This collection of colors flashcards contains 15 sets of large and printable bright-colored cards.
Each set includes sixteen cards featuring major colors of the rainbow spectrum.
There are 15 sets to choose from. Browse through each of them and choose the design that appeals most to you.
There are two types of sets:
Color word and image are on separate cards. This is so you can play matching games like Memory! which challenge older children who are learning to read (e.g. Kindergarten and Grade 1) to match the word to the color.
Color word and image are on the same card. These are generally useful for toddlers or younger children learning colors through daily exposure to the flashcards (i.e. rote learning).
This set started it all – I designed the “splat” image for a different project and though, “hey, that’d be great for a color learning project”, and here we are!
As you’ll see as you scroll, I’ve made versions with the image and color name on the same card, then versions with the image and name on separate cards. These second versions are for matching games such as Memory!
I thought balloons would be a cute idea and have found visitors love balloon designs on other worksheets on this site, so it was naturally my pick for design number 2.
Here we have the balloons on one printout, then the color names on the next one (you’ll see them on Page 2 in the pdf). This is for playing matching games.
I came up with the cars idea because my son is always yelling out car colors as we drive down the highway. It’s a common color learning game out in the “real world”, so I thought these flashcards would help support and link to that game well.
The matching word cards (that are black and read “red bicycle”, “yellow bicycle”, “green bicycle”, “blue bicycle” etc.) are in the next page of this pdf. In total you get 16 colored cards and 16 word cards.
Another early way children play with colors is through drawing – enter: colored crayons! The thing I like about this set is you can also get out real crayons and get your child to match the card to the correct crayon.
Another common everyday item around the house! I like that students learn not only the color words, but also these basic sight words like “book” through these flashcards.
This teddy bear idea came from the desire to come up with a design that was “cute” and also linked to children’s real lives – nearly every kid has a teddy bear!
This last set is one I put together before including the nouns in the cards, so I figured I’d upload it in case you’d prefer balloon cards that say the color (e.g “green”) rather than “green balloon”.