Ocean Animal Coloring Pages

About the Ocean Animal Coloring Pages

Ocean animals are a favorite for science units on habitats and for summer activities. The Whale, Dolphin, Octopus, Jellyfish, Friendly Shark, Tropical Fish and Crab are Simple pictures with large spaces, and the Sea Turtle, Seahorse and Narwhal are more Detailed, with a patterned shell, a curled tail and a spiral tusk to color. Print a single animal on a full page, or the whole set 2 or 4 to a page for an ocean booklet. Turn on Name and Date lines if students take them home.

Ways to use ocean animal coloring pages

• Ocean habitat booklet

  Turn on Print several at once, pick your favorite animals, and print 2 to a page. Students color, cut on the dashed lines and staple a booklet.

• Count the legs

  After coloring the Octopus and Crab, students count and compare their arms and legs.

• Read-aloud follow-up

  After a book about the sea, students choose the animal from the story and write one sentence about it under the picture.

• Whole-class coloring

  Color the Whale together with Color on the Board, letting each student choose the color for one space.

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