Free Thanksgiving Color-by-Numbers Worksheet | Chinese Colors Learning Activity

Add a splash of seasonal fun to your lessons with our free Thanksgiving Color-by-Numbers worksheet!

This engaging printable blends creativity, number recognition, and beginner Chinese vocabulary—perfect for young learners at home or in the classroom.

This activity uses four colors:

• Orange 橙色 (chéng sè)
• Brown 棕色 (zōng sè)
• Black 黑色 (hēi sè)
• Green 绿色 (lǜ sè)

Each color is assigned a number from 1 to 4, and students simply color the image according to the matching number. It’s a simple, relaxing, and educational task for the Thanksgiving season.

Kids will color festive images such as a pilgrim hat, pumpkin, acorn, and other holiday icons while naturally reinforcing number recognition and building familiarity with Chinese color vocabulary and pinyin.

Love this activity? Also check out our Thanksgiving Counting to 10 Worksheet! It’s perfect for younger students or for extra holiday practice with simpler numbers. A fun, no-prep way to build confidence before moving on to higher numbers!

How to Use the Worksheet

1. Introduce the Colors
   Review the four colors with students. Say the Chinese words and Pinyin together and show the color examples.
2. Explain the Number-to-Color Key
   Tell students that 1–4 each represent a color, and they will use this key to complete the picture.
3. Color According to the Numbers
   Give students crayons, markers, or colored pencils and let them color each section based on the numbers shown.
4. Review the Colors After Finishing
   Ask students to point to something they colored and say the color in Chinese. This reinforces memory and adds a quick speaking practice.
5. Display or Send Home
   Completed sheets make cheerful Thanksgiving wall displays—or meaningful mini keepsakes for families.

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Why This Worksheet Is Perfect for Thanksgiving

Perfect for parents: A simple, no-prep educational activity to keep kids learning even during holiday break.

Seasonal & fun: The thanksgiving theme fits perfectly with November learning.

Quick & meaningful: Numbers 1–4 matched with colors for easy coloring. Practice Chinese numbers in just a few minutes.

Great for mixed-level learners: Pinyin hints help beginners confidently complete the task.

Perfect for teachers: Easy warm-up or homework activity for Mandarin class during Thanksgiving week.

We also have the Chinese numbers 11-20 Printable Pack available if your young learners have already gained the Chinese counting and writing skills of numbers 1 to 10. Check it out below.

If you would only like your young learners to learn how to say the numbers 1-100 in Chinese, please check out the Number Charts post to download the free 100 charts.

As you may know that Chinese Pinyin is the Chinese phonetics, it is similar to English phonetics. Using Pinyin we can spell out the numbers in Chinese.

If you would like your young learners to learn the foundation of Chinese Pinyin, please check out the Chinese Pinyin Workbook which includes a variety of fun and engaging Pinyin exercises and guides young learners to practice Pinyin from tracing letters and tones to recognize 60+ pinyin words.

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