Winter Read and Color: CVC Sentences (Free PDF)

Read and color is the quietest literacy center in the room, and it checks comprehension at the same time. The child reads one short decodable sentence, such as The hat is red, and colors the picture to match. If the color is wrong, the sentence was not understood, which is easy for a teacher to see at a glance.

What’s inside

• Two pages with six sentences each, twelve in total, built only from CVC words and taught sight words: The hat is red. The pig is pink. The bus is blue. The van is tan. The cat is tan and the hat is red.
• A color key with swatches for red, tan, pink, blue, green, brown and yellow. Pink, blue, green, brown and yellow are taught color words, not sound-out words, and are declared as such.
• The same checker that covers the winter stories covers these sentences, so none of them contains a hidden hard word.

How to use in class

1. Look at the color key together and read each color word once.
2. Children read the sentence, point at each word, then color.
3. Swap papers with a partner and check: does each picture match its sentence?
4. The bonus answer key shows the right colors for each sentence.

Who it’s for

Late kindergarten and Grade 1. Great for independent work, sub plans and early finishers.

Where it fits: Stage 3 — Blending & Segmenting (CVC Words)

Goes well with

• CVC Word List: 200+ Words by Vowel + Free Printable
• Sight Words vs Phonics: Do You Need Both?
• Winter Decodable Stories
• Hear the short i sound