3rd Grade Social Studies Resources

Label the continents with this cut-and-paste worksheet!

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Practice using a compass to find the directions!

The Pilgrims weren't always THE Pilgrims -- read all about their lives before they landed at Plymouth Rock.

In this reading sheet, students will find out about everyday life during the Civil War.

Kids use a U.S. map to locate and color their home state and show where they've been and where they'd like to go on this third grade social studies worksheet.

In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.

Invite children to get to know their home state a little better with this series of questions and prompts.

Use this worksheet to help your child learn a little bit about the North Pole!

On this worksheet, students read about this important historical document and complete the sentences using what they learned.

Learn how to calculate time across time zones in this math and geography worksheet!

Little explorers take a mini-tour of the United States on this third grade geography and social studies worksheet. Kids use a map to answer geography questions.

Get to know your world map! Here's a great introduction to world geography, where your child can color and label important locations in the world.

Challenge your third grader to put all 50 states in alphabetical order, and brush up on U.S. geography while they're at it!

In this hands-on social studies worksheet, learners will match each of eight roles to their corresponding branches of government.

Children read a brief history of fireworks, then answer a series of questions designed to help them reflect on what they have learned.

Find and circle ten different states in this fun word search.

Give budding historians practice reading and interpreting timelines with this engaging social studies worksheet!

In this puzzle, children will find and circle eight words related to the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

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

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

Help your child visualize the passing of time in this easy timeline craft.

Learners will get to know the history of the American flag in this social studies worksheet.

Explore the difference between facts and opinions in the context of colonial history with this engaging social studies worksheet!

Students investigate the roles of producers and consumers in this one-page social studies worksheet! 

Confused about continents? Get better acquainted with all the continents on earth with this word scramble.

From voting to cleaning up to just plain common courtesy, this social studies worksheet gives a few examples of how to be a good citizen.