4th and 5th Grade Common Core Social Studies Resources : Page 5

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

Check out this Lewis and Clark expedition map that shows the route's landmarks then and now.

Children learn about the Sit-In movement in the United States, whereby Americans staged nonviolent sit-ins to protest businesses' racist segregationist policies.

One of the greatest moments in not just our country's history, but the history of the world, was the famous moon landing of 1969.

How can you care for your community? Get students thinking deeply with this engaging Ramadan-themed writing prompt!

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African-American jazz legend Charlie Parker!

Look at this scene of a mining town during the Gold Rush and create an advertisement that persuades people to travel to California.

Review Civil War key terms and people with this history sheet. Your child will decide which terms describe the Confederacy and which describe the Union.

Have your movie lover read about the history of movies, and then test her reading comprehension as she arranges the events to complete a timeline.

The Underground Railroad aided thousands of enslaved Americans on the road to freedom. Students will learn about the leaders of this movement.

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Mae Jemison.

Children discover the fascinating history of the guitar, from the kithara to the classical guitar.

Young historians will practice writing essays and get a great reading comprehension workout with this worksheet about the famous Chinese explorer Zheng He.

Find out all about the gorgeous mountains, delicious food and unusual national animals that make Peru such a unique and wonderful nation.

Learn all about the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, and find out why Egyptians built it hundreds of years ago.

Submerge yourself in the fascinating history of submarines! Your little inventor will get a taste of the early stages of this important technology.

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

Check out a fun and simple Olympic timeline which highlights some of the most memorable moments throughout history.

Meet John Muir, the original environmentalist, in this nonfiction reading sheet.

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.

Invite learners to research Ramadan and record their findings using this festive research template!

Use this simple graphic organizer to map out a new word and explore it in depth.

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.

Learn more about this rich agricultural region and how it shaped America in this writing exercise.

Kids will learn all about topography and how to read a topographical map in this topography worksheet.

This state scavenger hunt will challenge your fourth grader's knowledge of U.S. geography, as well as help him practice following written directions.

Learn more about William Penn, a daring man whose actions reflected our Founding Fathers' fixation on freedom.

Introduce your little chef to some different types of Italian food with this challenging word search! She'll get some practice spelling as she goes.

Your child can learn about the last manned space flight with this worksheet that works on history, reading comprenshion and science all in one.