1st and 2nd Grade History Resources : Page 2

Westward Ho! All you explorers, have fun coloring and building your own paper covered wagon with this printable project.

Children are introduced to author, activist, and poet Maya Angelou in this historial heroes worksheet.

Read a short biography of Abraham Lincoln and answer the quiz questions.

Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

Learn more about Sally Ride's amazing career in aeronautics by coloring in this cartoonized version of her!

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

An icon of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks is featured on this simple coloring page, a perfect way for your child to engage in learning history.

This coloring page features a master painting that you may recognize: the Mona Lisa!

If your child is reviewing America's history, start at the very beginning with this revolutionary war coloring page.

Here's Marie Curie, a famous scientist, at home in her lab where she made some of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century.

Get acquainted with one of our nation's most famous buildings, the Washington Monument, by building a small paper model!

Check out a fun and simple Olympic timeline which highlights some of the most memorable moments throughout history.

In this historical heroes worksheet, children are introduced to Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to help found Tuskegee University and advocate for the educational and civl rights of fellow African Americans.

Help your child learn more about famous American, Benjamin Franklin.

Color in a picture of George Washington according to the color-by-number guide.

Introduce young children to George Washington Carver, who rose from slavery to become a leading agricultural pioneer, innovator, inventor, and educator, with this coloring worksheet.

Don't let her proper posture and folded hands fool you -- Susan B. Anthony has a long history of speaking her mind!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this inspiring poster!

Art meets adventure in this hands-on coloring page.

Here's an easy introduction to U.S. history for your child! This coloring page features educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune.

Edison was one of the most productive inventors, inventing the telephone, the light bulb, and of course, the motion picture.

Take a quiz on basic facts about U.S. history and government.

Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."

This worksheet helps your kid distinguish between life in the past and the present. He'll look at scenes from the past, then draw modern day equivalents.

Learners get a brief introduction to the capital of the United States in this worksheet.

Learn the important dates in the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Eleanor changed the definition of the First Lady -- she used her status and wealth to help change the lives of those less fortunate.

Introduce second and third graders to W.E.B. Du Bois, writer, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, with this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Color in this picture of Sojourner Truth, one of the very first abolitionists and women's rights advocates.