Free Printable Columbus Day Coloring Pages

Columbus Day is an official holiday. October 1492 is when Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas. Many people may not realized that on the second Monday in October is when the Canadians celebrate their Thanksgiving. These two events are on the second Monday in October.

Columbus led four expeditions to the Americas. Although, his original goal was to find a waterway route to Asia, discovering the Americas is what he is most remembered for as an explorer.

Using the free, printable Columbus Day coloring pages as part of an assignment for Christopher Columbus can help students learn more about this explorer. There are many areas in history of the discovery of the Americas Columbus had his hands in. Students can use the coloring sheets as part of a report they write about Christopher Columbus. Using any of the coloring pages, students could write a report about what the picture depicts.

Free, Printable Columbus Day Coloring Pages

There are 36 coloring pages to print for Columbus Day. These coloring pages could be used in conjunction with other activities at school where kids are learning about Columbus. By double clicking on the small picture of the coloring sheet, it will enlarge the photo. Click on the larger picture. This will open the photo of the coloring sheet so you can print it.

Columbus Day Themed Printable Coloring Pages

There are 12 coloring pages for Columbus Day. Click on the pictures to gain access to a full view of the coloring sheet. There is a print button above the picture to print out the coloring sheet.

Columbus Day Online Printable Coloring Pages

There are four Columbus Day coloring pages. These pages can be colored online with the coloring tools found on this site or be printed to color at your own leisure. To print the coloring page, click on the small picture. It will open into a larger frame. Once in the larger frame, look below the picture and click print.

Free, Printable Columbus Day Coloring Sheets

Here are 27 Columbus Day coloring pages. Click on the coloring pictures to get them to open in a new window. You can print them from the new window.

Columbus Day Coloring Fun

Here are six coloring sheets for Columbus Day. Clicking on the link will open the coloring page in a new window for you to print. There are craft ideas, puzzles, vocabulary, and educational links to print out in conjunction with the coloring pages.

Sources

Columbus Day, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The History of Columbus Day, http://www.history.com/minisites/columbusday/, History.com