Grades 3–5
Color by Part of Speech: Sailboat
Grammar meets coloring: five parts of speech, five colors and a sailboat on the water.
Classroom activity · Educational coloring pages
Color by Multiplication: Butterfly
Multiplication facts that share products (3 × 4 and 2 × 6 are both 12). Solve every square to see a butterfly.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–4
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Practicing a skill through coloring, Following a key, Fine motor control
What kids do
“Solve the multiplication fact in each square. Color the square the color for its product.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Tip: color lightly with crayons or colored pencils. What picture did you make?
Teacher tip
Talk about how different facts can make the same product, like 3 × 4 and 2 × 6.
How to use it
- Set out the colors from the key at each table.
- Use it as a calm-down activity after a busy part of the day.
- Slide it into a sheet protector so kids can play again with a dry-erase marker.
Watch for
Picture surprises spoiled by a neighbor. Keep finished pages face down.
Talk about it
- Which problems were the trickiest?
- What would you change to make it harder?
Take it further
Display finished pictures in the hallway.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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