Grades K–1
Color by Number: Ladybug
The first color by number: just 1, 2 and 3. Big squares, three colors and a ladybug.
Classroom activity · Educational coloring pages
Color by Part of Speech: Sailboat
Grammar meets coloring: five parts of speech, five colors and a sailboat on the water.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- 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
“Read the word in each square. Is it a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun or adverb? Color it to match the key.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Tip: color lightly with crayons or colored pencils. What picture did you make?
Words on this sheet
Color keyveryoftensoftlytodayshinyloudlygladlyslowlysoonneversoftfriendquicklycoldoceanshoepencilcityteachercloudtreegardenapple
Teacher tip
Review the five parts of speech with an example of each before kids start.
How to use it
- Go over the color key together before kids start.
- Have kids solve each square before coloring it.
- Let kids work with a partner so they talk through their thinking.
Watch for
Kids coloring without solving. Ask them to show you one answer.
Talk about it
- How did you check your answers?
- What was the trickiest part? How did you get past it?
Take it further
Have kids design their own color-by key on grid paper.
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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