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Description: This activity requires students to read a short biography and then answer ten multiple choice questions

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This writing prompt describes Connecticut's legendary Charter Oak and then requires students to relate a great hiding spot of their own.

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This exercise requires students to read the paragraph and write the missing words. Word bank is provided.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

Description: This activity requires students to read a short biography and then answer ten multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This is a printable maze that requires students to wind their way through the state.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

Description: Students can print out a Connecticut flag outline and color.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is a simple outline map that students can label and color.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is a beautiful coloring page of the Connecticut state quarter featuring the Charter Oak

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This page allows students to print out four of the state's symbols: State bird, flower, tree, and license plate

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This scavenger hunt is designed to be used with the interactive map on this site.

Type: Scavenger hunts

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This activity requires students to read a short passage and then answer seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This is simply a detailed state map with symbols and statistics

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This activity features a short biographical passage followed by seven multiple choice questions. *New - if you need an easier version of the Nathan Hale reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This activity features a brief description and history of the Holy Land, Connecticut, amusement park and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This activity requires students to identify Connecticut's bordering states and important bodies of water.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is a Connecticut interactive map. Students simply click a point on the map to learn about it. Use the printable scavenger hunt with this map.

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is an interactive reading comprehension exercise with a passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

Description: This is an interactive reading comprehension exercise with a passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This interactive exercise features a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

Description: This innovative United States game is actually an art project which allows students to construct the United States by dragging and dropping the states to the map. States are illustrated with themes relative to each state. Students can choose from three different themes for each state, thereby making each "collage" different. Classified Under: Geography game, USA geography, USA geography game, Geography games, USA geography games, USA game, USA games

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This fun United States game requires students to "guess" the state the computer is "thinking" of by asking it questions about its location and its color. Students get six questions. Classified Under: Geography game, USA geography, USA geography game, Geography games, USA geography games, USA game, USA games

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This fun game United States geography game challenges students to identify as many states on the United States map as possible in 60 seconds.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: In this game, an "Ameriquake" occurs resulting in the state name becoming jumbled. Students must drag and drop the correct names back to their states. Students can customize the number of state names that become jumbled. Classified Under: Geography game, USA geography, USA geography game, Geography games, USA geography games, USA game, USA games

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is an awesome resource that allows kids to label and color maps online. States, regions, nations, and more are available. It can be a bit "glitchy" at time as the kids say, but by and large it is perfect for online coloring, printing, and labeling maps. Fill tool problem is now FIXED.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This United States geography game challenges students to identify the state locations of as many USA Landmarks, Capitals, or Cities as possible in two minutes. Students can choose from the three aforementioned categories.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This games challenges students to make a road trip across America by answering trivia questions about the states they pass through. Perfect for students interested in geography bees.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 5, 6

Description: This activity allows students to learn all about the landmarks, cities, waterways, and landforms of Maine, simply by clicking on its points. Use this map with the printable Maine scavenger hunt.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is an interactive reading comprehension exercise with a passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This is simply a detailed state map with symbols and statistics

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This activity features a short passage followed by five multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 125 Words; LEXILE: 610

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4

Description: This activity features a short passage followed by four multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

Description: This is a printable maze that requires students to make it from Presque Isle to Portland!

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

Description: This is a beautiful Maine flag outline for students to color. Perfect for state reports

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is a outline map of Maine and bordering states. Perfect for quizzes or state reports.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is a map quiz that requires students to identify bordering states, bodies of water, and Canadian provinces.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is a beautiful outline of the Maine state quarter for students to color. Perfect for state reports.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is an activity that allows students to color the state bird, flower, tree, and license plate. Perfect for state reports or interactive notebooks.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This activity features a short historical passage followed by seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

Description: This activity features a short historical passage followed by seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 377 Words; LEXILE: 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

Description: This activity features a short historical passage followed by seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 376 Words; LEXILE: 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

Description: This is a printable Maine word search.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This is a New England outline map that students can color and label

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This resource requires students to read a short historical passage and answer seven multiple choice-questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

Description: This resource requires students to read a short historical passage and answer seven multiple choice-questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 377 Words; LEXILE: 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6, 7

Description: This resource requires students to read a short biographical passage and answer seven multiple choice-questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This resource provides a short passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 125 Words; LEXILE: 610

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

Description: This resource provides a short, descriptive passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 185 Words; LEXILE: 810

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

Description: This beautiful clickable image allows students to learn all about America's official state birds.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 534 Words; LEXILE: 910 * New - if you need an easier version of the Boston Massacre reading comprehension passage and question set, scroll to the bottom and click "easier".

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 377 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6