Make learning to recognize, hear, and spell blends is important for young learners starting to read. This super cute, free printable blends book is a fun way to practice as first grade and 2nd graders color, trace, and read! These color by blend worksheet will help kids get to know blends in no time!
Blends Book
Blends are easy to spot. When you sound out a blend slowly, such as “fr” you can still hear the individual “f” and “r” sound. Where as with a digraph, you only hear the one sound. For example, when we say the digraph “sh”, we don’t sound it out as “s” and “h”, only “sh”. This free printable blends book for grade 1 and grade 2 students includes s blends, r blends and l blends. I’ve also added in “tw” as a bonus.
Blends for Kids
Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the pages in the template. The printable is in black and white to save on printer ink costs and allow students to colour the pages to strengthen hand muscles too!
Color by blend worksheet
Preparation
Print the blends book and cut out the pages – there are four book pages per sheet. Then staple the book together on the left hand side.
To Play
Choose a blend to work on such as “gr”. Say the blend “gr” and say it slowly so you can hear the individual “g” and “r” sounds. Then trace over the blend and color in the picture.
Extension Activity
On the back of each page get the kids to write down other things that start with that blend.
Blends Activities
Looking for more blends activities for young learners? You will love these resources:
- Final Consonant Ending Blends Games
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- Slide and Read Blends Activity
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- Ch, Sh, Th Digraph Game
- Read and Clip Consonant Blends Activities
- Handy L Blends Worksheets with magenetic letters
- Graph a Blends Activities for 2nd graders
- Floss Rule Worksheets
- Free Printable Color by Blend Worksheet
- Ending S Blends Clip Cards
- Printable nk Ending Blends Clip Cards
- NG Words for Kids Game
- BIngo Dabber ng and nk worksheets
- Th Worksheets – Read th blends in sentences
- R Controlled Vowel Worksheets
- Free printable Blends Worksheets with dot markers
- See all of our blends activities here
First Grade Printables
If you have a 1st grader and you are looking for more fun, hands on 1st grade Worksheets, games and activities to make learning fun – you will love these resources!
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Help children learn about the great country of the United States with these free printables. Plus don’t miss all our fun, free, and immersive history lessons for kids
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