Description
California Gold Rush Color by Number, Reading Passage and Text Marking
This California Gold Rush Color by Number and Text Marking activity is the perfect way to bring life to the topic! Students read a non-fiction passage and search for answers while marking evidence from the text. Perfect reading comprehension activity.
Topics include: California Gold Rush, boomtowns, ghost towns and mass migration.
Students complete a “before reading” anticipation guide, read about California Gold Rush, answers questions, mark the text for evidence, color the picture according to their answer, and complete the “after reading” anticipation guide.
This is a great cross curriculum activity that also practices Language Arts skills and citing evidence. You can use this activity to assess prior knowledge. You can use this activity as a unit review. Lastly, you could use the student worksheet as a quiz or formative and then let them color as a reward! You choose what works best for you.
This is a fun, colorful activity that allows students to show mastery while relaxing, learning and coloring in their answers. This is also perfect for emergency sub plans! Hang the finished product in the hall for teachers and students to stop and admire.
What’s Included:
•1 Word design
•12 questions
•1 Reading Passage ( 2 pages – front/back)
•1 Anticipation Guide
What do you need?
Crayons, markers or colored pencils
The following colors will be used: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green,
Blue, Brown, Purple
(all standard colors)
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Sarah H. –
My students love the color by number it challenges them, but is fun at the same time.
Samantha N. –
I love the color by number passages. It’s an engaging way for my students to use the text to answer questions but a very easy check for understanding on my end. I like the questions have the two different answers to choose from so kids have to pay attention to the details as they read.
Jordan C. –
My students loved using this resource after state testing! I needed to something that was educational but didn’t overwhelm them and this was it.
Ms Robins Nest –
For some reason, this little bit of coloring strongly engages my students. They work really hard on these activities.
ashley H. –
My students enjoyed this resource. It is easy to navigate and work alone or with a partner. The material did not require over explanation and was easy to assign and grade.
Aspen S. –
I loved this resource! It made learning about the event fun for the students.
Morna F. –
Just what I needed. My students were more interested and engaged. Thank you.
Deanna H. –
Students used this is a review of California Gold Rush. This activity is great to help students with the skill of marking text.
Colleen C. –
Thank you! I love this resource! Engaging and meets all needs.
Inspired Literacy –
Students really enjoyed the coloring portion of this resource instead of just answering questions.
Miss May the 4th –
An excellent and thorough resource for learning about the Gold Rush.
Nicole Spiller –
The was great and a great addition to deeper their learning, especially with having no textbook.
Laura L. –
Super engaging way for students to learn about the CA Gold Rush!
Michelle L. –
This was an engaging lesson with some art!
Kelsey B. –
I love the entire collection of the color by number text evidence finds! This was no exception. Incredibly engaging, with appropriate rigor.
Frances M. –
MY students were engaged in learning while with this product.
Anna Melton –
Students enjoy these!
Teaching in Louisiana –
This was a great activity during review days! I give it to students as continuing work for when they finished their study guide and then they could do the color sheet for bonus. The kids loved coloring!!
Mrs. C’s English Corner –
This was amazing! Thank you so much!
Sharon S. –
My students enjoyed this activity and I liked how it had them find the evidence in the reading for their answers.