2nd Grade Holidays Social Studies Resources

Learn about George Washington with this reading comprehension challenge.

This Las Posadas coloring page introduces kids to the pre-Christmas celebration celebrated in Mexico, Guetemala, and more. Try our Las Posadas coloring page.

Inspire kids to learn about black changemakers all year by displaying this poster at home or in the classroom.

How many stars and stripes do you see? Get in the mood for 4th of July with this fun American Flag coloring sheet.

In this worksheet, children will follow prompts to draw three pictures of people working, writing the name of each job and a brief description of what they do.

This Martin Luther King, Jr. coloring page features the most famous and most influential civil rights activist himself!

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

Find presidential and historical words in this election-themed word search.

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

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

Do goblins and ghostly mansions scare your child? Give your second grader map practice with this haunted scene and find the location of each spooky item.

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

On this fun social studies worksheet, kids read about some of the things John Adams accomplished, then test their knowledge with a fun unscrambling activity.

Learn about the important dates in George Washington's life and sort them into a timeline.

Take a historic trip back to the civil war period and color the soldiers from the two opposing forces.

Increase your kid's cultural literacy with this word search is inspired by Ramadan, an important Islamic holiday.

The origin of Valentine's Day is a mystery made up of legends and history. Learn about the possible origin of Valentine's Day in this Venn diagram worksheet.

See how electoral votes work in the United States presidential election.

This page is both informative and fun to color--a double whammy! Whether your second grader's Jewish or not, you can help her learn all about the Seder plate.

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