 7 fruits
    • Says “I like…”

  7. 7

    Rain and Sun

    • Says the weather
    • Names weather things

  8. 8

    Party Time!

    • Names party things
    • Says their age

What children learn

In Rainbow Red, children…

  • Listen to short stories and join in by tapping and dragging.
  • Sing songs and chants about family, toys, the body, the farm and fruit.
  • Say first words and greetings out loud, one small step at a time.
  • Finish each unit with a review lesson and collect a colour drop for the Rainbow Journal.

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.

  • Teacher notes

    Teacher notes for all 48 Red lessons, with timings, target words and can-dos.

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Price

Subscribe to Rainbow Red

All 8 units. Unit 1 is free.

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

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