Digger
Preschool · 3–5A digger with a big scoop for moving dirt. Color the digger, the tracks, the arm, and the bucket! A fun way to talk about building and machines. Print it on A4 or US Letter, or color it online with tap-to-fill.
An arm and a bucket
A digger is the machine small children watch longest, and the reason is the arm — it bends in the middle and the bucket at the end tips. This page draws the arm and bucket as separate regions, which makes the joint visible, and that joint is the whole appeal of the machine.
The tracks are the other distinctive part, and worth naming. A digger does not have wheels; it runs on belts that spread its weight so it does not sink into soft ground, which is the same idea as the tractor's big tyres.
Watching the real thing
If there is building work anywhere nearby, ten minutes watching a real digger is one of the best free activities available for a three-year-old. Colouring this page first, and naming the arm, bucket and tracks, turns the watching into something they can narrate rather than just stare at.
Frequently asked questions
- Why do diggers have tracks instead of wheels?
- Tracks spread the machine's weight over a much larger area, so it does not sink into mud or soft ground. Tanks and snow vehicles use them for the same reason.
- What age is this page for?
- Three to six. The arm and bucket add more regions than a simple car, but nothing is small enough to frustrate.