Magic Tree House
Printables and Activities
by the Brightly Editors
If your child is a fan of Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House series, then they’ll love these printables and activities that go right along with some of the most beloved stories. Between drawing activities, word searches, matching games, and more — there’s something for every reader.
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Trivia
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Gorilla: Fact or Fiction
Test your knowledge of gorillas with this fun fact or fiction activity.
Further Reading: Good Morning, Gorillas
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Civil War States
Do you know which states were in the Union and which were in the Confederacy during the Civil War? Test your knowledge with this coloring activity.
Further Reading: Civil War on Sunday
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Fact or Opinion?
Cut out the cards the determine if each statement is a fact or an opinion.
Further Reading: Tonight on the Titanic
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Mystery Dinosaur: Who Am I?
Using the clues provided, determine which dinosaur is being described!
Further Reading: Dinosaurs Before Dark
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Dolphins or Sharks?
Using the list provided, choose if the attribute is typical of dolphins or sharks.
Further Reading: Dolphins at Daybreak
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Writing Exercises
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Thank You Letter from George Washington
Help draft a thank you letter George Washington might have written to one of the soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
Further Reading: Revolutionary War on a Wednesday
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Write a Play!
Fill in the blanks of this worksheet to create an outline of your very own play.
Further Reading: Stage Fright on a Summer Night
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Practice Your Latin
Write an English word that has a Latin root in this fun and educational exercise.
Further Reading: Vacation Under the Volcano
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Interpret a Civil War Poem
Read a poem by Walt Whitman, then describe who the speaker is and what they’re saying.
Further Reading: Civil War on Sunday
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Matching Games
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Revolutionary War Matching
Match these Revolutionary War terms to their definition.
Further Reading: Revolutionary War on a Wednesday
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Hawaiian Match-Up
Match up each term pertaining to Hawaii’s culture, history, and language to the correct definition.
Further Reading: High Tide in Hawaii
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Greek and Roman Gods Matching Game
Match the Roman gods to their Greek equivalents in this game.
Further Reading: Vacation Under the Volcano
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God and Goddess Match Game
Draw lines to match the Egyptian god or goddess with their description.
Further Reading: Mummies in the Morning
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Habitat Match
Jack and Annie see so many different things on their travels, they sometimes have trouble remembering where they saw what! See if you can remember where Jack and Annie saw the following by matching each with its proper habitat.
Further Reading:
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Drawing Exercises
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Stamp Drawing
Design a stamp showing an event of the Revolutionary War. Below your drawing of the stamp, write why the event you selected deserves a star.
Further Reading: Revolutionary War on a Wednesday
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Thanksgiving Quilt
Decorate your own Thanksgiving Quilt, filling in each blank square with words or a picture showing something you are thankful for.
Further Reading: Thanksgiving on a Thursday
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Pegasus Connect the Dots
Connect the dots and help Jack and Annie see the Pegasus that saved them in ancient Greece.
Further Reading: Hour of the Olympics
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Lakota Tepee
Draw and decorate a Lakota tepee with buffalo designs of your own.
Further Reading: Buffalo Before Breakfast
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Design a Book Cover
Help Brother Michael complete the cover of his handwritten book, Serpens Magna. Write the title in your fanciest letters on the line provided. Then decorate the cover with a border, gleaming jewel shapes, and bright colors.
Further Reading: Viking Ships at Sunrise
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Cro-Magnon Cave Painting
Make your own painting of an Ice Age beast! Be sure to use authentic colors, such as red, black, and yellow.
Further Reading: Sunset of the Sabertooth
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Draw the Northern Lights
Was it the polar bear spirit or charged particles from the sun striking atoms and molecules in the earth’s atmosphere that filled the Arctic sky with swirls of red, green, and purple colors? Using crayons, paints, or markers, bring the northern lights to the blank skies.
Further Reading: Polar Bears Past Bedtime
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Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches
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Knights and Castles Crossword Puzzle
Use the clues to fill in this puzzle.
Further Reading: The Knight at Dawn
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The Knight at Dawn Word Search
Find and circle the list of words in this Knight at Dawn word search. They can be horizontal, vertical, forwards, backwards, or diagonal.
Further Reading: The Knight at Dawn
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Mummies in the Morning Crossword
Use the clues Down and Across to fill in the puzzle spaces. And beware of black cats with gold collars!
Further Reading: Mummies in the Morning
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Earthquakes Word Search
Find and circle the listed words. They can be horizontal, vertical, forward, backward, or diagonal.
Further Reading: Earthquake in the Early Morning
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Other Games
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Stade Maze
How quickly can you run the footrace called the Stade? It was the only event in the early Olympics.
Further Reading: Hour of the Olympics
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Translate Morse Code
Morse code is an international form of communication that was used during the time Titanic was launched. Using the alphabet key, see if you can decipher the following message to the captain of the Titanic.
Further Reading: Tonight on the Titanic
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Ninja Puppets
Cut out the Ninja figure along the dotted lines. Trace and glue onto cardboard. Cut out and attach to popsicle sticks to create Ninja puppets for shadow play. Draw in faces and color in stick figures for puppet performances.
Further Reading: Night of the Ninjas
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Weight on the Moon
Weigh each of the following objects on a scale. Record their Earth weight in pounds and then calculate their equivalent moon weights. Finally, weigh yourself and calculate how much you would weigh on the moon!
Further Reading: Midnight on the Moon
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Word Scramble
Unscramble the letters below and reorder them in the spaces provided to see Morgan’s special message to Jack, Annie, and you, too!
Further Reading: Lions at Lunchtime
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Discover the Magic Tree House Series
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