Teaching Kids to Color by Number

Kids love to color. So, if you want to teach kids something, use coloring to entice them to learn. Aside from encouraging a child's creativity, he or she can color and practice their counting skills or learn the alphabet or a story. 

One of my daughters, Kristel, like coloring numbered coloring pages. The numbers tell what color goes into that part of the picture. This helped Kristel learn a few things. 

First, she was able to practice reading the numbers and the spelled words of different colors. It helped her practice to spell as well.  

Second, she was learning what color objects should have.  She used to just color pictures monotone - most toddlers do.  But now, she's learning to mix and match colors to the right objects.  

Third, she has improved her coloring strokes, though it's not as polished yet.   I think she did pretty well on these two coloring pages.  

This type of coloring printable is great for kids who are getting ready for Kindergarten school.

Here are some websites with coloring pages where your kids can color them by number or letter. Activity Village  Hello Kids Crayola Coloring.ws