I Will Try Again Coloring Page with a Turtle Climbing a Rock

A smiling turtle is halfway over a big round rock on this try again coloring page, under the words "I Will Try Again" in round bubble letters. Its front feet rest on top of the rock, and a back foot pushes from the side. Tall grass grows on the left, a flower stands on the right, and small pebbles sit at the base of the rock.

Preschool and kindergarten classrooms, homeschool families and counselors who work with young children can print it free. The thick outlines and wide open shapes suit ages 3 to 6.

How this coloring page was created

For this page, we typed this idea into Colorin AI: "the words I Will Try Again in big bubble letters at the top of the page, above a smiling little turtle climbing over a big round rock, with a few blades of grass and a small flower beside the rock, drawn with simple bold outlines for kids, the rock kept small enough to leave a wide white margin below it, with the whole drawing kept above an empty white margin at the bottom of the page".

The word "climbing" decided the pose. The turtle is partway over the rock, with its front feet on the top and one back foot still on the side. The words "big round rock" gave the rock its smooth dome shape, wider than the turtle's shell, and "smiling" shows in the turtle's wide open grin.

The Climb in This Try Again Coloring Page

The scene shows the middle of the climb, with the turtle still working its way over the rock. That moment matches the words above it, which speak about the next try.

For a teacher or a counselor, the turtle gives children a character to talk about after a hard moment, such as a block tower that fell. A child can say "I will try again" aloud, color the turtle, and take the page home for the fridge or a bedroom mirror.

The turtle's shell is drawn as nine separate sections to color, from a large plate in the middle to narrow strips along the outer edge. A wide curved band runs around its lower rim. The turtle has big round eyes with a white highlight, raised eyebrows and a wide open smile, and a short pointed tail sticks out behind the shell.

The rock is a smooth dome with no lines inside it, the largest open space on the page, with rounded stones and pebbles along its base. On the left, tall grass blades rise in a clump. On the right, a flower with six round petals and a round center has a leaf on each side of its stem.

Coloring Ideas and Techniques

Give the shell plates two or three greens or browns, and color the band around the rim one shade darker so the shell has a clear edge. The head and the feet can take a lighter green or a soft yellow.

The big rock has room for blending, from dark gray or tan at the base to a lighter shade at the top. The petals of the flower can alternate two colors, and crayons fill the rock and the letters fast.

For a page with the words your class uses most, generate a turtle page with your own phrase and print it for the next lesson.

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