Description
This Declaration of Independence Color by Number and Text Marking activity is the perfect way to bring life to the topic! Topics in the Declaration of Independence reading passage include grievances, King George III, Second Continental Congress, John Locke, Unalienable rights, resolution, etc.
Students complete a “before reading” anticipation guide, read about the Declaration of Independence, 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 Declaration of Independence 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
•1 Anticipation Guide
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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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Julie D. –
A fun resource to use when teaching the Declartion of Independence.
Martin Teaching Center –
Great resource and I would absolutely recommend it!
LearningwithMrsSudi –
Great resource for my us history class and helped me as a new teacher.
Melissa D. –
Fun and engaging resource that my early finishers love to work on!
Holly H. –
Loved this for sub plans. I couldn’t be here, and this was so user friendly for my students to complete.
Life Beyond the Grade Book –
this presented the content in a fun and engaging way
Ashlee King –
My students loved this! The mix of reading comprehension and coloring kept them engaged while reinforcing key details about the Declaration of Independence.
Jeni M. –
This was originally purchased to support my special education students, but it’s a little too advanced for them. I was able to use it in gen ed and students were able to dissect the declaration and apply it.
heather davis –
My fourth graders loved this resource! Very helpful for finding text evidence!
Jennifer J. –
This is a great resource. Students loved working through this and then getting to color.
Miranda G. –
Useful extension activity for 5th grade social studies.
Jaci D. –
My students loved doing this when learning about the Declaration! Kept them on task!
Epiphany Brown –
My students really enjoyed this activity. This bundle was teacher and student friendly.
Becky M. –
My students loved being able to color this activity. It gave a great recap of the Declaration and the students were very engaged.
Katie H. –
Great resource! The pre-reading questions helped me check what students already knew about the Declaration of Independence. The text-evidence directions were very helpful to keep students engaged with the text and promoted close reading!
ALWAYS AHEAD –
Thank you so much. My students loved this product!
Vail M. –
We loved this recourse! It was a great way to retain the information from previous lessons.
Nicole V. –
Great, I used this as a sub plan when I was absent.
Marisa S. –
This was very engaging!! The students used this as a review of the course. The coloring page is very attractive and aesthetically pleasing.
Matthew G. –
My students were highly engaged with this activity and they enjoyed the learning that accompanied it. I highly recommend this for your students.