2nd - 6th Grade Common Core Social Studies Resources : Page 6

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Children learn about George Washington Carver, who rose from slavery to become a leading agricultural pioneer, innovator, inventor, and educator, in this historical heroes worksheet.

Learn more about the most famous document in the United States' history, and the even more famous man behind it.

Your young historian can explore the Mohawk tribe. This Native American group played an important role in American history.

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

If your child thinks camping in an RV is "roughing it", just wait until he hears what Lewis and Clark went through!

Use this social studies worksheet to give students practice analyzing primary sources while learning a bit about Colonial America during the French and Indian War.

Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing. Your little historian can learn about Florence's life in this biography worksheet.

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

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.

Introduce students to the Babylonian king Hammurabi and the code of laws he created with this three-page social studies worksheet.

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.