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Classroom activity · Educational coloring pages
Color by Short Vowel: Robot
Read short a, e, i, o and u words like cat, bed, pig, dog and bug, and color each by its vowel sound to build a robot.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Practicing a skill through coloring, Following a key, Fine motor control
What kids do
“Read the word in each square. Listen for the vowel sound in the middle. Color it to match the key.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Tip: color lightly with crayons or colored pencils. What picture did you make?
Words on this sheet
Color keywebhenpentenhatfanwetjetlegpanjamredtoploghopcotfoxhothitpotpinnetbox
Teacher tip
Have kids say each word out loud and listen for the vowel sound.
How to use it
- Go over the color key together before kids start.
- Have kids solve each square before coloring it.
- Model the first move or the first answer on the document camera.
Watch for
Kids coloring without solving. Ask them to show you one answer.
Talk about it
- How did you check your answers?
- What was the trickiest part? How did you get past it?
Take it further
Have kids design their own color-by key on grid paper.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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