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.

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

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

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

Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.

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

This worksheet on Etta James celebrates the legacy of this African American singer of soul and jazz.

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

Your budding history buff can learn about American history and geography all in one with this Louisiana Purchase activity!

History buffs and fiction lovers alike will enjoy learning about legendary writer Mark Twain with this Wild West worksheet!

Learn more about how the U.S. government works, and works hard, on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. every day.

Whether it’s a poet, inventor, or famous scientist, this worksheet will help learners gather and organize important information.

In this worksheet, children read about the March on Washington, the ideals that inspired it,  and the people who attended it.

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

Let's learn about the Oregon Trail and the "Wagon Train of 1843" with this map of one of the main routes west!

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

Get to know the true story of the midnight ride and the start of the American Revolution with this historical graphic novel.

Young historians get to put themselves in the shoes of American colonists and report back to the king himself in this creative worksheet!

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

Captain Christopher Newport led one of the first journeys across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World and started what would become Jamestown.

The study of the Wild West isn't complete without its outlaws. Learn about two of the most notorious, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid!

Children learn about Susan B. Anthony, an abolitionist and civil rights advocate best remembered for her contributions to the women's suffrage movement.

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.

In this thoughtful culture and writing activity, children will read about each of the tenets of Kwanzaa, then reflect on what these mean to them.

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.

Social studies students will write a descriptive paragraph to show their understanding of life in the Middle Colonies and life in colonial America in general.

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!

Track important events in the life of an important woman with this Sojourner Truth timeline, a great way to get used to reading and writing nonfiction.

Give your 5th grader's vocabulary a boost with help from the Preamble to the Constitution. This worksheet packs vocab and history practice all in one.