It’s April, Friends! This year is just flying right along. I have another set of monthly color by sight word worksheets for your young ones. Color by code worksheets are always a nice change of pace from a traditional worksheet.
Each month of this year, I am publishing a packet of Color By Sight Word worksheets. April has a few fun themes, such as Arbor Day, chicks, flowers, and sprouts!
Since sight words need much practice, this whole year will focus on those common words we see every day. I will be utilizing various grades from the Dolch Sight Word List.
✔️ Looking for more worksheets to use during April? Try the April Word Search Packet which has 10 different April themes – At the Pond, poetry (April is Poetry Month), spring flowers, the library, the farm, and more!
Also, it’s time to start thinking about All Things Spring! You can find those here: Spring Worksheets and Printable Activities
April Color By Sight Word Worksheets
April’s packet of color by sight word worksheets will focus on words found on the Second and Third Grade Dolch sight word lists.
If you’re not familiar, there are several lists of common, everyday words. The two most popular lists are the Dolch Sight Word List and Fry’s Word List.
I will use various levels of the Dolch Word List (Pre-Primer through 3rd Grade) throughout the year as we practice these sight words!
Coloring pictures included in this 14-page Color by Sight Word Worksheet Packet:
- Bunnies That Peep! – Those yummy marshmallow bunnies!
- What an Egg-cellent Idea! – Patterned Easter egg
- Dreaming of Easter Eggs – Bunny and eggs
- A New Chick!
- Planet Earth – April 22nd is Earth Day
- Be a Good Steward of Our Planet
- Recycle! – The recycle logo
- Plant a Tree – Arbor Day falls in April
- Climb a Tree Today – In honor of Arbor Day or a fun springtime activity
- Rainy Days – Rain cloud
- The Sun Will Come Out Again – Rain cloud with rainbow peeping through
- Get Your Umbrella Ready – April Showers Bring May Flowers!
- See the Sprout – New plant growth happens during spring
- Terrific Tulips – Often the first spring flower we see after a long winter
As with any worksheet, I advise going over the directions carefully with your child to make sure he understands the task. Because sight words are quite challenging for many children, take the time to go over each word on the page.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- If the sight word matches a particular spelling pattern, point out other words that also match that pattern.
For example: eight has the long a sound. Write the word eight on a piece of paper, and then write the words neigh, weigh, and weight.
You can also remind your child of the rhyme about I before E:
I before E except after C, or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh. - Point out any vowel teams in the sight words and review what a vowel team is.
- Review color words, as they are used on every page! Some of the color words are from the Dolch list, so those are certainly worth mentioning.
- Review beginning blends, especially those found in color words.
➡️ Take a peek at the resources I used to teach myself How I Teach Spelling in Our Homeschool
If you have an All Access Pass you can download this entire packet.
Log in to your All Access Pass account, and head straight over to the Color By Code page. Scroll down until you see this particular packet.
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You may purchase the April Color By Sight Word worksheet packet here:
More April Worksheets and Phonics Resources:
April Word Search Puzzle Packet
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