2nd Grade Common Core Social Studies Worksheets : Page 2

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

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?

Practice reading election data with this data analysis worksheet!

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

Learn the important dates in the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Learn about one of our nation's historical heroes with this social studies worksheet featuring Abraham Lincoln.

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

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.

Learners can gather a lot of information about a topic or issue by interviewing career professionals from the community. Use this Guest Speaker Interview worksheet to have students ask a speaker questions and write down their answers.

The “I Voted” sticker has become a tradition at polling booths around the country! Introduce children to this symbol of civic pride with this engaging coloring worksheet.

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.

Along with a couple library related word games, this fun worksheet has your child do a little research on the place he can call "my library."

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Mary, Queen of Scots, was a fascinating woman in history. Learn a bit more about her life with this history worksheet.

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.