South American Animals Coloring Pages

- Grades
- Preschool–1, Elementary
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Creative Arts, Art
- Topic
- art, animals
- Resource types
- Coloring Pages, Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
This resource is a set of South American Animals Coloring Pages.
Students will have:
- 1 map of South America
- 26 South American animals
You may use these when studying South America, during an art center, as morning work and so much more.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Students will identify and name 26 animals native to South America by their printed labels.
Students will associate the animal set with the South American continent via the accompanying map page.
Teaching tips
Provide crayons or colored pencils, since all 28 pages are blank line-art outlines meant for coloring.
Pair the map page with the animal pages to introduce South America as a region before naming its wildlife.
Work through a handful of animal pages at a time rather than the full set in one sitting, given its size (26 distinct animals).
Skills covered
South American animal identification — students associate a printed name label (e.g., Jaguar, Capybara, Toucan) with its illustrated coloring page.
Fine motor coloring practice — 26 animal outlines plus a South America map outline for coloring.
Regional geography connection — a labeled South America map page situates the animal set to its continent.
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What kinds of animals are covered across the 26 coloring pages?
A mix of South American mammals (jaguar, spectacled bear, tapir, three monkey species, llama, alpaca, guanaco, sloth, anteater, capybara, agouti, chinchilla, guinea pig), birds (flamingo, macaw, parrot, toucan), reptiles (anaconda, boa constrictor, iguana, gecko), a poison dart frog, and a piranha.
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South America
animals
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