Color Word Flip Books for Preschool and Kindergarten

These color word flip books give children a hands-on way to practice color words, read simple sentences, and connect pictures with vocabulary. Each booklet follows a predictable sentence pattern, with picture pages that children can flip to change the sentence.

The complete set includes 13 colors, color and black-and-white versions, and two matching worksheets for each color. Use them during a color unit, in small groups, or for reading practice at home.

You can also try the activity with the free red flip book and worksheets near the end of this post!

Colors Flip Book Emergent Readers orange booklet with carrot, fish, tiger, and pumpkin pages.

Colors Flip Book Emergent Readers black and white orange booklet with carrot, fish, tiger, and pumpkin.

olors Flip Book Emergent Readers worksheet for tracing and labeling orange themed pictures.

What’s Included in the Color Word Flip Books?

Each flip book features five pictures and sentences using the focus color. For example, the pink booklet includes a pig, flamingo, shell, jellyfish, and hat. Children can turn the picture pages to read sentences such as “I see a pink pig” and “I see a pink hat.”

The set includes these 13 colors:

Red • Orange • Yellow • Green • Blue • Purple • Pink • Brown • Black • Gray • White • Gold • Silver

Both gray and grey spelling options are included.

For each color, you’ll receive:

A color flip book
A black-and-white flip book
A Trace and Label worksheet
A Trace and Write worksheet

The color versions are useful for introducing the activity and modeling how the books work. The black-and-white versions give children an opportunity to color their own pictures before assembling and reading their booklets.

Colors Flip Book Emergent Readers orange booklet with carrot, fish, tiger, pumpkin, and fox pages in color and black and white.

Colors Flip Book Emergent Readers yellow booklet with star, umbrella, lemon, sponge, and banana pages in color and black and white.

How to Assemble the Color Word Flip Books

Each booklet is made from one printable page. The sentence beginning stays in place while the small picture pages flip over.

Print the color or black-and-white version you would like to use.
If using the black-and-white version, have children color the focus word and pictures.
Cut out the upper and lower rectangles. Keep the upper rectangle intact; this is the booklet’s base.
Cut the lower rectangle along the dashed lines to create four picture cards.
Stack the cards over the picture on the right side of the base.
Staple or glue along the top edge only, leaving the picture pages free to flip.

For younger children, prepare the pieces beforehand so they can focus on coloring, assembling, and reading.

Colors Flip Book Emergent Readers pink booklet with flamingo, shell, jellyfish, hat, pig pages and matching writing worksheets.

Reading the Flip Books Together

Using flip books is more than just a craft. Children practice a wide range of foundational skills, including:

color recognition
reading fluency
matching words to pictures
vocabulary development
fine motor cutting skills
tracing and handwriting
simple sentence writing
interactive reading behaviors
left to right directionality

These skills develop naturally as students flip pages, read aloud, trace, and label pictures.

Matching Color Word Worksheets

Each booklet comes with two worksheets that extend the activity into handwriting, labeling, and sentence writing.

Trace and Label

Children trace the color word three times, then label five pictures using their flip book as a reference.

For example, the pink worksheet includes the pig, flamingo, shell, jellyfish, and hat. Children can find each picture in their booklet and copy its label onto the worksheet.

This provides practice locating information in a familiar text and matching a picture with its written word.

Trace and Write

Children trace the color word three times on handwriting lines, then choose and write four sentences from their flip book.

Encourage them to read each sentence aloud before writing and reread it afterward. You can also draw attention to the capital letter, spaces between words, and period.

Use one worksheet or both, depending on the support and writing practice your learners need.

Colors Flip Book Emergent Readers pink worksheet set with tracing, labeling, and sentence writing activities.

Ways to Use Color Word Flip Books

These activities can fit into several classroom and homeschool routines:

Color-of-the-week lessons: Introduce a booklet that matches your focus color.
Small-group reading: Model the sentence pattern and support children as they read.
Literacy centers: Provide familiar booklets for rereading and matching worksheets for follow-up practice.
Partner reading: Have children take turns flipping a page and reading the sentence.
Take-home practice: Send completed booklets home so children can share their reading with their families.

You can adjust the activity without changing the resource. Some children may focus on naming pictures and joining in during shared reading, while others may be ready to label pictures or copy complete sentences.

Download the Free Red Color Word Flip Book

Try the activity with the free red sample before introducing the complete set.

The free download includes:

The color red flip book
The black-and-white red flip book
The red Trace and Label worksheet
The red Trace and Write worksheet

The red booklet features a crab, coat, apple, barn, and heart. It gives you everything you need to try the assembly, reading, and worksheet activities with your learners.