In this extreme difficulty Mermaid Dot-to-Dot, students will need to connect 647 dots to complete the picture. The finished artwork reveals a mermaid in the ocean with various sea life friends, including 2 sea turtles, a dolphin, a fish, an octopus, and a seahorse. A sunken treasure chest rests on the ocean floor near an anchor and a starfish.
Recommended Activity Use
As Part of a Classroom Lesson on Fairy Tales and Mythology: “The Little Mermaid” is a well-known fairy tale written by Hans Christian Anderson. This mermaid dot-to-dot would make a nice addition to a lesson about this beloved children’s story.
After State Testing: Many teachers love handing out dot-to-dots to early finishers during state testing. This connect the dots puzzle will keep the speedier students quiet and entertained.
Fine Motor Skills Practice: Dot-to-Dots are a great way for students to practice their fine motor skills, an ability that will help them in many future fields, including writing, art, and any crafts and activities that require dexterity.
Practicing patience and tenacity: In this screen-filled world filled with distractions, classic entertainment such as dot-to-dots can help kids slow down and learn how to improve their focus and determination in order to achieve a task.
Creative Inspiration and Coloring: By spending time with playful and creative ideas, kids can sharpen their own creative skills. Finally, coloring the dot-to-dots will allow your students to create their own artworks they can be proud of.
Printing Tips
For optimal results, print your dot-to-dot onto sturdy letter-sized paper. You can also scale up the drawing in print settings and print it onto larger tabloid-sized paper without losing any resolution quality, since the PDF is vector-based.
Created by Tim van de Vall. Copyright Tim’s Printables LLC. Terms of use – for personal and educational purposes only.
Dot-to-Dot activity on page 1. Dot-to-Dot with gray dots and numbers on page 2 (Kids who want to color their dot-to-dots may prefer this version). Answer key on page 3. Full color example on page 4. Page dimensions: 8.5”x11”. PDF format.
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