Beginning Blends Color by Code Worksheets | 1st Grade Phonics Activities

Description

Give students engaging practice identifying beginning consonant blends with these beginning blends color by code worksheets for 1st grade. Students use picture clues to determine the missing beginning blend, then follow the color code to complete each pet-themed picture.

These printable phonics worksheets provide focused practice with 22 beginning blends while helping students connect sounds, pictures, and spelling patterns. The color by code format gives students repeated phonics practice while keeping the activity simple enough to use independently.

Product Includes

• 8 pet-themed beginning blends color by code worksheets
• Practice with 22 beginning consonant blends
• Picture-supported phonics practice
• Answer key

Skills Covered

Students practice:

• Identifying beginning consonant blends
• Using picture clues to complete words
• Connecting beginning sounds to spelling patterns
• Recognizing common two-letter consonant blends
• Building phonics and word-reading skills

Beginning Blends Included

L-Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl

R-Blends: br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, tr

S-Blends: sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, sw

Additional Blends: tw, dw

How It Works

Students look at each picture and determine which beginning blend completes the word. They find that blend in the color code and color the corresponding spaces to reveal the pet-themed picture.

Perfect For

• Phonics and literacy centers
• Morning work
• Independent phonics practice
• Small-group practice
• Early finishers
• Substitute teacher plans
• Skill review

Standards Alignment

Common Core State Standards: CCSS.RF.K.2b, CCSS.RF.1.2b, CCSS.RF.1.3

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills: TEKS.LA.1.2.A.v, TEKS.LA.1.2.B.ii

Virginia Standards of Learning: VA SOL.R.1.3.c, VA SOL.R.1.5.f, VA SOL.R.2.4.c, VA SOL.R.1.5.b

Terms of Use

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