About this coloring page
Sixteen is ten and six. This number 16 coloring page shows a big 16, the word sixteen, and sixteen sea shapes, bubbles and fish taking turns, so there are eight of each. They fill three rows of five with one more shape at the bottom.
Sixteen is double eight, so the bubbles and fish make a doubles fact you can see. It is also four fours. In a game of chess, each player starts with sixteen pieces. The word sixteen says six and teen, so it is easy to hear how it is built. To write 16, write a 1 and then a 6 with its round loop at the bottom. Counting the eight fish while skipping the bubbles is a good challenge for older children.
