Pet-Themed Digraph Worksheets for Kindergarten & First Grade | Phonics Color by Code Activities

Looking for fun, hands-on phonics activities your kindergarten or first grade students can complete independently?

These pet-themed color by code digraph worksheets are perfect for literacy centers, morning work, early finishers, or small group phonics instruction.

With adorable pet images and engaging color by code tasks, students will practice beginning, middle, and ending digraphs while strengthening phonemic awareness and decoding skills.

Why You’ll Love Pet-Themed Color by Code Phonics Worksheets

• No-prep and easy to use: Just print and your students are ready to learn.
• Independent learning: Perfect for literacy centers or early finisher activities.
• Hands-on phonics practice: Students analyze images and identify digraphs in a fun, interactive way.
• Engaging theme: Cute pet animals keep young learners motivated and focused.

What’s Included in This Pet-Themed Digraph Set?

This resource features 8 color by code worksheets covering 11 essential digraph skills:

Beginning Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh, ph, kn, wr
Middle Digraph (Mixed Placement): ph
Ending Digraphs: ch, sh, th

Students must look at each pet picture and determine the digraph they hear at the beginning, middle, or end of the word. This goes beyond simple word matching and promotes critical thinking and phonics mastery.

How to Use These Worksheets

These pet-themed digraph worksheets are incredibly versatile:

• Independent Literacy Centers: Students complete them on their own while you work with small groups.
• Morning Work or Early Finishers: Keep students engaged and practicing essential phonics skills.
• Small Group or Intervention Support: Reinforce digraphs in a targeted, hands-on way.

Benefits for Students

By completing these worksheets, students will:

• Build confidence with beginning, middle, and ending digraphs
• Improve phonemic awareness and decoding skills
• Practice independent learning and critical thinking
• Stay motivated with fun pet-themed coloring activities

Bring Phonics to Life with Pet-Themed Activities

Transform reading practice into a fun, interactive, and themed learning experience! These pet-themed digraph color by code worksheets make it easy to teach phonics, reinforce digraph skills, and keep students engaged.

Perfect for kindergarten and first grade classrooms, this resource is no-prep, ready to print, and student-approved!

Purchase in the Frogs and Fairies Shop

Looking for more pet-themed worksheets and fun learning activities for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade? Check out our exciting collection of resources designed to engage young learners while building essential skills:

🐕 Pets Color by Number Mystery Pictures 

🐶 Pet-Themed Color by 2D Shapes Worksheets 

🐾 Pets Beginning Sounds Worksheets 

🐱 Pets Color by 3D Shapes Worksheets for First Grade

🎨 Printable Pets Playdough Mats for Hands-On Learning

✏️ Fun Dot-to-Dot Pet Worksheets for Kids

These playful pet-themed activities are perfect for reinforcing key concepts like counting, shapes, and letter sounds. Browse now and keep your little learners entertained while building essential skills!

Pin it: