Penguin Coloring Pages
Free penguin coloring pages of a standing penguin in a winter scarf. Each coloring sheet has 13 areas, drawn in bold lines or fine ones, on A4 or Letter.
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Each of the two penguin coloring pages has one penguin standing upright, looking straight ahead and wearing a scarf against the cold. The scarf wraps around the neck with one end dropping over the belly, and the round head holds a heart-shaped face patch, two ringed eyes and a pointed beak. Two flippers hang at the sides. Below them, two oval feet with short toe lines finish the bottom.
Same 13 areas
Line weight is the only change between the levels. Everything on the easy sheet is drawn in thick, bold lines that a chunky crayon can stay inside, a good fit for ages 3 to 5. The standard sheet, for ages 6 to 8, has thinner lines around the exact same penguin. Because both have 13 areas, a younger child and an older sibling can color the same picture at one table.
The scarf is the choice
A black outer body with a white face and belly looks like a real penguin. Any color works for the scarf. Red and green stripes turn it into a holiday card, and a single bright color keeps it simple. In a classroom the penguin fits a winter display, a polar animals topic or a lesson on the Southern Hemisphere. The thin lines on the standard sheet stay sharp, and the margin stays even, when fit to page is off and the A4 or US Letter file is printed at 100 percent.
What to color
- A large round head with a heart-shaped face patch
- Two ringed eyes with solid black pupils and a triangle beak
- A scarf wrapped around the neck, with one end hanging down the front
- An oval belly framed by the dark outer body
- Two flippers hanging at the sides
- Two oval feet, each marked with two short toe lines
Tips
- Fill the outer body and the back of the head in black or dark gray, then leave the face and belly white.
- Color the beak and both feet orange or yellow so they stand out against the dark body.
- Give the scarf stripes, dots or a checked pattern before filling it in.
- Hand a younger child the bold version and a thick crayon, and an older child colored pencils for the finer one.
- Draw snowflakes, an ice floe or a little fish in the white space around the penguin.
Penguin fun facts
- Penguins cannot fly; their wings work as stiff flippers that push them through the water.
- Almost all wild penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, many of them in and around Antarctica.
- A dark back and a white belly help hide a swimming penguin from animals looking down at the sea or up toward the bright surface.
Classroom ideas
- Preschool (ages 3 to 5): color the bold penguin during a winter or cold-places week and talk about why the scarf keeps it warm.
- Kindergarten: color the finer penguin, then glue word labels for head, beak, flipper, belly and feet beside the picture.
- Grades 1 and 2: pair the page with a short nonfiction read about penguins and have students write two facts under the drawing.
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Frequently asked questions
What changes between the easy and the standard penguin?
Only the line weight. Both versions have the same 13 areas to fill, but the easy page uses thick bold outlines for small hands and crayons, while the standard page uses thinner lines that suit pencils and markers.
Why are penguins black and white?
A dark back and a white belly help hide a swimming penguin from animals looking down at the sea or up toward the bright surface. Coloring the outer body dark and leaving the face and belly white copies that look.
What else can we do with this penguin?
The same standing penguin with a scarf appears as a 7-step how to draw sheet, a dot to dot with 30, 46 or 61 dots, a tracing worksheet in two levels and a penguin-shaped maze in three sizes.
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