About this coloring page
Five is the number of fingers on one hand, which makes it the most useful counting number for small children. This number 5 coloring page has a big 5, the word five in bubble letters, and five stars in one row inside the counting box, matching the five fingers you can hold up next to them.
You also have five toes on each foot, and a nickel is worth five cents. Many counting games use groups of five because a hand is always nearby to check. Hold up a hand and touch each star with a different finger. To write 5, start with a short line down, curve a round belly out to the right and around, then lift the pencil and add the flat hat on top last. Five is the halfway point to ten, so the page is a good base for counting by fives later.
