Free Benjamin Franklin Coloring Pages & Timeline Worksheets

Whether you are studying the Founding Fathers or the great inventors of America, you are going to love our free Benjamin Franklin coloring pages.

There are 9 different images that need to be matched to the words describing them.

The kids will love these free printables for homeschool and be amazed by all the things Benjamin Franklin invented.

There are 4 coloring pages to print out, and a timeline to print out and match with the pictures and order. This is perfect for kindergarten, first, and second-grade students.

Colorful, printable Benjamin Franklin worksheets for kids are shown, featuring drawings of Franklin, his inventions like bifocals and the Franklin stove, a kite experiment, and his printing press. Below the illustrations are educational fact cards about Franklin’s life and accomplishments, including his birthdate, major inventions, and contributions to publishing and science. The heading “Benjamin Franklin Worksheets” is bold and cartoon-style, centered on a bright blue background.

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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17th, 1706, and was one of the founding Fathers of the United States.

But did you also know he invented, discovered, and improved many of the devices and civic institutions that people rely on today?

In this free printable the kids will be able to color in some of his most famous inventions, and then match the picture to the date and the description.

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Benjamin Franklin timeline

The kids are going to enjoy coloring in these Benjamin Franklin coloring pages and trying to match the timeline with the pictures.

This Benjamin Franklin coloring page printable is free to print but is for personal or classroom use only. Scroll to the bottom of the page to get the pdf file.

Instructions:

Print out the 4 coloring pages below, it will print out on four full pages. Make sure to check the printer settings.

You can of course print this on normal printer paper, but with all of our crafts, they always look better on cardstock.

Cut out all of the words and the pictures, I like to use a paper cutter as it is more accurate. However, scissors will work too.

A paper trimmer is shown in use with educational Benjamin Franklin-themed printables, including a card that reads “Franklin’s kite experiment of 1752” alongside a drawing of a kite and lightning, and another card that says “The lightning rod is added to buildings in 1753” with a sketch of a struck building. The setup is part of a hands-on history lesson.

Ask the children to color in all of the images first, there are 9 different pictures to color in.

Franklin stove
Bifocals
Benjamin Franklin
Kite and key in a storm
Lightening rod on a building
Benjamin Franklin with a printing press
The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle
Benjamin Franklin’s birthplace

A set of hand-colored Benjamin Franklin-themed educational cards for kids, including a cartoon Franklin, his iconic bifocals, the Franklin stove, a printing press, and a lightning experiment. Other cards feature a colonial-style house, a kite with a key, a magazine titled “The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle – January 1741,” and a bold “Ben Franklin” sign in red and blue.

When the pictures are colored in, give the children the timeline words. If they want to they can color in the words too.

A set of cut out Benjamin Franklin timeline cards featuring his birth, death and everything in between.

The children then need to match the words with the picture they have colored in.

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17th, 1706

Benjamin Franklin’s birthplace. Milk Street, Boston, MA

Ben Franklin coloring pages and timeline of when he was born, January 17th, 1706, and where he was born, Milk Street, Boston, MA.

Franklin purchased the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729 which was the most successful newspaper of the time.

Franklin published the General Magazine in 1741, one of the 1st monthly magazines.

Benjamin Franklin cards with a colored pciture of him publishing a newspaper with the words on a matching sheet Franklin purchased the first Pennyslyvania Gazette in 1729 and then a piture of the General Magazine

Ben Franklin invented the Franklin stove in 1742. A metal-lined fireplace.

Franklin’s kite experiment of 1752

Ben Franklin matching words with pictures, the words he invented the stove in 1742 and a colored in image of the metal-lined fireplace. Below is a colored in picture of a kite next to the words Franklin's kite experiment of 1752.

The lightning rod is added to buildings in 1753.

Franklin invented the bifocals in 1784.

Franklin died on April 17th, 1790 aged 84.

Images of a tall building, bifocals, and a picture of Benjamin Franklin, next to the matching words "the lightening rod is added to buildings in 1753, Franklin invented the bifocals in 1784, and Franklin died on April 17th, 1790 aged 84.

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We love creating free kids coloring pages, and we either use them as a supplement for a lesson we are studying or to calm the mood! Coloring is a great way for them to refocus and relax, and great for improving fine motor skills.