5th Grade Common Core Social Studies Resources : Page 4

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.

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

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!

Meet a few of America's most inspirational female figures with this history sheet. Your student will match up each woman with her accomplishment.

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.

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

Say hello to Founding Father Samuel Adams, a man who wouldn't go down without a fight when Britain tried to change the rules on the colonists.

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

Empress Wu Zetian ruled China when the western world was in the Dark Ages. This 2nd grade worksheet that balances history with reading comprehension skills.

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!

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

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.

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

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

Challenge your student's knowledge of the U.S. presidents with this series of match-up games.

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.

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

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

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

Use Election Night to teach your child about politics and government, and have them add up the electoral votes each presidential candidate earns throughout the night.

Take flight with this ode to inventors! See the history of the helicopter, from its conception in ancient China to the modern vehicle it is today.

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.