3rd - 5th Grade Social Studies Resources : Page 8

Find and circle the names of ten U.S. states in this geography word search puzzle!

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?

Every state has lots of court houses and hundreds of judges, but our country has set one court above all the rest -- the Supreme Court.

Work up an appetite for geography with this awesome U.S. food map!

America gets its name from Amerigo Vespucci. Kids will learn about this important historical figure with this 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.

Keep your kids familiar with some of the key terms from the Revolutionary War with this word search.

In the worksheet Ideas of the Harlem Renaissance, children learn what this cultural movement was about, as well as some famous artists who emerged at the time.

Children match clues to words like governor, citizens, and election as they complete this worksheet.

Give your growing geographer a hand learning intermediate directions (northeast, southwest, etc.) with a fun mapping activity.

Learn a little bit about the different kinds of breakfast foods consumed in different countries with this scrumptious reading comprehension worksheet.

The Philadelphia Campaign was a year of battles with the Americans at Valley Forge. Students will hone reading skills and learn about the American Revolution.

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

Read the facts on Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the U.S., full of awesome animals and gigantic geysers.

Little geographers will love having this handy printable to help them memorize the U.S. states!

In this biography worksheet, children discover the challenges Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced in her childhood, and read about how she used those obstacles to become a good lawyer and judge.

Celebrate the contributions of famous Irish Americans with this worksheet. Read a bit about each famous figure and complete a comprehension exercise.

History buffs and railroad enthusiasts alike will enjoy learning about the Transcontinental Railroad with this Wild West worksheet!

Ask your child to consider all the pros and cons of moving to a strange and faraway land in this colonial history worksheet.

Young historians learn about four pioneering female scientists as they hone their research skills in this Who Am I? Women in Science worksheet.

Your young student will step back in time with this worksheet on the Ming Dynasty. He'll build comprehension skills as he learns some ancient history.

Can you guess which state has the highest elevation point? Use this Elevations of the U.S. chart to help answer questions in other worksheets.

This Earth Day worksheet promotes discussion and cooperative work among kids as they try to fill out this school house grid.

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

Challenge your fifth grader's geography skills with this state facts crossword puzzle.

Test your fifth grader's geography savvy by challenging him to this printable name the state guessing game.

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