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Saint Patrick’s Day Printables: Sight Word Rainbow Coloring Sheet

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These Saint Patrick’s Day Printables: Sight Word Rainbow Coloring Sheet will help your kids work on color sight word recognition as well as fine motor skills.  Plus, lets be real… it is fun to color!  They can also hang this pretty rainbow on your fridge or bulletin board to showcase their awesome skills.

Color the Rainbow

Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing some free Saint Patrick’s Day Printables and other resources to help you plan your Saint Patrick’s Day Unit Study.  I hope you find these homeschooling freebies useful for you in your homeschool classes!

How can I make sight word learning fun?

Sight words can be difficult for young children to learn, but with careful planning and effort, you can make sight word learning fun!

One way to accomplish this is through the use of games. Incorporate a variety of activities such as matching games, pair or group competitions, or even incentivizing each milestone achieved.

You can also enhance their excitement by singing or making up stories or rhymes about particular words.

An additional creative approach is using interesting objects that represent different sight words to play out various scenes related to those words physically.

With these tactics combined, sight word learning doesn’t have to be boring; in fact, it can prove quite enjoyable and engaging while providing essential literacy skills at the same time.

What is a fun way to teach colors to kids?

Teaching colors to kids doesn’t have to be a dull experience. Instead of simply listing out the names, there are creative and fun ways that can hold their attention while also getting the message across.

One great idea is to create color-related scavenger hunts in which children must search for items with specific colors.

Alternatively, another tactic is creating art projects that use each color in some way; this strategy not only encourages kids to learn about them but also combines them in artistic forms.

Using an entertaining approach instead of a mundane one makes learning colors much more enjoyable and educational for young minds.

At what age should children start working on sight words?

Children should start developing fluency in sight words early on. Generally, it is recommended that kids begin actively practicing them by the time they reach preschool or kindergarten.

Depending on the development of a given child, they may be ready as young as 3 or 4 years old.

Working to learn common words such as “the,” “was,” and “but” ahead of time will help them transition into more advanced learning without getting overwhelmed or falling behind.

Working on sight words helps with foundational literacy skills for reading and spelling and helps children become more comfortable and confident when engaging with the text.

It’s an important step in any early childhood reading program!

More FREE Saint Patrick’s Day Resources:

Enhance Your Saint Patrick’s Day Learning:

Looking for more fun items to help you in teaching your kids about Saint Patrick’s Day? Check out my top picks from Amazon!

Saint Patrick’s Day Books for Kids

  1. The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day (Reading Railroad)
  2. The Story of Saint Patrick’s Day
  3. The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever
  4. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Curious George
  5. St. Patrick’s Day Alphabet

Educational Saint Patrick’s Day Toys for Kids

  1. Fisher Price Little People St. Patrick’s Day Parade Play Set
  2. Webkinz Virtual Pet Plush – St. Pat’s Setter 2 Free Webkinz Stickers Sheets with Secret Codes
  3. Lego Minifigures Series 6 – Leprechaun

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stephanie

Sunday 23rd of March 2014

Thanks for sharing at After School!

Kim Vij @ The Educators' Spin On It

Monday 17th of March 2014

Kelli thank you so much for sharing your St. Patrick's Day Printables on the After School Linky Party! I've featured you in our St. Patrick's Day roundup. Can't wait to see what you share this week!

Jacqui Odell

Tuesday 11th of March 2014

This is perfect for working on colors of the rainbow! I think I will use this with my middle child. Well my oldest will like it too! Thanks for sharing and linking up at Tell Me about it Tuesday!