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Cover of the Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity book: three young explorers with binoculars and a compass in a golden desert with a camel

Free Desert Explorers Read and Colour Activity Book for Grade 3

Follow a group of explorers through the desert. Every page has a short text to read and a picture to colour by the instructions, from a camel and cacti to an oasis, a fennec fox, a tent, a jeep, a hot-air balloon and the night sky. A true-or-false page checks what children read.

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Grade
Grade 3
Pages
A cover and 14 activity pages, on A4 paper
Cost
Free, no sign-up

What is inside the Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity book

Here is every page in the book. Download the PDF to print them at full size.

  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a camel to colour brown with yellow sand, with a text about the camel's one big hump
    The camel
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a tall cactus and a small round cactus with a flower, with a text telling children to colour them green and pink
    Two cacti
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a palm tree and a small pool with reeds, with a text about the explorers finding an oasis
    The oasis
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a fennec fox with very large ears, with a text about how the big ears help it stay cool
    The fennec fox
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a tent with a flag on top, with a text about the explorers putting up a tent for the night
    The tent
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a backpack and a water bottle, with a text about getting ready for the trip
    Pack your bag
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a jeep with a spare wheel, with a text about it driving over the sand dunes
    The jeep
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a hot-air balloon with a basket, with a text about colouring the stripes red and yellow
    The balloon
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a smiling sun and an explorer's hat, with a text about the desert sun being very hot
    Sun hat
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a map with a dotted path and a compass, with a text about following the path to the oasis
    The map
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a pair of binoculars and a pile of rocks, with a text about looking far away
    Far away
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a crescent moon and stars, with a text about the desert getting cold and dark at night
    Night time
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: six short sentences about the desert with a picture each and TRUE and FALSE boxes to colour
    True or false
  • Desert Explorers Read and Colour activity page: a desert scene with a sun, a balloon, a palm tree, a tent, an oasis, a cactus, a camel and a fox
    Colour the desert

How to download and print this activity book

  1. Press Download the PDF. The file is saved on your device as “AlignWellz Desert Explorers Read and Colour Activity Book (Grade 3).pdf”.
  2. Open the PDF and choose Print. Use A4 paper and “Fit to page” so nothing is cut off.
  3. Print the whole book, or type the page numbers you want. Page 1 is the cover, and the activity pages follow it.
  4. No printer nearby? Press Read online to look at the pictures on screen, or print only the pages you like later.

Ideas for using Desert Explorers Read and Colour together

  • Read the text aloud, then underline the colour words before you start colouring.
  • Talk about why the fennec fox has big ears and why the explorers wear hats.
  • Make up two more true-or-false sentences about the desert for someone else to answer.

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