Choose from 21 number coloring pages covering 0 through 20. Each sheet puts one large numeral or number at the center of a decorative design, with themes including balloons, flowers, ducks, apples and space. Use them for recognizing number shapes, making a number display or pairing a colored numeral with a separate counting activity.
What's Inside
On this page
Print number coloring pages from 0 to 20
Browse the sheets below and use the controls beside your chosen design. Start with one number, or select a short sequence. These are decorated number pictures, not tracing worksheets or a checked set of count-the-objects exercises.
While you're here, explore these fun related coloring pages too!
Choose number coloring pages by detail
The zero sheet has a large outline surrounded by stars, circles and balloons. The number 2 includes ducks, flowers and hearts, while 10 has smaller apple, leaf and butterfly details inside the numerals. The 20 design combines many small motifs. Look at the spaces in the preview before choosing: a larger number does not automatically make a sheet harder.
For a short activity, color just the numeral and leave its decorations for another day. For a longer session, choose two colors for the number and a different pair for the surrounding objects. A sharpened pencil can reach the small details; broad crayons suit larger spaces.
Use number coloring pages for recognition and counting
Point to the printed number, say its name together, then look for the same number on a calendar or a handwritten card. For two-digit numbers, name the whole number before discussing its individual digits. For example, the 1 and 0 together make ten.
The Institute of Education Sciences recommends helping children connect number words, written numerals and counted quantities. Keep those ideas separate on the page: first identify the printed numeral, then use a distinct set of counters or dots for the quantity.
Do not assume the decorations equal the printed number. The number 2 illustration, for example, contains three ducks. Use separate counters or drawn dots when you want an exact quantity, and count those together. The decorative artwork is not a counting answer key.
Three activities using finished number coloring pages
- Build a short number line. Print 0 through 5, color them, shuffle the pages and place them in order. Ask which number comes immediately before or after one selected page. Extend the line only when you want a larger activity.
- Match a quantity. Place a sheet beside a blank piece of paper. Draw that many dots on the blank paper, touching each dot as you count. For zero, leave the counting paper empty and explain why. Keep the decorative objects out of the count.
- Make ten and some more. With the 12 sheet, draw one group of ten dots and a separate group of two. Compare it with 10 or 20. This adds a quantity model beside the picture without treating its illustrations as a mathematical diagram.
Printing and organizing a small set
Open one chosen sheet first and inspect the print preview. Use portrait orientation and fit-to-page if needed to keep the border visible. Print a test copy before making a classroom set. Keep the complete numeral visible rather than enlarging the picture until part of it is cropped.
Store finished sheets in numerical order, or display only the range you are using. For a different recognition activity, browse the educational coloring collection; keep each activity’s directions separate so children know whether they are coloring, naming or counting.
