Ocean Animals Color By Numbers for Kindergarten

Ocean learning comes to life through these ocean animal color by numbers pages. They turn coloring time into an engaging classroom or at-home activity for kindergarten to early elementary students. Children will color in sea creatures by following a number and color key, revealing fish, turtles, and more.

These underwater color by number worksheets blend creativity and early math practice, so they’re a helpful addition to ocean animal units, math centers, or even substitute teacher plans.

Find more printable color by number worksheets that will keep kids interested while reinforcing foundational skills. We have a variety of themes that’ll extend learning across different subjects and seasons.

Ocean animal color-by-number worksheets with completed pages showing a fish, octopus, turtle, and whale, labeled as summer math practice.

Under the Sea Fine Motor Practice

We love color by number worksheets because they’re a no-prep activity that not only helps children learn numbers but also colors and work on fine motor skills.

Color by number activities support fine motor development by building hand strength and control when kids carefully color within the lines. Number recognition improves as they match numbers to colors, reinforcing early math skills and color recognition also grows through repeated exposure and practice.

Children’s focus and attention will develop as they stay on task to complete the picture, and following directions will strengthen their ability to process and apply simple instructions. These early skills play an important role in building confidence for both classroom learning and everyday tasks.

To set up all you need are a few items:

white printer paper
crayons or markers

Just print off these worksheets and let the kids begin!

If you’re using these printables with a younger child who can’t read the names of colors yet, simply color in the crayons with the matching shade.

This will not only tell kids visually which color goes with which number but will also help them to associate the sight words for colors!

sea turtle color by number with crayons scattered around

Inside this ocean color by number pack we have included the following animals:

shark
crab
dolphin
sea turtle
clownfish
butterfly fish
whale
octopus

There’s bound to be a coloring page your child will want to try!

whale color by number with box of crayons in corner

Don’t forget to enter your email in the form at the end of this post (just before the comments) to get a free sample page, the crab color by number worksheet!

Ocean Children’s Books

The Snail and the Whale– Julia Donaldson, author of the famous book The Gruffalo, brings kids another fun book about an unlikely set of friends. Snail and Whale have lots of fun together in this colorful book!

Shark Lady– This children’s book is based upon the true story of Eugenie Clark, aka, The Shark Lady. Learn about her love of sharks, her discoveries, and the inspiring message of going after what you want in life.

The Rainbow Fish -This is a classic children’s book with a wonderful message for children. In it, a fish learns to share his favorite possession, his glittery scales, with his friends!

octopus color by number with crayons scattered around it

Marine Life Kids’ Crafts

Octopus Paper Bag Puppet – Turn a simple paper bag into a playful octopus puppet kids can use for crafting, storytelling, and pretend play. This ocean animal activity uses basic supplies and gives children a fun way to practice cutting, gluing, decorating, and building fine motor skills.

Jellyfish Paper Plate Craft – This fun jellyfish paper plate craft is perfect for kids during the summertime. It’s a great way to keep them occupied and entertained, and it also teaches them a little bit about ocean life. Let your kids paint, cut, and glue their way to a fun afternoon!

Collage of colorful paper ocean-animal crafts, including octopuses, a shark, and jellyfish made with paper cutouts, curled strips, and craft supplies.

Shark Headband Craft – Kids can make their own wearable shark with this simple shark headband craft. Use the printable template for an easy ocean-themed activity that lets children color, cut, assemble, and pretend to swim through the sea like a shark.

Paper Chain Jellyfish Craft – Long looping paper chains turn into bouncy jellyfish tentacles in this cheerful ocean craft for kids. The mix of a simple paper jellyfish face and hanging chain pieces makes the finished project look playful, dimensional, and fun to display for an under-the-sea theme or summer craft activity.

crab and clownfish color by number with orange crayon and box of crayons

Sea Animal Printables

With summer here, these ocean pattern block mats are perfect for keeping kids entertained and learning while indoors. They help with hand-eye coordination and shape recognition, and can be a fun way to beat the heat when it’s too hot outside to play.

This printable ocean matching game is perfect for helping kids learn to take turns, practice visual discrimination, and memory skills. It’s a great way to keep little ones occupied, so just print, laminate, cut, and play.

Collage of ocean-themed learning activities, including pattern block mat puzzles, a jellyfish coloring page, whale letter worksheets, and illustrated sea animal vocabulary cards.

Add oceans of fun to your lesson plans with these ocean do a dot printables designed for preschoolers. Kids will explore sea creatures, shells, and waves while dotting letters, shapes, and simple puzzles with dot markers. This hands-on set includes a mix of literacy, math, and fine motor activities that build early skills in a playful way that’ll keep your little ocean explorers engaged.

Make learning exciting with these whale worksheets! Preschoolers will explore these gentle giants and focus on the letter W, practice scissor skills, and discover basic blue whale anatomy. This set includes a W is for Whale letter maze, handwriting practice, and a labeling activity that helps children build early literacy, fine motor skills, and simple science knowledge in a fun and engaging way.

Did you have your kids do these ocean color by number worksheets? If so, we’d love to see how they turned out!

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Free Crab Color By Number Worksheet

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