Coloring Fun: Decode and Color the Butterfly and Flowers!
This color-by-number worksheet builds number recognition and one-to-one correspondence as children match numbers written in each section to a color key, then color the picture accordingly. For ages 3-5, this activity blends math practice with fine motor coloring skills, requiring sustained attention to keep track of which number belongs to which color across many small sections.
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Month 6: Preschool multi-subject foundational skills | Ages 4-5
This is page 32 of the pack. Ages 4-5 · Pre-KAges 4-5 · ReceptionAges 4-5 · LKGAges 4-5
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Curriculum
- Pre-Writing > Themed Tracing
How to use this worksheet
Look at the color key together first, noting which color corresponds to each number in the code. Have your child find the first numbered section on the butterfly or flower picture, check the key to see which color that number represents, and color that section accordingly. Continue section by section, checking the key each time until your child becomes more confident matching numbers to colors independently. Once the entire picture is colored, step back and admire the finished butterfly and flowers together, noting how the colors reveal a full picture.
Materials needed
- Crayons
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Create a new color-by-number key using different colors and numbers, then design a simple picture for someone else to color.
- 2Practice number recognition separately using flashcards before returning to the color-by-number activity.
- 3Talk about the parts of a real butterfly, like wings and antennae, and compare them to the picture.
- 4Make an actual butterfly craft using coffee filters and washable markers as a hands-on companion activity.
- 5Count how many sections used each color once the picture is finished, creating a simple tally.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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