Spring Color by Sight Word Pictures, From Nest to Raincoat

Type this week's words, then print a nest, a sprout or a dragonfly that only reading can color.

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

Name Date

Color by word: Nest

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

gogogogogogogogo
gobybygogobybygo
gobybybybybybygo
littlearelittlelittlearelittlelittlelittle
littlelittlearelittlelittlelittlearelittle
golittlelittlelittlearelittlelittlego
gogolittlelittlelittlelittlegogo
diddiddiddiddiddiddiddid

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

Nest, 8 by 8, 4 colors, 6 words in the list.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

More options
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 spring words in a word searchPrint a worksheet for the word little

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Birds and bugs 3

  • Birdhouse A brown birdhouse with a red roof, a black doorway and a yellow perch, on a brown post. Both grids use 4 colors, so a sheet takes 5 words. 8 by 8: 30 squares to color (red 12, brown 14, black 2, yellow 2). 12 by 12: 80 squares to color (red 30, brown 40, black 8, yellow 2).
  • Dragonfly A dragonfly seen from above: four blue wings and a body striped green and black. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 32 squares to color (black 6, blue 16, green 10). 12 by 12: 66 squares to color (black 10, blue 40, green 16).
  • Nest A brown nest flecked with yellow straw, holding blue eggs, on a green branch. Both grids use 4 colors, so a sheet takes 5 words. 8 by 8: 44 squares to color (blue 10, brown 21, yellow 5, green 8). 12 by 12: 96 squares to color (blue 26, brown 48, yellow 10, green 12).
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In the garden 3

  • Flowerpot An orange clay pot with a brown band, holding a green plant with a pink bud. Both grids use 4 colors, so a sheet takes 5 words. 8 by 8: 38 squares to color (green 8, pink 2, orange 24, brown 4). 12 by 12: 92 squares to color (green 24, pink 2, orange 58, brown 8).
  • Radish A red radish with green leaves, a pink shine and a pink tip. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 34 squares to color (green 12, red 15, pink 7). 12 by 12: 82 squares to color (green 24, red 48, pink 10).
  • Sprout A green seedling with two leaves coming up from brown soil, with blue raindrops falling. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 33 squares to color (blue 3, green 12, brown 18). 12 by 12: 79 squares to color (blue 3, green 42, brown 34).

Garden and rain gear 2

  • Raincoat A yellow raincoat with a hood lined in orange, black buttons and blue cuffs. The 12 by 12 grid adds orange pockets. Both grids use 4 colors, so a sheet takes 5 words. 8 by 8: 44 squares to color (yellow 38, orange 2, black 2, blue 2). 12 by 12: 100 squares to color (yellow 87, orange 6, black 3, blue 4).
  • Wheelbarrow A red wheelbarrow with a black wheel and brown handles, carrying brown soil and green seedlings. The 12 by 12 grid adds a yellow hub and green grass. The 8 by 8 grid uses 4 colors and takes 5 words; the 12 by 12 uses 5 and takes 6. 8 by 8: 33 squares to color (green 2, brown 9, red 14, black 8). 12 by 12: 80 squares to color (green 18, brown 19, red 32, black 10, yellow 1).

How this list was compiled: Own original pixel pictures of spring 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 23 words

Everyday words 1 6

  • are Sentence 1: Little buds are out.
  • by Sentence 3: Did the frog go by?
  • did Sentence 3: Did the frog go by?
  • go Sentence 3: Did the frog go by?
  • little Sentence 1: Little buds are out.
  • one Sentence 2: One egg is in the nest.

Everyday words 2 7

  • away Sentence 5: Her bee flew away.
  • fast Sentence 4: Some seeds grow fast.
  • her Sentence 5: Her bee flew away.
  • some Sentence 4: Some seeds grow fast.
  • there Sentence 6: Was there mud? Yes!
  • was Sentence 6: Was there mud? Yes!
  • yes Sentence 6: Was there mud? Yes!
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Spring words 10

  • bee Sentence 5: Her bee flew away.
  • bud Sentence 1: Little buds are out.
  • egg Sentence 2: One egg is in the nest.
  • frog Sentence 3: Did the frog go by?
  • grow Sentence 4: Some seeds grow fast.
  • mud Sentence 6: Was there mud? Yes!
  • nest Sentence 2: One egg is in the nest.
  • rain A spring word with 4 letters.
  • seed Sentence 4: Some seeds grow fast.
  • sun A spring word with 3 letters.

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 spring sentences we wrote for the page, and each word's line gives its sentence. The spring 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

On this spring color by sight word page the first sheet is a Nest: blue eggs, brown twigs and a word in every square. The words come from the Your words box, where your own list replaces the sample.

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Spring sight words in three lists

The sample is Everyday words 1: little, are, one, did, go and by. Start from a list swaps it for Everyday words 2 or for Spring words, which are rain, bud, nest, egg, mud, seed, grow, frog, bee and sun. The Nest has 4 colors and takes 5 words.

Six spring sentences for the board

Little buds are out. One egg is in the nest. Did the frog go by? Some seeds grow fast. Her bee flew away. Was there mud? Yes! The two everyday lists are the common words of these six sentences.

  • The Dragonfly, the Sprout and the Radish take 4 words at both sizes. The detailed Wheelbarrow takes 6, the most on this page.
  • The Sprout's raindrops are 3 blue squares, so the word for blue is read only three times.

Questions and answers

Can I use my own spring sight words?

Yes, that is what the box is for. Type or paste up to 40 words, separated by commas, spaces or new lines. Words longer than 8 letters are left out, and the line under the box names them.

What does page 2 of the printout show?

The answer key: the same picture with every square colored. It prints unless you untick Answer key on page 2, a box in More options under the grid.

Are the lists matched to a grade?

No. They are our own pick of short common words and spring words, and they follow no published list or level. Two classes can print the same Nest with different words typed in.

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