This fun program allows students to color and texture various symbols and landmarks of Iowa online such as the Des Moines skyline, the American Goldfinch, and Grant Wood's American Gothic painting.
The Iowa state flag features three vertical stripes: blue, white, and red, symbolizing loyalty, purity, and courage. In the center, a bald eagle holds a blue ribbon in its beak bearing the state motto: "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain."
The Iowa State quarter, released in 2004, features a depiction of a one-room schoolhouse with a teacher and students planting a tree, honoring the state's commitment to education. The design is based on artist Grant Wood’s “Arbor Day” painting, reflecting Iowa’s strong rural and artistic heritage.
Grant Wood’s American Gothic is a famous 1930 painting depicting a stern-looking farmer holding a pitchfork beside a woman, set against a rural Iowa farmhouse. The artwork symbolizes traditional American values and has become one of the most iconic images in American art.
This packet contains 20 Iowa-based coloring pages and activities including state symbols, maps, welcome to Iowa sign, state quarter, maze, and numerous literacy activities featuring tornadoes, the interior lowlands, comparing and contrasting Iowa with other states, and much more.
