loud speaker

11-24-23 - Teachers and Parents, please join our new MrNussbaum Facebook group. Here, you will find contests, giveaways, new content announcements, daily or weekly activity suggestions, discussions, and much more! Right now, there is a new code for 75 percent off an annual subscription to MrN 365!

arrow up
Remove ads
Home > USA > Illinois

ILLINOIS

This section contains resources and activities related to Illinois.

FILTERS

Grades

Format

Activity Type

Illinois Interactive Map

Description: his interactive map allows students to learn all about Illinois's cities, landforms, landmarks, and places of interest by simply clicking on the points of the map.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois State Flag Outline

Description: This is a beautiful outline of the Illinois state flag. Perfect for coloring, interactive notebooks, or state reports.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois Digital Centers - by Computer Mice

Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on Illinois in a single resource. Students can conduct research , fill out graphic organizers and Venn diagrams, write e-books with pictures, conduct interviews, determine fact or opinion, play games, and much, much more! If you're teaching about Illinois, you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels:

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois Fact Sheet

Description: This map and fact sheet is perfect for state reports and projects.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois Mosaic Math

Description: This fun math worksheet challenges students to use their two-digit addition and subtraction skills to correctly color Illinois from the mosaic.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois Detailed Online Label-me Map

Description: These online maps require students to drag and drop the cities, landmarks, rivers, and mountain ranges, to their correct places on each state. Students can get clues and immediate feedback. This Illinois map requires students to place 15 labels on the map including Chicago, Springfield, Mississippi River, Peoria, and much more.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois Label-me Map Quiz

Description: This activity requires students to label the surrounding states and bodies of water. Word bank included.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois Label-me Map Quiz - Online

Description: This activity requires students to identify surrounding states and bodies of water.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Online Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois State Symbols

Description: This resource allows students to color Illinois's state bird, flower, tree, and license plate. Great for interactive notebooks and state reports.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Welcome to Illinois Welcome Sign Coloring

Description: This is a coloring page that features the Welcome to Illinois Highway Sign.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois State Quarter Outline

Description: This resources include a beautifully detailed outline of the Illinois state quarter, featuring Abraham Lincoln. Perfect for state reports and interactive notebooks.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Greetings From Illinois United States Postage Stamp Coloring Page

Description: This is a coloring page that features a United States Postage stamp that honors Illinois and the city of Chicago.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois Statehood United States Postage Stamp Coloring Page

Description: This is a coloring page that features a United States Postage stamp that honors Illinois Statehood.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois State Outline Map

Description: This is an outline map for students to label and color.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Comparing and Contrasting States - Illinois and Indiana

Description: This activity requires students to categorize statements into a chart with Illinois, Indiana both, or neither. Two short passages about each state are included.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Comparing and Contrasting States - Illinois and Missouri

Description: This activity requires students to categorize statements into a chart with Illinois, Missouri, both, or neither. Two short passages about each state are included.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

The Illinois Map - Fact or Fiction

Description: This activity requires students to analyze eight statements about the Illinois map and determine whether each is fact or fiction.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois Correct-me Passage

Description: This activity requires students to read a paragraph about Illinois and to correct the incorrect facts. Students must click on the words in the paragraph that are incorrect and select the correct answer from the menu that appears. The program gives immediate feedback.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Illinois Sentence Surgeons

Description: This activity requires students to correct poor spelling, grammar, and punctuation from three Illinois-themed sentences. The program gives immediate feedback.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Chicago Skyline Coloring Sheet

Description: This awesome coloring sheet features the skyline of Chicago, Illinois.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Mississippi River - U.S. Land Features

Description: This page includes a description of the Mississippi River. It is part of our U.S. Landforms series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Mississippi River States

Description: This activity requires students to identify the Mississippi River states.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Mississippi River States Quiz - Online

Description: This quiz requires students to identify the Mississippi River states.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Online Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Ohio River- U.S. Land Features

Description: This page includes a description of the Ohio River. It is part of our U.S. Landforms series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Great Lakes - U.S. Land Features

Description: This page includes a description of the Great Lakes. It is part of our U.S. Landforms series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Great Lakes Label-me Outline Map

Description: This outline map includes the Great Lakes and surrounding states.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Great Lakes Label-me Map

Description: This activity requires students to label the Great Lakes and to color or label the surrounding states.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Great Lakes Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Springfield - U.S. Landmarks - Illinois

Description: This page contains a short description about historic Springfield, Illinois. It is part of our U.S. Landmarks series.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

The Thing About Springfield

Description: This resource requires students to color in all of the states that contain a Springfield. There are 32 and the states are listed. Great state identification activity!

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Midwestern States Interactive Map

Description: This interactive map allows students to learn all about the cities, landforms, landmarks, and places of interest of the midwestern states by simply clicking on the points of the map.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Midwestern States Label-me Map

Description: This is an outline of the Midwestern states for students to label and color.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Midwestern States Label-me Quiz - Online

Description: This activity requires students to identify the midwestern states.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Online Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Along the Mormon Trail: Introduction and Interactive Tour

Description: This page serves as the introduction to our interactive Mormon Trail. It tells about the trail and the leader of the LDS, Brigham Young. Tour the Mormon Trail by clicking on the links or images in the related items carousel.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Life on the Prairie Cloze Reading

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Abraham Lincoln Biography in Seven Pages

Description: This biography describes the entire life of Abraham Lincoln in seven easy-to-read, captivating pages!

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Important Places in the life of Abraham Lincoln - Interactive Map

Description: This interactive map allows students to explore the important places in Abraham Lincoln's life such as New Salem, Springfield, New York City, and many others.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Abraham Lincoln Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Lincoln-Douglas Debates Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a reading comprehension passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 341 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Michael Jordan Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical 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. PASSAGE LENGTH: 756 Words; LEXILE: 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6, 7 +

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Michael Jordan Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a biographical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 756 Words; LEXILE: 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6, 7 +

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Michael Jordan Cloze Reading - Online

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Michael Jordan vs LeBron James - Compare and Contrast Reading Comprehension

Description: This reading comprehension exercise requires students to read both sides of an argument concerning who was the better basketball player: Michael Jordan or LeBron James. The activity requires students to answer five multiple choice questions that focus on comparing and contrasting. PASSAGE LENGTH: 382 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox Scandal Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 587 Words; LEXILE: 810

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6, 4

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Cardinals Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a short passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 114 Words; LEXILE: 710

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Cardinals Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a short passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Real-life Antagonists - Al Capone, AKA Scarface Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Conquer the States - Game

Description: This fun game challenges students to identify as many states as possible in 60 seconds.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Collage America

Description: This innovative USA Activity 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.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

State Detective - Game

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.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Ameriquake - Game

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.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Coast to Coast - Game

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Where in the USA is Mr Nussbaum?

Description: This 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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

State History Rater

Description: This activity allows students to compare and evaluate the histories of up to four states at a time. Students rate the significance of ten historical events for each state on a scale of one to ten (the events are explained). Whichever state has the highest score wins the "race" and has the most important history.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

America's Firsts

Description: This activity challenges students to identify the "first" state in each of the sentences. For example, ___________ was the first state with a professional baseball team. Great way to learn about the states and for students to conduct basic research.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

50 State Word Search

Description: This epic word search requires students to find all 50 states!

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

Landforms Central

Description: This educational game requires students to drag and drop the animated landforms and bodies of water to their correct places on the map of America. Examples include the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, the Rocky Mountains and many others.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

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

CC Standards:

Lang. Arts Standards:

UPGRADE TO MRN365.COM

This activity can be copied directly into your Google Classroom, where you can use it for practice, as an assessment, or, to collect data.

Learn More

UPGRADE TO MRN365.COM

Learn More
Don't want to upgrade?

You can still buy this resource individually at Teachers Pay Teachers for .

Click here to purchase.

UPGRADE TO MRN365.COM

Upgrade to MrN 365 to access our entire library of incredible educational resources and teacher tools in an ad-free environment. If you like MrNussbaum.com, you will LOVE MrN 365!

Learn More