These silly penguins are just asking to be colored in! Similar to paint-by-numbers, kids color in these penguins based on the words written on the drawing. They color in anything in the -it family black and the -in family orange.

Concepts

word families, -it words, -in words, phonics, beginning reading, word endings, cvc words

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Allow for a few finishing touches; kids can color the bows on the girl penguin red and the snowy background blue
• Invite learners to complete this activity at a classroom center
• Send this page home for homework
• Have learners say each word out loud as they color

Classroom Considerations

• While the art is not the most inspiring, it is nicely segmented so that learners can easily tell when sections go with which words

Pros

• A fun way to practice different word endings

Cons

• None