Colour Neighbours | Region Colouring Puzzles PDF

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Choose a palette, notice the borders and make a picture that follows one clear rule. In Colour Neighbours, numbered regions sharing an edge need different choices. Regions touching only at one point may match. There is no fixed colour-by-number code: children choose their own colours, symbols or simple patterns. The 88-page workbook contains 60 distinct original line-art plates, 16 visual skill pages, 8 answer/response-guide pages and 4 front pages. Plates feature animals, everyday objects, plants, buildings and studio designs, with 4-10 numbered regions each. Skills include reading edges and corners, planning a palette, spotting a clash, repairing a choice and checking a finished arrangement. Most plates allow three or four choices; eight later plates are selected to work with two. Every plate has a checked sample arrangement and a keyed neighbour question. Multiple valid answers are welcome. The Letter and A4 editions contain the same 88 pages, not 176 different pages. Low-ink activity pages work in black and white; symbols and patterns offer an alternative to colour. Suggested ages 5-8 with adult reading support. Talk, point or write; an adult may scribe. No cutting or special equipment is needed. This is educational practice, not a complete curriculum, certified assessment, therapy or guarantee of learning. Digital PDF download only. No printed book, crayons or pencils are included. One purchaser may print for their own household OR one educator's own classroom. No resale, PDF sharing, redistribution or public upload.

Choose your paper size

The ZIP includes the same 88-page book in US Letter and A4 PDFs. Choose one paper-size edition; the two files do not double the amount of different content. Open the ZIP, read the adult notes and print a test page on the matching paper before selecting more pages. Follow the book’s own printing and materials guidance. No physical book, toy, paper or printing service is included.

A comfortable starting point

5-8

Questions before you print

What is included?

Two identical-content 88-page PDF editions in Letter and A4, plus a START-HERE guide and font notice. Each book has 60 original colouring plates, 16 visual skill pages, 8 answer/response-guide pages and 4 front pages.

How is this different from colour by number?

The numbers identify regions, not required colours. Choose your own colours, symbols or patterns. Neighbours sharing an edge must differ; point-only touches may match. Each page states a limit of two, three or four choices.

Are all the puzzles solvable?

Yes. Every plate has a checked sample arrangement and an answer to its neighbour question. The eight two-choice plates were specifically checked to work with two choices. Many other valid arrangements are possible.

What age and support does it need?

Suggested ages 5-8 with adult reading support. Learners follow boundaries and distinguish their chosen colours, symbols or patterns. Adults may read, point or scribe. Ages are approximate, and the pages are not timed tests.

Can it be used without colour printing?

Yes. The activity plates are low-ink line art. Print in black and white, then use colouring pencils, crayons, symbols or patterns. The grayscale guide has letter codes for the sample arrangements. Choose Letter or A4 and print at Actual size / 100%, or Fit if margins clip.

What does the purchaser license allow?

One purchaser may print for their own household OR one educator's own classroom. No PDF sharing, resale, file redistribution or public upload. These are non-editable digital PDFs; no physical book or art materials are included.