Dot to Dot: Penguin with a Round Belly — 18 Dots for Ages 5-6
Standing upright with a round belly and two small wings, this penguin needs 18 dots to appear and is made for five- and six-year-olds.
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Dot to Dot: Penguin with a Round Belly — 18 Dots for Ages 5-6
How to use this worksheet
- Put the pencil on dot 1, slightly bigger than the rest, at the top of the penguin's outline.
- Count on through the teens, reading 13 to 18 carefully, since the digits are easy to swap.
- After dot 18, draw back to 1 and look at the small details inside the finished shape.
- For fun, waddle across the room like a penguin, taking one step for every dot on the page.
What this worksheet teaches
With 18 dots your child practices the full run of teen numbers and learns to find each one among many others on the page, a kind of visual scanning also used when reading lines of text. A penguin is a tall, rounded shape with short wings close to the body, so most of the path is gentle curves with a few small corners at the wings and feet; keeping the line close to the dots trains accuracy. Waddling 18 steps afterward turns the same numbers into movement, which helps many children remember the sequence.
How penguins stay warm
- Penguins have lots of short, tightly packed feathers that overlap like roof tiles and keep out wind and water.
- A thick layer of fat under the skin holds in body heat.
- In the Antarctic winter, emperor penguins huddle in big groups and take turns moving from the cold edge into the warm middle.
Questions and answers
Questions from parents
Why does a penguin have a round body shape?
A compact, rounded body loses less heat than a thin one, and its smooth, streamlined shape helps it swim fast.
What can my child learn about penguins from this worksheet?
How penguins keep warm with feathers, fat and huddling, and what a bird that swims instead of flying looks like.
Is the penguin dot to dot good for kindergarten children?
Yes. At 5-6, most children can manage 18 dots with a little help at the teen numbers.