1st grade
Color by Sight Word: House
Six sight words, six colors. Read each square, color it to match the key and watch a picture appear.
Sight word worksheet · Color by sight word
Color by Sight Word: Heart
Read the word in each square and color it to match the key. A picture appears when you are done.
- Grade level
- Kindergarten
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Color by sight word
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Sight word recognition, Reading fluency, Spelling high-frequency words, Letter formation
What kids do
“Read the word in each square. Color it the color in the key. What picture do you see?”
Printed on the sheet:
- My picture is a…
Words on this sheet
Color keytheandsee
Teacher tip
Read the key together first. Kids who color one word at a time make fewer mistakes.
How to use it
- Keep a sight word ring of flash cards so kids can check spellings.
- Send a copy home so families can play too.
- Read every word on the sheet out loud together before kids start.
Watch for
Kids who read the words in order from memory. Point to words out of order to check.
Talk about it
- Can you find one of these words in a book from the class library?
- Which words look alike? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Play a quick round of “flash and read” with the words at the end of the day.
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