Description
Make digraph practice fun, hands-on, and easy to differentiate with this Science of Reading aligned collection of Digraphs Color by Code Spring worksheets. This resource includes 24 differentiated worksheets featuring engaging spring-themed pictures that keep students motivated while building essential encoding and decoding skills. Students tap out words with digraphs, map the sounds, write the words, and reveal colorful spring pictures as they strengthen their understanding of two-letter consonant sounds.
These worksheets provide systematic practice with both beginning and ending digraphs. The color-by-code format makes phonics practice feel like play while building critical phoneme-grapheme correspondence skills that students need for reading and spelling success.
Digraphs Covered
Beginning Digraphs:Â sh, ch, th, wh
Ending Digraphs:Â sh, ch, th, ck, ng
Why Teachers Love This Resource
- Interactive encoding practice: Students tap, map, and write each word to create their own color code, building strong phoneme awareness and spelling skills
- Comprehensive digraph coverage: Separate practice for beginning and ending digraphs helps students master these tricky two-letter sounds in both positions
- Spring engagement boost: Fresh seasonal pictures (flowers, butterflies, frogs, bees) maintain student interest during the challenging spring months
- Ready to use: Print and go format saves prep time while delivering meaningful phonics practice
What’s Included
24 Differentiated Worksheets organized by digraph position:
- 14 Beginning Digraphs Worksheets – Focused practice with sh, ch, th, and wh at the start of words (ship, chop, thin, when)
- 10 Ending Digraphs Worksheets – Systematic practice with sh, ch, th, ck, and ng at the end of words (fish, much, bath, duck, ring)
Each worksheet features a unique spring-themed picture.
Skills Covered
This resource supports students as they practice:
- Recognizing and differentiating between consonant digraphs
- Understanding that two letters can make one sound
- Phoneme segmentation and mapping with digraphs
- Encoding words with beginning and ending digraphs
- Decoding skills through sound-symbol correspondence
- Fine motor skills through coloring
How to Use in the Classroom
- Perfect for morning work or soft start activities
- Phonics centers and literacy rotations
- Early finisher activities that provide meaningful practice
- Small group instruction for targeted skill work
- Homework assignments for additional practice
- Sub plans that require minimal explanation
Perfect For
- Kindergarten and first grade classrooms
- Reading intervention groups working on digraphs
- Students who have mastered single consonant sounds and are ready for digraphs
- Homeschool families
- Spring skill review and reinforcement
These Spring Digraphs Color by Code worksheets give your students the repeated practice they need with two-letter consonant sounds, wrapped in a format that feels fun and rewarding. The combination of phoneme mapping, encoding, and immediate visual feedback helps students build automaticity with digraphs while staying engaged through the spring season. Just print, hand out coloring supplies, and watch students strengthen their phonics skills one colorful picture at a time.
