5th Grade Social Studies Resources : Page 7

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.

Learn some basic facts and figures about The Great Lakes, an important geographical feature.

Find out some fun facts about the beautiful country of Italy, and test your knowledge of famous Italian landmarks. Where would you visit first?

Young historians will love learning facts about the famous Viking explorer Leif Ericson while practicing their reading comprehension and writing skills.

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

Children learn about Rosie the Riveter, a fictional character who would became a well-known symbol of the World War II war effort, in this social studies worksheet.

Check out this cool Machu Picchu coloring page for your little world traveler.

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.

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

Children are introduced to 24 changemakers from around the world with this set of Women Who Dared to Dream cards.

In Blarney: A Game of Deception, children learn about the legend of the Blarney Stone, along with the rules for a fun game where they must decide which player is lying!

Have your social studies student try her hand and writing her own protest song in this creative worksheet.

Celebrate Irish-American history with this printable about four founding fathers from Ireland!

Use this worksheet to help your students understand patriotic songs, like an older national anthem.

Give your 5th grader's vocabulary a boost while deepening their U.S. history knowledge with this social studies worksheet.

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

Review Civil War key terms and people with this history sheet. Your child will decide which terms describe the Confederacy and which describe the Union.

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.

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.

Are you prepared to jet off to Japan? Get the facts about this Asian nation by testing your knowledge of Japan's great landmarks and history.

Many families, some with young children, made the treacherous journey west in wagon trains. What would your child think of making such a journey?