5th Grade Common Core Social Studies Resources : Page 4

Who were the redcoats? Read up on some important faces of the American Revolution with this trading card.

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

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about a famous person. Learners will research an important figure and then write down two true statements and one false statement.

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

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.

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

Write your own Declaration of Independence in this creative writing worksheet!

If some of these lyrics sound familiar, that's because America the Beautiful is a famous national song! Learn all of the lyrics with this worksheet.

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

Imagine being around in colonial America. If you were reporting about the American Revolution what would you have said about the times?

The National Archives in Washington, D.C. isn't just Library of Congress' kid brother, it's a symbol of U.S. democracy.

Consider the perspective of settlers in the Chesapeake Colonies in this creative worksheet! 

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

Early in the American Revolution, the Patriots captured Fort Ticonderoga. Your young historian will learn the importance of this fort in this worksheet.

Get to know Meriwether Lewis, more widely known as one half of the Lewis and Clark duo! Read about his life before and after the expedition.

Did you know that Paul Revere was actually a silversmith? Read a bit more about this famous figure of the American Revolution!

While the Americans lost the Battle of Guilford Court House, the aftermath led to the American victory at Yorktown. Learn more with this history worksheet.

Introduce learners to Juneteenth—past and present—with this inviting social studies worksheet!

The Battle of Camden was a low point for the American forces in the Revolutionary War. Discover the errors made at the battle in this worksheet.

Young historians get to put themselves in the shoes of the Pilgrims and report back to the Queen herself about life in the New England colonies.

Celebrate Black History Month by studying the contributions of African American jazz legends! Here’s a page on Thelonious Monk, the first name in the modern jazz movement.

Children will read a short passage about Otis, then answer questions designed to help them reflect on what they have learned.

John Hancock has one of the most famous signatures in the world! Read about this important player in the American Revolution.

What do you think happened to the colonists at Roanoke? Make up an explanation for the settlers' strange disappearance.

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

Study the contributions of African American jazz legends with this worksheet on master bassist Charles Mingus.

Here is a writing activity to review terms and concepts from the Civil War era. Your child will imagine being a soldier in the war and write a journal entry.