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April Fools Day Worksheets for Kids

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:42:51 +0000

Here’s a new set of April Fools Day worksheets to create some pretty fun learning opportunities on April 1st. First there is a reading page to teach kids a little bit about the history of April Fools, then there is a quiz on the reading to test reading comprehension. There is also a page with 5 short answer questions to get kids writing, suitable for grades 4 – 6. Lastly there is a word search with 9 synonyms for the word Prank – have fun with them!

Related Pages: April Fools Day Pranks, April Fools Day Poems, Spring Story Starters

The History of April Fools Day Printable Reading Assignment	The History of April Fools Day Reading Comprehension Questions	April Fools Day Word Search
April Fools Day Short Essay Questions	The History of April Fools Day Reading Comprehension Answer Key	April Fools Word Search Answer Key

Columbus Day Kids Poems

Wendy Piersall — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:28:52 +0000

Columbus Day 2010 is October 11th – our Christopher Columbus worksheets were hugely popular last year. This year we’re adding a new set of printable kids poems to celebrate (one of) the discoverer(s) of America!

Related Pages: Columbus Day Worksheets for Kids, Columbus Day Printable Mazes, Columbus Day Coloring Pages

Christopher Columbus Kids Poem - What Was it Like?

Columbus Day Kids Poem - What Makes Columbus a Hero

For more history worksheets, check out our Amelia Earhart for kids page or these Civil War worksheets.

Civil War for Kids

Wendy Piersall — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:30:25 +0000

My dad is a big history buff, and used to love to take us to Civil War battlefields whenever we traveled in the South. Sadly, I think his good intentions were lost on us – but if we went back today, I’d take my own kids to some! As I was putting together a list of the most important people of the Civil War, I learned a few things myself. I didn’t know that the American Red Cross grew out of Clara Barton’s work as a war nurse, nor that Harriet Tubman single-handedly saved so many people in the Underground Railroad.

Related Pages: Black History Kids Poems, Amelia Earhart for Kids, Greek Mythology Worksheets

Learn About Abraham Lincoln

A new website has been created recently that I think is a fantastic learning tool about Abraham Lincoln. It is a database of the daily chronology of his life – on any given day of the year, you can find out what Abe Lincoln was doing between 1809 and1865, aptly named The Lincoln Log. For example, on today’s date – August 23, 1864, it states:

At a cabinet meeting, President Lincoln asks each member to sign “the back of a” memorandum. Lincoln does not reveal the contents of the document, which reads,”This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards.”

Not only is the information fascinating, but it will give kids a bit of a personal connection to one of our greatest presidents of all time!

Important Civil War People

There are so many (l-o-n-g) lists of famous people from the Civil War – but I wanted to make it a little simpler for kids. So I chose 12 diverse important people to feature on these printable Civil War fact cards.

These same people facts are repeated in the crossword puzzle worksheet below, which will make them good study tools that work together.

Civil War Generals and Presidents

Civil War Important African Americans and Women

Civil War Generals and Criminals

Civil War Worksheets

Here’s a Confederate states word search, major Civil War battles word scramble, and influential Civil War people crossword puzzle.

Civil War Word Search	Civil War Crossword Puzzle	Civil War Battles Worksheet Answer Key
Civil War Word Search Answer Key	Civil War Crossword Puzzle Answer Key	Civil War Battles Worksheet

Check out all of our history worksheets and classroom activities while you are here!

Flag Day Coloring Pages

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:49:39 +0000

The patriotic season is upon us! It’s time to break out the American flags and fireworks and munch on fresh berries and watermelon. (My kids can put away 10 pounds of blueberries in one sitting!) Flag Day is June 14th, and commemorates the adoption of our American Flag in 1777.

Related Pages: 4th of July Coloring Pages, Memorial Day Worksheets, Barack Obama Coloring Pages

Flag Day Coloring Page	Printable American Flag	American Eagle and Flag Coloring Page
American Flag Coloring Page	Liberty Bell Flag Coloring Page	Uncle Sam Coloring Page

Even though Betsy Ross is said to have made the first American Flag, she didn’t – it was her grandson that erroneously believed this was true. Regardless, she is a wonderful symbol of early American patriotism and her house in Philadelphia is still a traditional place to celebrate Flag Day!

Flag Day Commemorated at the Betsy Ross House

More Flag Day Activities

American Flag Lacing Cards

Flag Cupcakes

Firecracker Flag Craft

Awesome 4th of July Recipes and Crafts

Fun Watermelon Recipes

Betsy Ross House image used under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Memorial Day Worksheets for Kids

Wendy Piersall — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:02:24 +0000

As I was putting together these Memorial Day printables, I realized I didn’t know the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. It turns out that Veterans Day was established to as a way to primarily thank living military veterans. Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in service to their country, particularly those who died in battle.

Memorial Day Worksheets

Memorial Day Word Search	Memorial Day Word Search Answer Key	Memorial Day Word Scramble
Memorial Day Word Scramble Answer Key	War History Worksheet - Letter Tiles	War History Worksheet - Answer Key

Memorial Day Poem

Red poppies are traditionally worn and given on Memorial Day. It was written in 1915 by World War I Colonel John McCrae. McCrae’s poem had a huge impact on two women, Anna E. Guerin of France and Moina Michael. Both worked to initiate the sale of artificial poppies to help orphans and others left destitute by the war.

Poppy Poem for Memorial Day and Veterans Day

Kaboose has plenty of kids crafts for Memorial Day and Veterans Day. You should also check out the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website for their free Veterans Day Teacher’s Guide.

Susan B. Anthony Coloring Pages

Wendy Piersall — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:10:02 +0000

Susan B. Anthony is really one of my favorite women in history. She was so ahead of her time, and she had a family that encouraged her to fight for women’s rights when it was against much of what the world believed in. When one of her teachers refused to teach her long division because she was a girl, he pulled her out of school and taught her himself!

Although she died 14 years before women received the right to vote, she was the first woman to appear on circulating coins in the United States. She was also featured on U.S. stamps in 1936 and 1954.

Related Pages: Women’s History Month Kids Poems, Amelia Earhart Coloring Pages

Susan B. Anthony Coin Coloring Page

Susan B. Anthony Coloring Page

Susan B Anthony Kids Poem

Check out all of our Women in History teacher resources!

Women’s History Month Poems for Kids

Wendy Piersall — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:09:55 +0000

March is Women’s History Month! And I absolutely love teaching children about strong, fascinating women who were decades ahead of their time (sometimes centuries!). Though women still have a long way to go, the rights we do have were made possible by amazing trailblazers who worked so hard for equality. Here are two printable kids poems celebrating this important month.

Related Pages: Susan B. Anthony Coloring Pages, Black History Kids Poems

Women's History Month Kids Poem

Susan B Anthony Kids Poem

Rosa Parks Kids Poem

Learn about another great woman in history with these pages on Amelia Earhart for Kids and Amelia Earhart coloring pages, too!

Printable Masks

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:55:57 +0000

Recently a few of my printable masks posts have been getting a lot of traffic from many different international websites. Wondering why this was, I found that it is the Carnival season between late January and through Lent. The Italian Carnival of Viareggio is starting soon in the beginning of February, and a little Wikipedia research turned up some really interesting facts on how Carnival is celebrated differently all over the world – right down to our own Mardi Gras here in the U.S.

Over the last year I have created a lot of printable masks for different occasions – Halloween masks, animal masks, Chinese New Year and dragon masks, Greek masks, Thanksgiving masks and Mardi Gras masks. Here they all are in one place!

Animal Masks

These also all come as coloring pages – great for classroom crafts and parties

Dragon Masks	Cat Masks	Monkey Masks
Lion Masks	Bunny Masks	Bear Masks
Pig Mask	Frog Mask	Elephant Masks

Halloween Masks

Perfect for Halloween classroom parties and Halloween crafts

Monster Masks

Halloween Animal Masks

Greek Masks

Great for theater and history lessons

Greek Masks

Chinese Masks

Great for history lessons and Chinese New Year

Chinese Masks

Masquerade Masks

Great for Mardi Gras

Masquerade Masks

Thanksgiving Masks

Great for American history lessons and Thanksgiving crafts

Thanksgiving Masks

Be sure to check out our hundreds of other printables for kids from all Woo! Jr. Network sites!

Martin Luther King Coloring Pages

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:23:50 +0000

Martin Luther King Day is right around the corner – January 18, 2010! I hoped to get these up earlier, but the week got away from me! I have a new-ish project I’ve been working on, can’t wait to share the news in a week or two. Until then, enjoy these, or maybe you’d like our winter coloring pages or winter bird coloring pages.

Martin Luther King Coloring Page

Martin Luther King Parade Coloring Page

Martin Luther King Classroom Lesson Coloring Page

Be sure to check out the rest of our winter kids activities from all of the Woo! Jr. sites.

Amelia Earhart Coloring Pages

Wendy Piersall — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:06:41 +0000

After putting together my post earlier today on Amelia Earhart for Kids, I decided I should put some Amelia coloring pages together, too!

For more historical coloring pages, check out these Greek Gods coloring pages, or these ancient Egypt coloring pages.

Amelia Earhart Coloring Page

Amelia Earhart and Plane Coloring Page