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4th of July Worksheets

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Flags, stars, drums and picnics for counting, patterns, words, reading, a July calendar and word problems, plus the simple facts of Independence Day.

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4th of July worksheets for preschool

Color the flag by number, a picnic coloring page, count and dot, trace paths, big and small stars and 4th of July patterns.

4th of July worksheets for kindergarten

A read-aloud about the holiday, count and write, picture take away, holiday words to trace, a word search, a writing prompt, and two flag pages from our American symbols set.

4th of July worksheets for 1st grade

A nonfiction passage, subtraction within 20, parade and picnic word problems, a picnic food graph, a July calendar, a writing prompt and a word search.

Print at 100% (actual size) for the cleanest tracing lines.

About these 4th of july worksheets

The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, is the birthday of the United States. On July 4, 1776, leaders from the 13 colonies agreed on the Declaration of Independence, which said the colonies would be a free country. These worksheets share that history in a few plain sentences and then put the holiday's flags, stars, drums and picnic food to work on real skills.

Preschoolers count stars, trace paths, find patterns and color the American flag by number. Kindergartners count and write, take away with pictures, trace holiday words and listen to a short read-aloud about the holiday. 1st graders read a short nonfiction text, subtract within 20, solve parade and picnic word problems, graph picnic food votes and fill in a July calendar. For the flag, the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell and more, see American Symbols Worksheets.

Use them in late June and early July, at summer school or at home. Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and pages with one right answer have an answer key on page 2.

Standards

  • ELOF P-MATH 2Child recognizes the number of objects in a small set.
  • ELOF P-MATH 5Child associates a quantity with written numerals up to 5 and begins to write numbers.
  • ELOF P-MATH 7Child understands simple patterns.
  • ELOF P-MATH 8Child measures objects by their various attributes using standard and non-standard measurement. Uses differences in attributes to make comparisons.
  • ELOF P-PMP 3Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.APrint many upper- and lowercase letters.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.BRecognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.2With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.3Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.5Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1–20, count out that many objects.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.2Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.BDecode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.2Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.C.4Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.A.1Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.6Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).

How to use them

  1. Read the short text about the holiday first (the kindergarten read-aloud or the 1st grade passage), then pick a math or writing page.
  2. On the flag color by number, count the stripes together: 13 stripes for the 13 colonies.
  3. The July calendar works for any year. Look up what day July 1 falls on, then have children number the days and find July 4.
  4. After the picnic food graph, take your own class vote and graph it the same way.

Teaching tips

  • Keep the history simple and factual for young children: the Fourth of July is our country's birthday.
  • For preschoolers, a red and a blue crayon are all they need for the flag page. The white stripes and stars stay white.
  • Fireworks can be loud and scary for some children. The drawing pages let them choose a parade or a picnic instead.
  • On the take away page, have children cross out the pictures themselves before they count what is left.

Questions teachers and parents ask

How do I explain the Fourth of July to young children?

Keep it short: the Fourth of July is the birthday of our country. Long ago, on July 4, 1776, leaders said the United States would be a free country. Today people celebrate with parades, picnics, flags and fireworks.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

The 13 stripes stand for the 13 colonies that became the first states. The 50 stars stand for the 50 states today.

Which year is the July calendar for?

Any year. Children find out what day July 1 falls on, write 1 in that box and number the days, so the page works every summer.

Do the pages have answer keys?

Every page with one right answer has an answer key on page 2. Coloring, tracing, drawing, writing and calendar pages do not need one.