Thomas Jefferson Memorial Craft and Coloring Activities

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is located south of the National Mall by the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. Learn more about the Thomas Jefferson Memorial including information for planning a visit on its website here.

Below are some craft and coloring activities to pair with learning about and/or visiting the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

Crafts

• Ben's Guide Activity Booklet - Page 32 has a collage activity related to the Jefferson's involvement with the Declaration of Independence.
• Nickel Rubbings and other Jefferson themed activities
• Thomas Jefferson Paper Craft
• Thomas Jefferson Toilet Paper Roll Craft

Coloring Pages

• Ben's Guide Activity Booklet - Page 31 has a coloring page featuring the Jefferson Memorial along with information. Jefferson is also part of the Mount Rushmore coloring page and activities on page 35 and 36.
• Nickel Coloring Page
• Jefferson Coloring Pages - This site has a variety of coloring pages related to Thomas Jefferson including one of him in the White House and a Virginia map.
• Jefferson Memorial Coloring Page
• Jefferson Memorial Coloring Page w/ Simple Text
• Thomas Jefferson Coloring Page w/ Short Biography

Worksheets

• National Mall Junior Ranger Booklet - The activity booklet for the National Mall includes activities questions to answer and a word search for the Jefferson Memorial part.
• Thomas Jefferson Fill-in-the-Blank Activity

Constitution Gardens Craft and Coloring Activities

The Constitution Gardens are located north of the reflecting pool and east of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The gardens include a pond with an island where the Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence is located. Learn more about the Constitution Gardens including information for planning a visit on its website here.

Below are some craft and coloring activities to pair with learning about and/or visiting the Constitution Gardens.

Crafts

• Ben's Guide Activity Booklet - Page 32 has a collage activity related to the Declaration of Independence.
• Bill of Rights Word Magnets
• Constitution Day Word Magnets
• Feather Quill Craft - Make a quill similar to what they would have used to sign the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.

Coloring Pages

• Constitution Day Coloring Pages
• Constitution Day Printables - This site has several journal style pages as well as a scroll and quill coloring page.
• National Mall Junior Ranger Booklet - The activity booklet for the National Mall includes activities related to the Constitution Gardens including drawing wildlife and writing a poem.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Craft and Coloring Activities

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located north of the reflecting pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The memorial includes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, the Three Soldiers Statue, and the Women's Memorial. Learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial including information for planning a visit on its website here.

Below are some craft and coloring activities to pair with learning about and/or visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Crafts

• National Mall Junior Ranger Booklet - The activity booklet for the National Mall includes activities related to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
• Rubbing Wall Art Project - This is for doing with leaf rubbings; but can similarly be applied to the popular activity of doing rubbings of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

Coloring Pages

• Ben's Guide Activity Booklet - Page 39 features The Three Soldiers to color along with some history on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Page 40 has some questions to answer as well as some medals to color.
• Vietnam Flag Coloring Page
• Vietnam War Soldier Coloring Page
• Vietnam War Soldiers Coloring Page

Korean War Veterans Memorial

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located south of the reflecting pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The memorial features figures representing the Army, Marine, Navy, and Air Force. It was dedicated on June 27, 1995. Learn more about the Korean War Veterans Memorial including information for planning a visit on its website here.

Below are some craft and coloring activities to pair with learning about and/or visiting the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

Crafts

• Korean War Veterans Lesson Plan - This lesson plan for grades 9 to 12 encourages students to express their feelings in the projects that can include writing or art.
• National Mall Junior Ranger Booklet - The activity booklet for the National Mall includes activities related to the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

Coloring Pages

• Ben's Guide Activity Booklet - Page  41 features a coloring page of the memorial along with information about the Korean War Veterans Memorial. There is also an interview activity on page 42.
• Korean War Commemorative 1950-1953 Coloring Page
• Korean War Helicopter Coloring Page
• Marine Panther Fighter Coloring Page - This coloring page represents an airplane dropping a bomb in Korea.
• North Korea Coloring Page - This coloring page features the South Korean flag and a few facts about South Korea.
• South Korea Coloring Page - This coloring page features the South Korean flag and a few facts about South Korea.

National World War II Memorial Craft and Coloring Activities

The World War II Memorial is located west of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It opened in 2004. Learn more about the World War II Memorial including information for planning a visit on its website here.

Below are some craft and coloring activities to pair with learning about and/or visiting the World War II Memorial.

Crafts

• National World War II Memorial World War II Lesson Plans - This PDF contains lesson plans for Grades 4-6, Grades 7-9, and Grades 10-12. The various activities include making war posters and building a Holocaust Memorial model.
• World War II Recipes - This site has a War Times Recipes PDF. There is also a WWII timeline worksheet.

Coloring Pages

• World War II Aircraft Coloring Pages - This site has over 40 coloring pages featuring WWII era planes.
• World War II Educational Coloring Pages - The coloring pages on this site include ones on D-Day, George C. Marshall, Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and more. Some of the same and more can be found here.

Lincoln Memorial Craft and Coloring Activities

The Lincoln Memorial is located on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It was built between 1914 and 1922. Learn more about the Lincoln Memorial including information for planning a visit on its website here.

Below are some craft and coloring activities to pair with learning about and/or visiting the Lincoln Memorial.

Crafts

• Abraham Lincoln Easy Reader Book - This is a printable book to put together that provides some info on Lincoln and features a page on the Lincoln Memorial.
• Abraham Lincoln Fluent Reader Book -  This is a more detailed book to make about Lincoln that also includes questions to answer.
• Abraham Lincoln Toilet Paper Roll Craft
• Lincoln Memorial Papercraft
• National Mall Junior Ranger Booklet - The activity booklet for the National Mall activities related to the Lincoln Memorial include a trivia activity.
• Stovepipe Hat Craft - The activity is on page 30 of the Ben's Guide Activity Boolet.

Coloring Pages

• Ben's Guide Activity Booklet - Page  29 has a coloring page of the statue along with information on the Lincoln Memorial.
• Lincoln Memorial Coloring Page - This coloring page features the memorial as viewed from the reflecting pool.
• Lincoln Memorial Coloring Page - This page features the memorial building with a view of the Lincoln statue as well.
• Lincoln Statue Coloring Page - This is a coloring page of the Lincoln statue inside the memorial.

Washington Monument Craft and Coloring Activities

The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk honoring the first President of the United States. The monument is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Learn more about the Washington Monument including information for planning a visit on its website here.

Below are some craft and coloring activities to pair with learning about and/or visiting the Washington Monument.

Coloring Pages

• Ben's Guide Activity Booklet - Page 27 features a coloring page of the Washington Monument along with information on the monument. Page 28 has a fill in the blank activity based on the information on page 27.
• Detailed Washington Monument Coloring Page - This coloring page features the Reflecting Pool in the foreground and the Capitol in the background.
• Simple Washington Monument Coloring Page - This is a simple coloring page of the Monument that can be printed as well as colored online.
• Washington Monument Coloring Page - This is a coloring page of the Reflecting Pool with the Washington Monument behind it. The webpage also has some history on the Monument. 
• Washington Monument and Tidal Basin Coloring Page - This coloring page features the Tidal Basin in the foreground.

Crafts

• National Mall Junior Ranger Booklet - The activity booklet for the National Mall activities related to the Washington Monument include a trivia activity and a design a monument page.
• Sugar Cube Washington Monument - This site gives instructions on making a model of the Monument using sugar cubes.
• Washington Monument and Reflecting Pool Craft - Make a model of the Washington Monument as well as the nearby Reflecting Pool.
• Washington Monument Lesson Plan and Cut-Out Activity - This is a lesson plan on the Monument that includes a PDF for making a cut-out activity.