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Dot-to-Dot Animals

PawSteps · Count, Connect & Colour · Ages 4–8
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✔ 4 mystery animal puzzles, A4 print-ready
✔ Difficulty grows: 10 dots → 12 → 17 → counting in 2s!
✔ Practises number order, pencil control & counting on
✔ Bonus question on every page
✔ Connect the dots… then colour your creature in!
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PawSteps · dot-to-dot animals
PawSteps · Puzzle 1 · Easy

Mystery Animal — 1 to 10

Name:
Date:
✏️ Start at dot 1 and draw straight lines to 2, 3, 4… all the way to 10, then back to 1. Who lives on the beach and in rock pools?
12345678910 Hint: I have 5 arms but no fingers! 🌊
🎨 Found me? Colour me in! ⭐ Bonus: how many arms do I have? _____ If TWO of us sat together, how many arms altogether? _____
PawSteps · puzzle 1 · starfish
PawSteps · Puzzle 2 · Easy-Medium

Mystery Animal — 1 to 12

Name:
Date:
✏️ Connect 1 to 12, then back to 1 to finish the shape. This one is a brilliant swimmer…
123456789101112 Hint: I breathe with gills and my tail is on the right! 🫧
🎨 Colour me in! ⭐ Bonus: draw 3 bubbles above me, then draw some water plants for me to hide in. Where do I live — pond, river or sea? Circle your answer!
PawSteps · puzzle 2 · fish
PawSteps · Puzzle 3 · Medium

Mystery Animal — 1 to 17

Name:
Date:
✏️ Connect 1 to 17, then back to 1. Quack quack — who's swimming across the pond?
1234567891011121314151617 Hint: my feet are webbed and I love bread… actually, peas are better for me! 🌊
🎨 Colour me in and trace the wavy water line! ⭐ Bonus: what is my baby called? ________________ What sound do I make? ________________
PawSteps · puzzle 3 · duck
PawSteps · Puzzle 4 · Challenge

Mystery Animal — Counting in 2s! (2 to 40)

Name:
Date:
🧠 Tricky one! The dots go up in 2s: 2, 4, 6, 8… all the way to 40, then back to 2. Say each number out loud as you draw.
246810121416182022242628303234363840 Hint: I used to be a caterpillar! 🐛✨
🎨 Colour each wing with a matching pattern — butterflies are symmetrical! ⭐ Bonus: keep counting in 2s out loud past 40… how high can you go? My record: ______
PawSteps · puzzle 4 · butterfly
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Answers & Tips

For grown-ups — the mystery animals and bonus answers.
⭐ Puzzle 1: a STARFISH — 5 arms; two starfish = 10 arms (sneaky doubling practice!).
🐟 Puzzle 2: a FISH — any water answer is fine; chat about ponds vs rivers vs sea.
🦆 Puzzle 3: a DUCK — baby: duckling; sound: quack! (And yes — peas and oats are better for ducks than bread.)
🦋 Puzzle 4: a BUTTERFLY — counting in 2s to 40; celebrate however high they count beyond!
💡 Tip: for younger children, pre-trace the first three connections together, then hand over the pencil. For extra challenge, time a second attempt on a fresh print — dot-to-dots are wonderful repeat practice.
PawSteps · answers & tips