When to Use Color By Number Worksheets

Have you ever used color by number worksheets in the classroom?  If you have, I'm sure that you noticed that your students loved them!  you probably loved them to because they are super easy to prep, and your students get time to practice valuable skills!

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But, did you know that research suggests that coloring may lower stress, boost creativity, and even help to improve attention spans? There are many ways that using color by code worksheets can benefit your students!  Here are a few of the benefits and when you should use color by number worksheets in your classroom:

What Are the Benefits of Color by Number Worksheets?

1. Engaging Practice

When students are engaged in their work, they are more likely to transfer those academic skills to long-term memory.  Since students love color by number worksheets, they are more likely to be engaged!

2. Improves Fine Motor Skills 

Coloring uses fine motor muscles which not only helps students coloring skills, but can also rub off with their other fine motor skills such as handwriting.  Many of our students need that extra hand strength!

3. Allows Students to Work Independently

Color by number worksheets are self-checking so students are able to work on them independently which frees teachers up to work with small groups.

When to Use Color by Number Worksheets?

1. During small group instruction for independent seat work.

It is hard to work with small groups when other students are constantly interrupting with questions about their "independent work".  Color by number worksheets can be completed independently with very little instruction.

2. In math centers.

Because color by number worksheets can be completed with little instruction, they make perfect additions to your math centers!

3. During holiday parties.

It is nice to have a little quiet down-time activity during holiday parties, and holiday themed color by number worksheets are perfect for filling that need!

4. For Fast Finishers.

Color by number worksheets make a perfect activity for fast finishers.  They are easy to complete and give students additional practice with skills.

5. Homework

Homework should be an activity that students can complete independently, and color by number worksheets fit the bill!

6. Morning Work

It's nice to have something engaging for your students to work on while you are attending to those morning tasks such as taking attendance, collecting homework, etc.  Color By Number Worksheets are perfect for this!

7. To Provide Differentiated Practice

If you have students who are at varying levels (and honestly what teacher doesn't?), you might want to provide differentiated practice.  All of my color by number worksheets have a variety of levels to help every learner get the practice they need.

If you would like to use color by number worksheets in the classroom, check out all of the varieties I have available here.

Helpful Tools We Love For Color by Number Activities

• Printer I absolutely LOVE my HP Printer that uses Instant Ink! I love it because I can use as much ink as I want for one low cost!  No more running to the store for printer cartridges! Try it out for free here!
• Crayons While you can use any crayons with these worksheets, my favorites are the twistable crayons!  They color so vibrantly and they last a long time!

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