Bessie Coleman Coloring page – Instant download free printable activity sheet
Bessie Coleman is an awesome person to learn about for Women’s History Month and Black History month. Add this high resolution instant download and print Bessie Coleman coloring page to your educational printables for your classroom. Bessie Coleman was the first female African American pilot.
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We learned that when our kids were in elementary school, they tended to learn better when we would read while they colored. Having a coloring page featuring the brilliant Bessie Coleman while reading about her will just add to the learning opportunities for your students. This printable activity sheet has a lovely picture of Bessie and an airplane to color. Students can be encouraged to write a few sentences about what they learned on the provided lines below the coloring page.
Bessie Coleman coloring page
Who was Bessie Coleman?
- Bessie Coleman was born in Waxahachie, Texas in 1892.
- Due to discrimination in the United States, however, she went to France to attend an aviation school to become a pilot.
- Coleman came back to the United States and became a stunt pilot.
- Coleman was killed in 1926 during an aerial show rehearsal.
