5th - 8th Grade Social Studies Worksheets : Page 9

Students read a now famous wartime letter, then respond from the perspective of one of its recipients.

Practice analyzing primary source documents with this worksheet featuring excerpts from the June 19, 1865, orders to end slavery in Texas. 

Students will share Ibn Battuta's adventures with this fun reading comprehension and writing worksheet.

History buffs, get ready to learn everything you ever wanted to know about all of our U.S. presidents with a fun matching game!

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

Bring the American Revolution to life with this board game, a fun way to test your child's knowledge of geography and historical facts.

Explore some of the defining characteristics of Native American cultures of the Eastern Woodlands region with this research-based graphic organizer.

Put your U.S. history trivia to the test with this quick crossword puzzle that reviews famous people, places and things from colonial history.

Help your fifth grader memorize the states and capitals with this fun crossword puzzle.

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Hone research skills while exploring some of the defining characteristics of Native American cultures in the Great Plains with this helpful graphic organizer.

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

The American West would not be the same without the influence of Manifest Destiny. Learn about the history of U.S. geography with this Wild West worksheet.

Imagine that YOU were in charge of writing the Declaration of Independence! What kind of demands would you make?

Help your fifth grader learn the U.S. states and capitals with a fun capital crossword puzzle.

Designed for fourth and fifth graders, this social emotional learning worksheet will get your child's creativity flowing while also helping them to develop social awareness and an appreciation for the diversity in our communities and world.

Explore how federal elected officials get into office with this civics and government graphic organizer!

Travel the world in this coloring page series of international places, from the animals of Antarctica to cities of Europe!

Students investigate the life and presidency of Barack Obama with this presidential fact sheet!

Your budding historian can learn about the Buffalo Soldiers, the first African American military troops to serve in peacetime.

Annie Oakley was the superstar of the wild west! Learn more about this Ohio sharpshooter with this worksheet on famous women in history.

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

Learn the major landform regions of the United States, then find the words that best sum each one up at the end.

You've learned your states...now see if you can recall them from memory!

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

G'day, mate! Get to know the country down under with pictures and trivia about Australia and its landmarks.

Learn about world history with this Color the World page about Chichen Itza, one of the oldest and most significant sites in both Mexico and the world today.

Go back in time and expand the nation! Complete this map activity and discuss the impact of the Louisiana Purchase on the U.S.

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

Students write from the perspective of a member of the Wampanoag community, the native population in the region where the Pilgrims landed in 1620.