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What's on the worksheet
Color by the code. Look at the number in each square.
Count the colors you used. Write the number:
Skills practiced
A snowman with a brown hat, an orange carrot nose, a red scarf, and green grass hides in this grid. Your child reads each number from 1 to 9, finds its color in the code, and colors the square, leaving the snowman's white body blank. Reading numerals quickly and accurately is a core kindergarten skill, and a color code gives that practice a purpose. Five colors make it a step up from a simple two-color page, and a short task at the end asks how many colors were used.
Common Core K.CC.A.3: Writing numerals up to 20 and matching them to small groups
Read the color key at the top together: which color goes with each number or letter.
Your child solves the problem, counts the dots, or reads the letter in each square and colors it the matching color.
Squares marked leave white stay white.
The picture that appears shows right away if the work is correct.
Tips for parents and teachers
Read the code aloud together and line up the five crayons in the same order as the code. Suggest coloring the large blue sky in short sessions, since it has the most squares. The white squares are the snowman, so remind your child to skip them. If a number is misread, ask your child to find that number in the code and trace it with a finger before coloring again.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: Color the sky together first, then let your child do the small parts: the hat, the nose, and the scarf. Say each number out loud.
Harder: Ask your child to count the squares in the scarf and the hat and compare them, or to write a new code that gives the snowman a green hat.
It is made for Kindergarten (ages 5-6). The level is ★ easy, so it works well as a first practice page.
How long does it take?
About 20 minutes. Young children can do it in two short sittings with a break in between.
Where is the answer key?
On the second page of the PDF and on this page under Show the answer key. To print for a whole class, print only the first page of the PDF.
Which standard does it practice?
Common Core K.CC.A.3 (writing numerals up to 20 and matching them to small groups).
Can I use it in my classroom?
Yes. Print as many copies as you need for your own children or students. Please do not resell it or upload it to other websites.
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