Excavator Multiplication Color by Number
An illustrated color-by-number worksheet with a yellow excavator digging a dirt pile at a building site, with traffic cones and a sunny sky. Solve the multiplication fact (times tables to 10) in each space and color it by the product to reveal the full picture. Great for third grade.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- Vector, prints razor-sharp at any size
- PNG
- 2550 × 3300 px, 300 DPI
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this coloring page
An illustrated color-by-number worksheet with a yellow excavator digging a dirt pile at a building site, with traffic cones and a sunny sky. Solve the multiplication fact (times tables to 10) in each space and color it by the product to reveal the full picture. It covers the multiplication facts that third graders are expected to know by heart. Skip-count out loud to check any fact you are not sure about.
This page by the numbers
The picture has 46 numbered spaces, colored with 9 crayon colors. Light blue (number 18) fills the most spaces: 15 of them. Tan (number 60) is used the least, with 2. Every answer is a number from 10 to 80, so each answer matches one color in the key.
- 10 = orange: 4 spaces
- 16 = gray: 7 spaces
- 18 = light blue: 15 spaces
- 28 = light green: 3 spaces
- 35 = brown: 3 spaces
- 40 = yellow: 7 spaces
- 48 = white: 3 spaces
- 60 = tan: 2 spaces
- 80 = black: 2 spaces
Coloring ideas
- Circle the facts that took longest and practice just those tomorrow.
- Follow the color key exactly to see the mystery picture appear.
- Use markers for bold, even squares.
- Color one number at a time: find all the 1s, then all the 2s, and so on.
Printing tips
Download the PDF for the sharpest result and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). The PNG is 300 DPI, which is handy for tablets and coloring apps. This page is free for personal, family and classroom use.