2nd - 5th Grade Common Core Social Studies Resources : Page 5

Masterful musicians can learn the origins of the piano with this music history worksheet.

Resources are an important concept in economics. Introduce your child to three different types of resources with a fun worksheet!

Did you know that Texas was once an independent country? Travel back in time to learn about the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836.

The American West would not be the same without the influence of Manifest Destiny. Learn about the history of U.S. geography with this Wild West worksheet.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the "shot heard around the world" and began the American Revolution.

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

In this reading comprehension worksheet, children will learn about the St. Johns River, the longest river in Florida.

Your budding historian can learn about the Buffalo Soldiers, the first African American military troops to serve in peacetime.

Read the text to this page aloud to your child as she colors, and talk about your family's heritage. Did her ancestors sail past The Statue of Liberty?

Ride along with the Lakota tribe with this history worksheet. These Native Americans were part of the horse culture of the Dakotas.

Learn more about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, often simply called "The Wall," with this interesting printable.

Whether it’s a poet, inventor, or famous scientist, this worksheet will help learners gather and organize important information.

Give your 5th grader's vocabulary a boost with help from the Preamble to the Constitution. This worksheet packs vocab and history practice all in one.

Your budding history buff can learn about American history and geography all in one with this Louisiana Purchase activity!

Young readers can discover the history of the Choctaw Native American tribe with this history worksheet.

Your young historian can step back in time and read about an important battle that helped to end the American Revolution.

Practice reading election data with this data analysis worksheet!

Children read a brief biography of world renowned opera singer Marian Anderson, then answer a series of reading comprehension questions.

Learn what time zones are, and how to use them to calculate time across regions, in this math-meets-geography worksheet.

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.

Katherine Johnson was an African American physicist and mathematician who worked to create the first calculations to send humans into space. Learn more about this inspiring woman with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

This fun worksheet will expose your learners to important female changemakers in the African American community.

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

Social studies students will write a descriptive paragraph to show their understanding of life in the Middle Colonies and life in colonial America in general.

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

In this biography worksheet, children read a passage about Booker T. Washington's life, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on what they have learned.

Spend some time on the east coast with this U.S. geography worksheet, where kids will identify and name the east coast states.

In this worksheet, students learn how the Sit-In movement began, and the impact it had on both the region and the country.