Shark Color by Number with a Blue, Gray and Pink Key

A row of pointed white teeth runs along the top of this shark’s pink mouth, and coloring around them is the only fiddly job on the page. The mouth is number 3, pink, and each tooth stays white. Everything else is big. The long body is number 1, blue, with three gill lines drawn across it. The tall back fin, the crescent tail, the side fin and the small belly fin all share number 2, gray.

The white belly stripe

A pale stripe runs the full length of the shark, between the blue body and the gray fins, and it has no number. A line under the key says any part without a number stays white, which also covers the eye and the teeth. The finished shark keeps a bright belly and a white smile.

Quick for older children too

With three colors and six numbered parts, this single sheet is the easy level for ages 3 to 5. Older children finish it quickly. They can add an ocean background, and in class the blue and gray shark suits an ocean display or a first lesson on fin names. Page two is the answer key, with the shark fully colored and its numbers still showing. The key along the bottom holds three swatches and their names, and it stays a readable size when the A4 or US Letter print is set to 100 percent.