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Try this Cut and Paste Book Instead of Color Word Worksheets!

Are you still using traditional worksheets to help your students master their color words? In my experience best way to help students that are struggling to learn their sight words is to provide opportunities for students to really study the letters in a meaningful way. Flashcards and color word worksheets alone just won’t cut it if a child is truly struggling. But cutting, unscrambling, and gluing to spell can make a meaningful difference and truly help. Today I’m thrilled to share a simple, but vibrant, booklet to help your students get one step closer to color word mastery for FREE. My students loved this project and I know that yours will too.

Thank you to ASTROBRIGHTS® Papers for sponsoring today’s post. I received payment from Astrobrights in exchange for writing this post. All opinions are my own and I only support brands and products that I use and absolutely love. This post also contains affiliate links. I earn a small commission each time someone makes a purchase through one of my links, which helps to support the blog. 

Using Novelty to teach Kindergarten Color Word

I love teaching color words in kindergarten. Unlike most sight words, the color words are relevant to a child’s world, are easy to conceptualize, and can creatively be put to use in the classroom. During our color word study, we learn a new color word every day and my students have so much fun with our color activities. 

One of the culminating activities of or color word study is creating a color word book. A little bit of novelty goes a long way and there is something so magical to six year olds about a book with black pages. That’s right – black pages

child holding up a black paper with the letters "blue" glued on it to spell color words instead of doing a worksheet

I used Astrobrights Eclipse Black™ paper as the pages of the book. My students cut and glued vibrant letters to spell a different color word onto each page of their books. The bright Astrobrights colors really popped against the black background and my students loved making the pages of their books.

kindergarten student cutting letters to spell "green" and glue them onto a sheet of black color word worksheet

I always love to incorporate fine motor skills into as many classroom activities as possible and this project was loaded with lots of great cutting practice as students carefully trimmed around each individual letter.

child cutting out the letter y from a piece of yellow paper to work on color word worksheets
green letters cut out and arranged on a classroom desk to spell color words

The entire time my students worked, I was absolutely amazed at their level of enthusiasm.  They were over the moon about this project and it brought a few moments of much-needed peace to my classroom in a way that color word worksheets just can’t accomplish.

children holding black color word worksheets with colorful words cut and glued onto them

After each page of the book was complete, it was time to create a cover. I did a rough cut of letters that spelled “Colors”, displayed the word on our classroom Smartboard, and let students choose their own letters to spell the title. They did so great with that task as well!

children unscrambling letters to spell color words in the classroom
child unscrambling colorful letters to spell "colors'

Placing the letters to spell “colors” on the cover on their book was the final step before stapling all of the pages together. 

child unscrambling cut out letters and gluing them to spell "colors" on black piece of paper

I love, love, love how these simple little books turned out and they were so much more fun to create than a typical color word worksheet.

child in classroom holding up "colors" book instead of color word worksheets

Color Word Book Shopping Guide

Here are the exact Astrobrights paper colors I used to create a vibrant “Colors” book with my students. Click any of the links or images below to start shopping.

Eclipse Black™
Re-Entry Red™
Cosmic Orange™
Solar Yellow™
Martian Green™
Lunar Blue™
Outrageous Orchid™

black color word book pages with colored letters glued on to spell blue, yellow, red, green, and colors laying on kindergarten desk with a blue scissors and basket of scrambled letters placed on top

Download a FREE Color Words Book

If your students are struggling to learn their color words, this project is for you! You can download all of the pages you need to create color books with your students. My students only spelled out the words red, orange, yellow, blue, green, and purple; but I included black, brown, pink, white, and gray in the set in case you have another creative use for the letters. 

The download also includes two options for printing: one set displays proper spelling of each color word, the other set prints with scrambled letters for an additional challenge. Print the pages that are the best fit for your students.

Enter your email below to download the materials to create a vibrant Colors book for FREE! Please note that most school email filters block the delivery of emails from me. I highly recommend signing up for the freebie using your personal email account. If you don’t see the download in your inbox, be sure to check your spam folder.

Wishing you a great and colorful week!

Keep Reading and Spelling with Color Word Books

Looking for more interactive practice to help your students master their color words? You will love Interactive Sight Word Readers! These books provide hands-on sight word practice with a focus on correct spelling. Once the book is complete, your students will have a sense of pride and independence as they read it on their own. With engaging illustrations and predictable text on every page, these books make learning extra fun (and your students will love them so much more than any color word worksheets!)

Click any cover below to check out the full collection of color word books in the Kinder Craze shop or check them out on TpT! 

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Maria Gavin

Maria is a former kindergarten and first grade teacher, with 13 years of teaching experience. Her love and passion for all things early childhood is now fulfilled as a mom to two amazing kids. She loves sharing practical and creative tips and ideas that are perfect for young learners – in the classroom or at home!

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13 Responses

  1. I was just wondering what font you used to make the book. I would like to do this with my sight words lists and haven’t been able to find a font that is outlined like that.
    Thanks

    1. I’m so sorry to hear that you had trouble accessing the book. I sent it to your email 🙂

  2. I signed up for the email, but unfortunately did not receive the color word book freebie. Is there any chance you can email it?

    Thank you! Would love to use it!

    1. Hi Maryann,
      I just send the color book your way via email. I’m sorry to hear that you weren’t able to access it the first time.

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Hi, I'm Maria.

I’m a former kindergarten teacher turned work-from-home mom. I still love sharing ideas and resources to make teaching easier, so you can focus on what really matters in the classroom. When I’m not working on the blog, you’ll find me chasing kids around the house with a cold cup of coffee in my hand (some things never change even once you’re out of the classroom!)

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