Inside: Free printable Idaho Fact Teller for kids with 8 fun facts about the State of Idaho.
We have had so much fun learning about Idaho as part of our study of the 50 states and Washington DC.
One of the kid’s favorite activities was making an Idaho Fact Teller and quizzing each other and Dad about Idaho facts.
This printable Idaho fact teller has eight fun Idaho trivia questions instead of fortunes in that familiar paper fold (think of those cootie catchers and fortune tellers you made as a kid).
Kids pick words, count folds, and reveal answers about the state of Idaho without realizing they’re learning.
What Makes This Idaho Fact Teller Fun
- Tactile engagement: Folding paper and moving flaps keeps hands busy and minds focused on a way that reading alone never does.
- Peer appeal: Kids play fortune tellers with each other, which means your child becomes the one teaching Idaho facts to friends.
- Repeat exposure: Every time they play, they see the questions and answers again, building retention without flashcards.
- Control and choice: Kids get to pick the words and numbers, giving them agency in their own learning experience.
How To Make a Fact Teller
Paper fact tellers are made by folding a square of paper into 8 movable flaps. Each flap is labeled with a number and under each number is a question and answer.
When you Download and print the fact teller you get a page of folding instructions along with the fact teller in color or black and white for kids to color.
This fact teller about Idaho is easy to make, though young kids may need some help with folding.
- Download the free printable fact teller at the bottom of the post and save it to your computer.
- Print the file on regular paper
- Color the fact teller (it’s in black and white so kids can personalize it) or print the colored page.
- Fold and start sharing fun facts about Idaho.
How to Use the Fact Teller
To use the fact teller the person holding the teller asks a friend to choose from each layer of the fact teller in order, word, number and number.
The chosen word and numbers determine which flaps are opened and which question is asked and is fact told.
The Idaho Fact Teller gives kids the choices of the words Idaho, Potato, Gem and River for the first round.
Second and third rounds kids choose a number 1-8 out of the four numbers shown.
The first number selected you move the fact teller open and closing that many times.
The second number is the flap that is lifted with an Idaho fact question and answer under the flap.
Fun Idaho Facts for Kids
The fact teller has 8 Idaho facts inside including:
- What is the state nickname?
- What was its order of statehood?
- What is the state bird?
- What is the state capital?
- What is the state abbreviation?
- What is the state flower?
- What is the state Vegetable?
- How many precious stones can be found when mining?
Free Printable Idaho Fact Teller
Please keep this printable for personal and class use only.
Ready to learn more about Idaho? Check out the fun unit study we did!