Fall Color by Sight Word Pictures for the Words You Type

Put your class's words in the box, pick a fall picture, and print a sheet where reading picks the crayon.

Sample list: Everyday words 1. Type or paste your own words to replace it.

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Color by word: Beech leaf

Read the word in each square, then color it by the key. down means leave the square white.

downdowndowndowndowndownitthis
downdowndowndownititthishe
downdownitititthishehe
downitititthishehehe
downititthishehehedown
downitthishehehedowndown
downuphehedowndowndowndown
updowndowndowndowndowndowndown

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Beech leaf, 8 by 8, 4 colors, 8 words in the list.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Pictures, with the words each one takes
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One for each color, so type at least as many words as the picture has colors. Up to 40, of 8 letters or fewer. Saved in this browser only.

The link carries the picture and the settings, never your words.

Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square and Backspace clears it.

Next step Find fall words in a word searchPrint a worksheet for the word this

All 8 pictures

Out in the yard 4

  • Beech leaf A pointed leaf with a red vein down the middle, yellow on one side and orange on the other, on a brown stem. Both grids use 4 colors, so a sheet takes 5 words. 8 by 8: 34 squares to color (yellow 12, orange 14, red 6, brown 2). 12 by 12: 71 squares to color (yellow 28, orange 31, red 10, brown 2).
  • Log A brown log with orange and yellow rings on the cut end and a green sprout on top, lying on green grass. Both grids use 4 colors, so a sheet takes 5 words. 8 by 8: 41 squares to color (green 10, brown 21, orange 8, yellow 2). 12 by 12: 96 squares to color (green 28, brown 40, orange 20, yellow 8).
  • Raccoon A gray raccoon face with a black mask, on an orange background. The eyes and the muzzle are left white. The 12 by 12 grid adds pink inside the ears. The 8 by 8 grid uses 3 colors and takes 4 words; the 12 by 12 uses 4 and takes 5. 8 by 8: 56 squares to color (orange 16, gray 22, black 18). 12 by 12: 124 squares to color (orange 37, gray 55, black 30, pink 2).
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Out in the yard, continued

  • Rake A red garden rake with a brown handle, standing in orange and yellow leaves. The 12 by 12 grid adds leaves in the air. Both grids use 4 colors, so a sheet takes 5 words. 8 by 8: 27 squares to color (brown 4, red 15, orange 5, yellow 3). 12 by 12: 58 squares to color (brown 6, red 24, orange 14, yellow 14).

Warm and cozy 2

  • Bowl of soup A red bowl of orange soup with gray steam rising, on a brown table. The 12 by 12 grid adds a yellow spoon. The 8 by 8 grid uses 4 colors and takes 5 words; the 12 by 12 uses 5 and takes 6. 8 by 8: 38 squares to color (gray 6, red 20, orange 6, brown 6). 12 by 12: 95 squares to color (gray 8, red 54, orange 15, yellow 6, brown 12).
  • Sweater A red sweater with yellow and orange bands across the chest and a yellow hem. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 48 squares to color (red 36, yellow 8, orange 4). 12 by 12: 116 squares to color (red 91, yellow 22, orange 3).

School and sport 2

  • Football A brown football with an orange top, seen from the side on green grass. The laces and the two stripes are left white. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 50 squares to color (green 32, brown 14, orange 4). 12 by 12: 120 squares to color (green 76, brown 34, orange 10).
  • School bell A yellow hand bell with an orange shadow, a brown handle and a black clapper. Both grids use 4 colors, so a sheet takes 5 words. 8 by 8: 34 squares to color (brown 4, yellow 21, orange 7, black 2). 12 by 12: 74 squares to color (brown 6, yellow 52, orange 14, black 2).

How this list was compiled: Own original pixel pictures of fall things, drawn square by square for this page on 8 by 8 and 12 by 12 grids. Nothing is traced or copied, and no picture shows a character from a film, show, book or game. Each uses 3 to 5 colors with one-word names. The descriptions say what is drawn and make no claim about the real animal or object. The square counts were computed from the grids. Licence: own work

All 26 words

Everyday words 1 8

  • down Sentence 1: This leaf fell down.
  • he Sentence 3: He will rake them up.
  • is Sentence 2: It is on the tree.
  • it Sentence 2: It is on the tree.
  • on Sentence 2: It is on the tree.
  • this Sentence 1: This leaf fell down.
  • up Sentence 3: He will rake them up.
  • will Sentence 3: He will rake them up.
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Everyday words 2 8

  • in Sentence 4: She said, "Jump in!"
  • jump Sentence 4: She said, "Jump in!"
  • now Sentence 6: Now it is cool out.
  • ran Sentence 5: They ran with the wind.
  • said Sentence 4: She said, "Jump in!"
  • she Sentence 4: She said, "Jump in!"
  • they Sentence 5: They ran with the wind.
  • with Sentence 5: They ran with the wind.

Fall words 10

  • cool Sentence 6: Now it is cool out.
  • corn A fall word with 4 letters.
  • crow A fall word with 4 letters.
  • fall A fall word with 4 letters.
  • hay A fall word with 3 letters.
  • leaf Sentence 1: This leaf fell down.
  • nut A fall word with 3 letters.
  • rake Sentence 3: He will rake them up.
  • tree Sentence 2: It is on the tree.
  • wind Sentence 5: They ran with the wind.

How this list was compiled: Our own word lists for this page. The two sets of everyday words are the short common words in six fall sentences we wrote for the page, and each word's line gives its sentence. The fall words are our own pick of short words for the season. No list is taken from a published sight word list, and none carries a grade level. Spellings were checked against a standard dictionary word list on 30 September 2026. Licence: own work

How it works

This fall color by sight word page opens on a Beech leaf with a word in every square. Replace the sample in Your words with your own list, up to 40 words, and the leaf is redrawn with them.

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Three ready lists of fall sight words

Start from a list has two lists of everyday words, eight in each, and Fall words: leaf, tree, fall, rake, wind, corn, nut, crow, hay and cool. The Beech leaf uses 5 words at a time. Shuffle the words deals another 5 from the same list.

The sentences behind the lists

The 16 everyday words were taken from six sentences, which a class can read aloud when the crayons are down: This leaf fell down. It is on the tree. He will rake them up. She said, "Jump in!" They ran with the wind. Now it is cool out.

  • At the easy size the Raccoon, the Sweater and the Football have 3 colors, so each takes 4 words.
  • The Football's laces and stripes are white squares, so the leave-white word matters there.

Questions and answers

Which grade are the fall sight words for?

None in particular. The lists are our own short common words, such as this, down, she and said, with no grade levels and no published list behind them. Type the words your own program teaches and they replace ours.

Does the sheet print with an answer key?

Yes. Page 2 is the answer key: the leaf, the rake or the log colored in. More options, under the grid, has the box Answer key on page 2 for printing without it.

How many words can I type?

Up to 40, of 8 letters or fewer. A sheet uses 4, 5 or 6 of them, one for each color and one for white, and the rest wait for the next shuffle. The detailed Bowl of soup is the only 6-word picture.

Can pupils color on the screen?

Yes. Tap a word in the key, then tap squares to fill them with its color. Check my coloring puts a dashed frame on every square in the wrong color. Clear colors, pressed twice, empties the picture.

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