Happy Birthday Rosa Parks: Free Black History Month printable coloring pages

 Teacher Vision offers a framed portrait of Rosa Parks for children to color.  It also has a biography of the activist typed at the bottom of the page.  It gives a brief description of what happened on the bus, including interesting facts, such as Rosa was fined $14.  It does a job of explaining the impact of her bravery and what it has done for us today. The blog Fun for the Children offers several different Rosa Parks printable coloring pages, including a few that feature a bus.  There is also a link to a free personalized online story that takes children back to 1955 in Alabama when Parks refused to give up her bus seat.  The story can be printed and folded into a book. Rosa Parks is wearing glasses in the printable coloring page offered at coloringpages101.com.  It can be printed, downloaded or emailed.  The website also has a wide variety of free coloring pages available for Valentine’s Day, including Disney princesses and Hello Kitty.  However, they do not offer a big selection of Black History month pages.View the list »
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Today marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Rosa Parks. According to a Feb. 4 CBS News report, the United States Postal Service has issued a new postage stamp featuring a portrait of Parks to mark the occasion. It is a forever stamp, which means it can be used at any time, regardless of the current postage costs.

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This just one of the ways America is celebrating the civil rights activist. Celebrations are happening all over the country. The Henry Ford museum in Michigan is celebrating with music, speeches and presentations all day.

Rosa was arrested in Alabama in 1955 after refusing to take a seat on a bus. A replica of the bus is on permanent display at the Henry Ford museum. Parks later moved to Michigan before dying in 2005.

Teach children the importance of Rosa Park’s statement with a variety of free printable coloring pages. These pages can be used throughout February to celebrate Black History Month. Click through the list for links to five different activities.

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  •  Rosa Parks is wearing glasses in the printable coloring page offered at coloringpages101.com.  It can be printed, downloaded or emailed.  The website also has a wide variety of free coloring pages available for Valentine’s Day, including Disney princesses and Hello Kitty.  However, they do not offer a big selection of Black History month pages.
  •  The blog Fun for the Children offers several different Rosa Parks printable coloring pages, including a few that feature a bus.  There is also a link to a free personalized online story that takes children back to 1955 in Alabama when Parks refused to give up her bus seat.  The story can be printed and folded into a book.
  •  Teacher Vision offers a framed portrait of Rosa Parks for children to color.  It also has a biography of the activist typed at the bottom of the page.  It gives a brief description of what happened on the bus, including interesting facts, such as Rosa was fined $14.  It does a job of explaining the impact of her bravery and what it has done for us today.
  •  Education.com offers a coloring page of a bus.  It has “Montgomery Bus Boycott” typed in big font at the top.  It provides a great opportunity to talk to children about the courage Rosa Parks had when she refused to give up her seat on the bus and how it inspired others to boycott the bus system.
  •  Teacher Vision offers a printable coloring book filled with prominent African-Americans in honor of Black History Month.  Rosa parks, Sarah Boone and Martin Luther King, Jr. are some of the faces represented.  This provides the opportunity to discuss influential black leaders who have changed the world throughout February – and beyond.
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, West Palm Beach Childhood Development Examiner

Rachael Moshman has a masters degree in early childhood education and has worked as a nanny, preschool teacher, childcare center director, mentor, advocate, trainer, resource coordinator and adjunct college professor.

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