Animal Connect the Dots
Keep your child entertained and help them practice counting with these fun animal dot to dot worksheets. These free printables are great for kids of all ages. Plus, have them trace the name of the animal to practice writing.
Connect the dots never gets old, no matter what age you are! Seeing a picture come to life as you bring every dot on a page together is just so much fun. I love these animal connect the dots pages because not only do you get to make a fun picture, but there’s a connect the dots guide to write the name of each animal! The animals theme keeps things exciting, but kids are actually learning as they a loads of fun! It’s a win-win situation — and we all need those sometimes, am I right?
The difficulty level is perfect for that kindergarten through first grade level. Some pre-k kiddos could complete these dot-to-dots too! Each printable worksheet has cute animals on it, making this family-friendly entertainment that is lots of fun. Whether you’ve got a homeschooler who needs more activities, a teacher who want fun activities for your students, or simply a parent who needs some entertainment ideas, these animal connect the dots are just the thing for you!
I’ve got other printables too — plenty for children of all ages! These letter coloring pages are a blast, Disney color by number pages are so cute, and winter bookmarks printables are great or your little bookworms. There’s many more printables where these came from too! But let’s get started with this adorable animal connect the dots activity.
Why You’ll Love this Connect the Dot Activity
- Connecting the dots is a great way to develop important fine motor skills. It can also help kids improve their handwriting, help their hand-eye coordination, and can even help develop their problem solving skills.
- This is the perfect way to spark creativity in a little imagination. Once kiddos begin learning how to draw from these dot to dot printables, they could be inspired to start creating their own drawings!
- Animal connect the dots are a completely free activity. Just download the dot to dot pdf file, print out however many copies you need, and then have fun!
Supplies Needed
- Drawing supplies – You can use anything you want to connect the dots on these worksheets! Whether it’s crayons, pencils, colored pencils, or markers. Just grab whatever writing utensils are your favorite and then get to tracing!
- Printer – These worksheets are black and white, so you only need a printer that will print in black and white. If you don’t have a way to print at home, then check with your local library or office supply store and see what kind of printing services they offer.
- Copy paper – Along with your printer, you need some white copy paper to print these pages. You can also use white cardstock if you’d like for the connect the dots printables to be extra sturdy.
What’s Included in this Animal Connect the Dots Printable
There are 9 different pages in this downloadable connect the dots pdf. Each have an adorable animal picture with a dot outline, the name of the animals, and a dotted spelling of the names for kids to trace as well. The animals included are:
- bird
- bunny
- cat
- dog
- duckling
- fox
- hamster
- panda
- turtle
Pro Tips for the MOST FUN!
- You can make these free resources reusable by laminating them! Then use a dry erase marker to complete the activity, erase, and repeat over and over again for endless amounts of fun.
- Make an activity book out of this freebie printable. You can punch holes into each page and then slide them into a three ring binder. Add a pencil pouch with the drawing and coloring supplies needed and you’re set to go!
- If you’re a teacher, you can totally add these to your lesson plan. From preschoolers to kindergarteners, everyone can benefit from these animal dot to dot pages. Consider this a gift from me to you as you do lesson prep!
- Once you finish the outline for each pages, give your kiddos some coloring supplies and have them color each animal!
I always love to support our community of educators and parents who want fun activities for their kiddos. I hope you have a blast creating the cutest little animals on these connect the dot pages!
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