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Shark number colors

Draw a shark and color its fins using a number key.

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What you need

Paper and large child-appropriate crayons in two colors.

Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.

Let's make it happen

  1. Draw a large shark with a top fin and a tail. Write 1 in its body and 2 in each fin.
  2. Make a key by writing 1 beside one color and 2 beside another.
  3. Color the body and fins according to the key. Add waves or sea plants.

Adult stays beside the child and helps with the numbers as needed.

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