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Color Worksheets for Preschool

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A page for each of nine colors, a crayon chart, find the color pages, color by color word pictures and a color matching page.

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Color words chart

Nine crayons to color, one for each color word.

One page for each color

Color the bubble letters, the crayon and the pictures of things that are that color.

Find the color

Color only the things that are red, yellow or green.

Color by color word and color matching

Color a rainbow, balloons and a caterpillar by color word, and match crayons to things of the same color.

Print at 100% (actual size) for the cleanest tracing lines.

About these colors worksheets

Preschoolers learn colors by using them. These color worksheets for preschool give each color its own page: the color word in big bubble letters to color, a crayon with the word on it, and pictures of things that are always that color, like a strawberry for red, a banana for yellow and a frog for green.

The pages print in black and white, so every page uses a crayon key. The grown-up or child colors the crayon first, and that crayon shows which color to use. Children who cannot read yet match the color to the crayon, and start to notice the shape of each color word.

After the single color pages, try the find the color pages (color only the red things), the color by color word pictures (a rainbow, a bunch of balloons and a caterpillar) and a draw a line color match. Pages with one right answer have an answer key on page 2.

Standards

  • ELOF P-LC 6Child understands and uses a wide variety of words for a variety of purposes.
  • ELOF P-SCI 3Child compares and categorizes observable phenomena.
  • ELOF P-PMP 3Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

How to use them

  1. Start with the crayon chart. Color each crayon the color of its word and hang the chart up.
  2. Teach one color at a time with its color page. Say the color name as children color each picture.
  3. Go on a color hunt in the room before the find the color pages.
  4. On the color by color word pages, color the crayons in the key first, then match each word to its crayon.
  5. Use the color match page to check which colors each child knows.

Teaching tips

  • Teach two very different colors first, like red and blue, before colors that look alike, like orange and red.
  • Use the same crayon for each color every time so the key stays the same.
  • Some things come in many colors. The pictures here were picked because their usual color is easy to know.
  • Point to the color word as you say it. Children start to recognize red, blue and yellow by their shape.
  • Pictures have short labels for the grown-up to read aloud. Children work from the pictures and the crayon key.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What colors should a preschooler know?

Most preschoolers learn red, yellow, blue and green first, then orange, purple, pink, brown and black. These pages cover all nine.

How do color worksheets work when I print in black and white?

Each page has a crayon with the color word on it. Color the crayon first, then use that color for the page. The crayon is the key.

Can preschoolers read color words?

Not yet, and they do not need to. They match each word to its crayon. Seeing the words often helps them start to recognize red, blue and yellow.

Do these color worksheets have answer keys?

The find the color pages and the color match page have an answer key on page 2. The color pages and color by color word pictures do not need one.