Coloring Fun: Animals and Nature Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Look at the picture together first and talk about what's in the scene — animals, houses, the sun, clouds. Let your child choose their own colors for each element rather than directing their choices. Encourage them to try to stay within the lines as they color, without insisting on perfection. Once finished, look at the completed picture together and ask your child to describe what they colored and why they chose those colors.

Materials needed

• Crayons
• Pencils

Extension activities

• 1Ask the child to describe the animals and objects they colored and what those animals might be doing.
• 2Encourage the child to create their own scene on a separate piece of paper, drawing their own animals and nature elements.
• 3Use the colored pictures to tell a story, making up what happens to the animals in the scene.
• 4Take a short nature walk afterward and try to spot real versions of anything from the coloring page.