4th and 5th Grade History Resources

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

Get a quick rundown of the differences between two types of government, democracy and monarchy, to help get your child ready for 5th grade history.

Your 5th grader learns all about freedom in history class. Take a time-out to ask what freedom really means to your kid.

In this worksheet, learners will put their geography skills to the test as they label all 13 colonies on a map.

This patriotic printable reviews historic battlefields and cities through an American Revolution word search.

How light can you pack? When immigrants came to Ellis Island, they didn't have moving trucks or big comfy suitcases; they brought what they could carry.

Immigrants at Angel Island were often given confusing questions designed to keep them from passing into the USA. Try out some historical questions yourself.

It's a spelling unscramble challenge using names and places of the American Revolution!

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

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

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

In this two-page worksheet, learners will read excerpts form Dr. King's moving and powerful speech, then reflect on his vision by drawing an illustration inspired by his words.

On this worksheet, students read about this important historical document and complete the sentences using what they learned.

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

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Learners will test their knowledge of some of the key players and events of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

Learn all about The Mayflower, the famous ship the Pilgrims made their great journey in.

Introduce learners to 42 inspiring Black American innovators, artists, thinkers, and leaders with this seven-page set of cut-out cards.

The Underground Railroad helped thousands of enslaved Americans find freedom. In this worksheet, your student will learn about this historic network.

Your young historian will learn about the some of the most notable African American inventors with this worksheet.

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

Children learn about American Civil Rights and Abolitionist pioneers in this word search puzzle worksheet.

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

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Check out this one-page constitution worksheet that introduces kids to the Constitution of the United States.

Children will match the names of 10 key figures in the American Revolutionary War with a description of what each person did.

Children learn about Madam C.J. Walker, the first woman to become a self-made millionaire in the United States, in this Finding the Main Idea worksheet.

Explore the geography of ancient Egypt in this informative history worksheet! 

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.