Coloring Red Pictures Worksheet

Red is one of the first color words young children learn, and it is everywhere they look: apples, fire hydrants, balloons and valentines. This coloring red pictures worksheet gives kindergarten students three short, hands-on ways to practice the color, from writing the word to finding red things in a set of pictures.

The page has three short tasks. To start, children trace the word red and then write it on their own, using large handwriting lines sized for kindergarten. Next, they color three simple pictures of things that are red: a heart, an apple and a fire hydrant. Last, they look at four bright pictures and circle the two that are red, a balloon and an umbrella, next to a green pear and a blue mug. It works well for morning work, a color center, homework or a quick check. Page two is a complete answer key.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Trace and write the color word red
• 3 pictures to color and 4 pictures to sort by color
• Answer key

Here are three reasons this page helps. First, children read, trace and write the color word, so the word and the color are learned together. Second, coloring real objects that are red ties the color to things children see every day. Third, circling the red pictures among other colors asks children to compare and choose, which builds the sorting skills used in early math.

At home or in class, go on a red hunt: look for a red shirt, a red crayon or a red stop sign outside, and name each one. Sort a pile of blocks or buttons into red and not red. Play I Spy with colors only. Keep a copy of this coloring red pictures worksheet for a class color book, and this kindergarten colors worksheet page fits right in, one color at a time.

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