Christmas sight words colour by code for Year 1 and Year 2 (KS1): children read each high frequency word, find it in the colour key and colour the space to reveal a festive picture.
Ten Christmas pictures turn sight word reading practice into a calm, self-checking activity. Each page uses a simple key of 4 words, so early readers can work independently while you hear readers or run a phonics group.
What’s included (11 pages)
- Cover page
- 10 Christmas colour by code sight word pages: Christmas tree, Santa’s gift sack, gingerbread house, stockings, reindeer, ornaments, train, mittens, bells and a gift workshop
- A simple colour key on every page (4 words per page)
- Clear “leave spaces without words white” instructions for neat results
Ways to use this Christmas colour by code
- Morning work and early finishers in December
- Literacy and reading centres
- Small-group reading and intervention
- Homework, cover lessons and the last week of the autumn term
Year groups: Year 1 and Year 2 (KS1, US Kindergarten and Grade 1). Also suitable for confident readers at the end of Reception and for EAL pupils building their sight word vocabulary.
Looking for more? This sight words colour by code is part of a seasonal series (Autumn, Winter, Halloween, Four Seasons).
Format: printable PDF. Prints on A4 (choose “Fit to page”) or US Letter. English.
Updated November 2026.
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Sight Words Colour by Code Bundle Year 1-2 KS1: 6 Seasonal Sets
A sight words colour by code bundle for Year 1 and Year 2 (KS1): 6 seasonal sets of high frequency word colouring pages that you can use all year round. Children read each sight word, find it in the colour key and colour the space to reveal a picture. The same simple, self-checking format runs through every set, so early readers quickly work on their own while you hear readers or run a phonics group. Buying the bundle costs much less than buying the 6 sets one by one. **What's included (6 sight words colour by code sets)** - Christmas Sight Words Colour by Code: tree, stockings, reindeer, gingerbread house and more (11 pages) - Winter Sight Words Colour by Code: mittens, hot cocoa, snow globes, scarves and more (11 pages) - Autumn Sight Words Colour by Code: pumpkin patch, falling leaves, owls, scarecrow and more (11 pages) - Halloween Sight Words Colour by Code: friendly ghosts, bats, magic hats and more (11 pages) - Four Seasons Sight Words Colour by Code: spring, summer, autumn and winter pictures (11 pages) - Sight Words Colour by Code: butterfly, rocket, bunny, dinosaur, turtle and more (11 pages) That is 60 colour by code pictures, each with a simple key of 4 words. **Ways to use this sight words bundle** - Morning work and early finishers through the year - Literacy centres, phonics groups and reading intervention - Homework, cover lessons and seasonal activities **Year groups:** Year 1 and Year 2 (KS1). Also suitable for confident readers at the end of Reception and for EAL pupils. **Format:** printable PDFs. Print on A4 (choose "Fit to page"). English. *Updated November 2026.*
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Christmas Activities Bundle Year 1-4 KS1 KS2: Writing, Reading and PSHE
A Christmas activities bundle for Year 1 to Year 4 (KS1 and KS2): 7 printable resources for the busy last weeks of the autumn term, covering writing, reading, sight words, PSHE and a Christmas craft. Everything in this Christmas bundle is ready to print, so you can plan December English, PSHE and art lessons in one go. Buying the bundle costs much less than buying the 7 resources one by one. **What's included (7 resources)** - Christmas Procedural Writing Year 2-5: how-to instructions with organisers and a rubric (24 pages) - Christmas Reading Comprehension Year 2-3: 8 short stories with retrieval and inference questions (15 pages) - Christmas Sight Words Colour by Code Year 1-2: 10 festive pictures (11 pages) - Adopt a Reindeer Christmas Writing and Craft Year 2-4: narrative, descriptive and instruction writing (8 pages) - 12 Days of Christmas Kindness Countdown Year 1-5: challenge cards, journal and family letter (23 pages) - Christmas Calm Down Cards and Coping Skills Year 1-4: 12 calming strategies plus a winter version (20 pages) - 3D Gingerbread House Craft Template Year 1-5: 3 skill levels with writing and maths extensions (18 pages) **Ways to use this Christmas bundle** - December English, reading and PSHE lessons - Christmas displays and a calm countdown to the end of term - Cover lessons, early finishers and Christmas party afternoons **Year groups:** Year 1 to Year 4 (KS1 and lower KS2), with some resources stretching to Year 5. **Format:** printable PDFs. Print on A4 (choose "Fit to page"). English. *Updated November 2026.*
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