Kindergarten and 1st Grade Common Core Social Studies Worksheets

Help your first grader learn basic terms for position and direction. He'll practice identifying left or right, as well as the cardinal directions, and more!

Children use their critical thinking skills and knowledge of community helpers to select the odd picture out.

What is a service job? This worksheet helps your students think critically about the different jobs people have and what they do in those jobs.

Children practice differentiating between past and present in this Venn diagram sorting activity.

In this playful matching activity, learners will connect workers to their tools and equipment by drawing lines from each job title to the correct corresponding item.

Children use their critical thinking skills and knowledge of community helpers to select the odd picture out.

Practice comparative thinking (and writing!) with this getting-to-know-you worksheet!

Which types of landmarks do you recognize in your neighborhood? Get outdoors with your little one and explore your community.

Water isn't just for drinking! What else do we use water for? Kids practice their reasoning skills as they fill out this social studies worksheet.

Do you know your community vehicles? These workers need help getting back to them, and it's up to your child to help them out!

Use this worksheet to help students write sentences about the first African American women to enter space, Mae Jemison.

Build an appreciation for mother nature with this national parks info page for kids! Your little park ranger will learn the basics of national parks services.

This worksheet introduces United States symbols for kids. Does your child know that every country has symbols that are special to its citizens?

This social studies worksheet is a great way to encourage the next generation to understand the value and impact of voting while helping learners practice reading comprehension strategies.

Teach your child all about our nation's very first national park with this coloring sheet

Children get to know a few community helpers and the equipment they use in their daily work with this fun word search puzzle.

Learn the Pledge of Allegiance with this fun coloring sheet!

This printable introduces two famous U.S. symbols for kids: Mount Rushmore and Betsy Ross.

Children color in the objects a police officer uses in the line of duty, then label them using a word bank.

One of the most awesome sights to behold, the Grand Canyon is one of our nation's most famous national parks.

Children color in the tools and clothing doctors use at work, then label them using a word bank.

Children color in the objects a firefighter uses in the line of duty, then label them using a word bank.

By checking out this old photograph of a baseball player, kids will start to see that just about everything on earth changes with time.

Children color in the objects a mail carrier uses at work, then label them using a word bank.

Get your child into the patriotic spirit with this fun song-based activity.

Start learning basic concepts of history with a Venn Diagram activity! Your child will consider objects we've used in the past and the present.

The “I Voted” sticker has become a tradition at polling booths around the country! Introduce children to this symbol of civic pride with this engaging coloring worksheet.

Rooney wants to run for president. See if you agree with his vision of a perfect school, and write your own opinion!

This is a forest without trees! Teach your child about the Petrified Forest with this worksheet, and talk about why we protect this colorful piece of land.

In this intro-to-history worksheet, kids can start with something familiar -- family photos from a real American family through the years.