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What's on the worksheet
Color by the code. Look at the number in each square.
Skills practiced
This page asks your child to find the numbers 1 to 5 inside the squares and match each one to a color in the code at the top. Reading a numeral and connecting it to a color is a real early math step: it shows that a written symbol stands for something. Coloring small squares also trains the hand to stay inside a boundary, which helps with pencil control before writing begins. When the apple appears, your child gets an instant check that the work is right.
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
Before coloring, point to each number in the code and say it together. Have your child color one number at a time, all the 1s first, then all the 2s, instead of moving square by square; it is calmer and leads to fewer mistakes. If a square ends up the wrong color, do not erase it. Ask what the number is, check the code together, and color over it with the right crayon.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: Color one row with your child first as a model, or circle all the 1s with a pencil before your child starts, so there is less to search for at once.
Harder: Ask your child to count how many squares there are of each color and say the totals, or to make up a new color code for a second copy of the page.
Answer key
Show the answer key
Answer Key: Easy Color by Number: Apple
Pre-K · Math
ELOF P-MATH 5 · ★ Easy
cozyworksheets
1Here is the apple, colored the right way.
2 = brown4 = green5 = red1 = leave white
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It is made for Pre-K (ages 4-5). The level is ★ easy, so it works well as a first practice page.
How long does it take?
About 15 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?
Head Start ELOF P-MATH 5 (matching small amounts to numerals and starting to form digits).
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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