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American Flag Coloring Page
The Stars and Stripes, drawn large across the page with all 50 stars and 13 stripes, ready to color red, white and blue.
Free teacher resource
Flag Coloring Worksheets
Nineteen flag coloring pages with one big flag on each page: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Ireland, China, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands and New Zealand, each with a color key and two quick questions, plus a sheet for designing a flag of your own.
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Canada Flag Coloring Page
The maple leaf flag of Canada, with a color key and two questions.
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UK Flag Coloring Page
The Union Jack of the United Kingdom, with a color key and two questions.
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France Flag Coloring Page
The blue, white and red tricolor of France – a simple first flag to color.
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Germany Flag Coloring Page
The black, red and gold flag of Germany, with a color key and two questions.
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Italy Flag Coloring Page
The green, white and red flag of Italy, with a color key and two questions.
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India Flag Coloring Page
The saffron, white and green flag of India with the blue wheel at its center, with a color key and two questions.
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Japan Flag Coloring Page
The red sun of the Japanese flag – the easiest flag in the set for younger children.
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South Korea Flag Coloring Page
The flag of South Korea, with its red and blue circle and four black trigrams, with a color key and two questions.
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Greece Flag Coloring Page
The blue and white stripes and cross of the Greek flag, with a color key and two questions.
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Australia Flag Coloring Page
The flag of Australia with the Union Jack and the Southern Cross, with a color key and two questions.
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Ireland Flag Coloring Page
The green, white and orange tricolor of Ireland – a simple flag for younger children.
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China Flag Coloring Page
The red flag of China with its five yellow stars, with a color key and two questions.
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Sweden Flag Coloring Page
The yellow cross on blue of the Swedish flag, with a color key and two questions.
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Norway Flag Coloring Page
The red flag of Norway with its blue and white cross, with a color key and two questions.
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Switzerland Flag Coloring Page
The square red flag of Switzerland with its white cross – one of only two square national flags.
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Netherlands Flag Coloring Page
The red, white and blue stripes of the Netherlands – a simple first flag to color.
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New Zealand Flag Coloring Page
The flag of New Zealand with the Union Jack and the four red stars of the Southern Cross, with a color key and two questions.
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Design Your Own Flag
A blank flag to design, with lines to name your flag and explain what its colors and symbols mean.
For teachers
How these worksheets work
The flags are drawn in their true shape, so the American flag is long and the Japanese flag is short, and each comes with a key that names its colors. The two questions under each flag (its continent and its capital city) turn a coloring page into a short geography task. For every flag of a continent, six to a page, see the flag worksheets for Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.
The colouring pages are black line art with a little colour key under each flag, so they print well in black and white; the US Letter copies are spelled “color”. The name-the-flag and matching sheets show the flags in full colour, so print those in colour.
How to use these flag coloring pages
Each page has one flag drawn large in its real shape, with a key that names its colors. Students color the flag, answer two short questions – which continent the country is in and what its capital is – and draw something they might see there. Finish with the design-your-own-flag page, where students explain what their colors and symbols mean.
Which grades are they for?
The simplest flags – Japan, France, Italy, Germany and Greece – suit preschool to grade 1. The American, Canadian and UK flags need more care and suit grades 1 to 4, and the questions and the design-your-own page fit grades 2 to 5.
More flags
For every flag of a continent, six to a page with a color key under each, see the flag worksheets for Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.
Frequently asked questions
How many stars and stripes are on the American flag?
The American flag has 50 stars, one for each state, and 13 stripes – seven red and six white – for the 13 original colonies. Our American flag page draws every star and stripe.
What do the colors of the American flag mean?
The flag's colors were never given an official meaning, but the same colors on the Great Seal of the United States were described in 1782: white for purity and innocence, red for hardiness and valor, and blue for vigilance, perseverance and justice.
What is the easiest flag for kids to color?
Japan's flag – a red circle on white – is the easiest. Flags made of three stripes, like those of France, Italy and Germany, are good next steps.
Why are the flags different shapes?
Every country chooses its flag's shape. The American flag is long and narrow, the Japanese flag is shorter, and the Swiss flag is square, so each page draws the flag in its true proportions.
Which flags are red, white and blue?
In this set, the flags of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, the Netherlands, Norway and New Zealand are red, white and blue. Many other countries, such as Thailand, Chile and Russia, use the same three colors.
How do I design my own flag?
Choose two or three colors that mean something to you, add one simple symbol, and keep the design bold enough to recognize from far away. The design-your-own-flag page has lines to explain your choices.
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