We are at the end of summer, and it’s the perfect time to ease back into school routines. These August Color by Sight Word Worksheets are an easy way to review and reinforce Dolch sight words while adding in some summer-themed fun. I created these pages for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade learners, which gives children plenty of practice recognizing and reading common sight words. And the best part is it doesn’t feel like schoolwork!
Last year, I published a packet of Color By Sight Word worksheets for the months of January through April. I am so excited to pick this series back up this year and will finish it through the month of December.
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. This particular packet focuses on Second Grade and Third Grade words from the Dolch Sight Word List.
✔️ Looking for more worksheets to use during August? Try the August Word Search Packet which has 10 different August – Back to School, Aviation, Golf, Helping with Yard Work, the State Fair, and more.
August Color By Sight Word Worksheets
This packet of August color by sight word worksheets will focus on words found on the Second Grade 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!
The August summer sight words worksheets have several fun themes for the month: Back to School supplies (crayons, paint, scissors), Pets, and Emojis.
What’s Included in this Packet of August Color by Sight Word Worksheets
Coloring pictures included in this 14-page August Color by Sight Word Worksheet Packet:
- Color with me! – 4 crayons with a rainbow background
- Pair of Pencils – 2 pencils with fun googly-style eyes
- Crayon Buddy – A single crayon with a happy face
- Paint a Picture – A set of watercolors with a paintbrush
- Cut it out! – A pair of scissors with a colorful background
- Read a Book! – An apple friend beside 3 books
- Candy the Cat – A friendly orange cat
- Pete the Puppy – A brown puppy with a red collar
- Gabby the Goldfish – A fun orange fish swimming in a bowl of blue water
- Barb the Bird – A redbird singing in her cage
- I’ll Meet You at the Top! – A fun palm tree and letters in the style of Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom
- Boom, Boom! – Another page of letters falling off a palm tree in the Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom style
- Smiles All Around – A smiling face emoji with flowers and peace signs
- How do you feel today? – A set of emojis showing different emotions
Teaching Ideas for this August Color by Sight Word Worksheets Packet
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: sleep has the vowel team EE. Write the word sleep on a piece of paper, and then write the words beep, tweet, and sneeze on the paper. Brainstorm other words that have the vowel team EE. - Point out any consonant blends in the sight words and review what a consonant blend 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.
- Choose a word and brainstorm other words that rhyme with it.
For example: Choose the word long. Brainstorm other words with your child that rhyme with long such as strong, wrong, or song. - Use the themes to have conversations: The emoji pages can be used to talk about how your child is feeling today. The multiple pages of animals can be used to talk about an animal’s habitat, animal classification (what makes a bird a bird?), and your own pets (or the ones that your children would like to have!)
➡️ Take a peek at the resources I used to teach myself How I Teach Spelling in Our Homeschool
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August Color by Sight Word Worksheet
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Set of 14 pages, each featuring words from the 2nd Grade and 3rd Grade Dolch Sight Word Lists
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