The simple color the blends phonics pages are a great way to help learners use the beginning blend to read each word.
While not exactly like all our other Color the Chunk Phonics Pages, these blends pages were highly requested by my subscribers.
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**The free blends phonics pages can be found towards the END of this post. Click on the teal download button to get to the PDF.
Color the Blends Phonics Pages
Unlike digraphs or vowel teams, these color the blends pages aren’t technically color the “chunk” pages. This is because the letters in blends all make a separate sound. But I’m including them in our color the chunk phonics pages series because they are a tricky skill for many young or struggling readers.
In this pack, you’ll find 2 l-blend pages, 2 r-blend pages, 2 s-blend pages, and 3 review pages. All the words included are short vowel words. Towards the bottom of each page are longer short vowel words that have a digraph or “twin consonant” at the end, such as track or bless.
Just like our other color the chunk pages, learners color the blends they find in each word.
They then sound through each word, reading it aloud. I love how VISUAL this makes reading those blends. They really do pop out once they are colored in.
Older struggling readers may want to use these pages with a highlighter marker instead of crayons. {There’s something much cooler about highlighters for those older readers!}
If you teach a learner who is struggling with reading words with blends, here are two more FREE resources you don’t want to miss:
These Blend, Dab, & Find pages are great for beginning blends. Learners say each sound separately, blend the sounds together, then find the pictures that begin with that blend.
Our Color, Read, & Find pages help learners read longer words with blends AND digraphs. Learners color in each letter, sounding through the word. Once they have the word, the color in the picture that matches.
Download our Color the Blends Pages Below!
Enjoy teaching!
~Becky
I am not able to get the entire page. chops off the right 2 columns for the blends/digraphs. Same trouble with other freebies. Any help?
It sounds like a print setting. Perhaps click “Fit to Page” before you print. See if that works.
These are an amazing resource for my grade 5 student who has been struggling all year. Thank you!!
You’re welcome! So blessed to hear you can use them with your student! 🙂