5 kid-friendly rephrases for a 6-year-old — When sun shines and it rains in summer, a rainbow can appear

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

1. When it's summer and the sun is shining while it's raining, you might see a bright rainbow.
2. If rain falls while the sun is out in summer, a pretty rainbow can appear.
3. During a summer rain with sunshine, colorful rainbows can pop up.
4. When the sun shines through raindrops in the summer, you may see a rainbow.
5. On a warm summer day, if it's raining but the sun is out, a rainbow may show.

Short step-by-step explanation (easy words):

1. The sun makes white light that has many colors mixed together.
2. Each raindrop acts like a tiny glass and bends the sunlight.
3. When the light bends, it splits into the colors we see in a rainbow.
4. You usually see the rainbow when the sun is behind you and the rain is in front of you.