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Orange, purple, green and yellow friendly monsters beside shuffled, labeled color swatches for matching.Actual printable preview · activity page

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Monster color match

Match friendly Halloween monsters to orange, purple, green and yellow swatches. Then choose one or more colors for a monster of your own. Reading color labels is not required. Allow about 5 to 10 minutes per activity, with pauses as needed.

A free printable art and learning activity for school or home, with educator notes, two activity pages and flexible ways to take part.

Suggested ages3-5
Flexible time10 minutes
In this resource3 pages

Ages are starting points. Choose by interest and access needs.

No cuttingLow messLarge drawing spacesChoice making

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Print at 100% / actual size on US Letter paper. Page 2 must be printed in color for the matching activity. Page 3 can be printed in black and white. A grown-up can read color names aloud; other colors are welcome on the creation page.

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EDUCATOR NOTES

How to use
this activity.

What’s inside

  • Educator guide with color-matching goals and participation options
  • Four colored monsters and orange, purple, green and yellow swatches to match
  • Large blank monster to color with one color or many

Gather a few things

  • Activity page printed in color
  • Crayons or washable markers

Try it together

  1. 1

    Look at the monsters together and invite the learner to choose one.

  2. 2

    Find the swatch with the same color. Point, say or draw a line; an adult can name the color while pointing to the monster and swatch.

  3. 3

    On the creation page, choose one or more colors for the blank monster. Color, make marks or tell an adult which colors to use.

  4. 4

    Invite the learner to show a color they used or find a matching color nearby.

Make it your way

  • Show one monster and two swatches at a time, covering the rest. Model a match first.
  • Accept looking, gestures, spoken choices or adult-assisted responses; reading the labels is not required.
  • If colors are difficult to distinguish, describe them together without testing. Skip any step or pause as needed.
  • For more challenge, find an object nearby that matches, or use two colors on the creation page and name or point to each.

Participation can mean making, choosing, observing or directing a partner.

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