Rephrasing for a 6-year-old: 5 simple ways to say 'If the sun is out while it’s raining in summer, you’ll see a pretty rainbow in the sky.'

Here are 5 easy ways to say that sentence so a 6-year-old can understand:

• When it rains and the sun is shining, you might see a pretty rainbow.
• If the sun is out while it’s raining in summer, a colorful rainbow can show up.
• Sometimes the sun and rain happen together, and then a rainbow appears.
• If it’s rainy but the sun is shining, look up — you could see a rainbow.
• On a summer day, when rain and sunshine are both there, you’ll often see a rainbow.

Quick, simple steps to explain why a rainbow appears (for a 6-year-old):

1. The sun makes white light.
2. When sunlight goes into a raindrop, the drop splits the light into many colors (like a tiny glass).
3. The colors bounce inside the drop and come back out toward your eyes.
4. If you stand with the sun behind you and rain in front, your eyes see the colors — that is the rainbow.

Tip: To see a rainbow, keep the sun at your back and look at the rain ahead.