2nd Grade Common Core Social Studies Resources : Page 2

Children read the First Amendment, then complete a simple word scramble puzzle and answer reading comprehension questions.

The 5 Great Lakes consist of Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Challenge your child with these basic trivia questions!

Invite learners to put themselves into the shoes of the leader of the country with this creative exercise.

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

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

Write a letter to the president of the United States with this fill-in-the-blanks worksheet!

Your beginning geography student can practice using coordinates to find a city on a map with this intro to latitude and longitude worksheet.

Help your child learn more about her American heritage with these coloring pages that are chock-full of history featuring the Declaration of Independence.

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.

Budding essayists will practice organizing their ideas using the template and prompts on this worksheet.

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

Master map makers, can you fill in the blanks to this mountainous map? Learn the major mountains of the United States with this fun comprehension activity!

Learn the important dates in the life of Abraham Lincoln.

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

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.

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

Practice reading election data with this data analysis worksheet!

This four-page printable can be made into your community map with information and pop-up buildings.

Families in the United States live in all different settings. Kids think about the similarities and differences between rural and urban life on this worksheet.

Review the classic American tall tales with this character map! Use your knowledge of setting in a story to show where each of these tall tales originated.

Write your own Abraham Lincoln biography using a simple essay template.

Your child might be unaware of the community services that help her family every day. She'll keep track of the places and people that assist her in a week.

Help students organize their ideas with this versatile storyboard graphic organizer! Children can use it to respond to text, organize the order of events, or even as a pre-writing tool to collect ideas.

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

Use Election Night to teach your child about politics and government, and have them add up the electoral votes each presidential candidate earns throughout the night.

Color in this cool scene at the White House, and learn a few White House facts too!

Help your child learn more about Founding Father Alexander Hamilton with this word-scramble worksheet.

Use this reading and writing worksheet to teach first and second grade students about Angela Davis and her life as an activist, writer, and scholar.

In this social studies worksheet, learners will read a short paragraph about elections and then complete a crossword puzzle using vocabulary from the text.