Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Common Core Social Studies Resources

Use this nonfiction comprehension worksheet to help second and third graders learn all about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.

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

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.

Get to know pioneering astrophysicist and mathematician Katherine Johnson in this reading comprehension worksheet!

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

Learn about George Washington with this reading comprehension challenge.

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.

Help your child visualize the passing of time in this easy timeline craft.

Use this fun and interesting worksheets about maps to help your students use sentence level context clues, examples, and logic to decode text and become more fluent in reading informational text.

Children are introduced to the life and accomplishments of aeronautics pioneer Amelia Earhart in this fascinating worksheet.

Learn about the USA's three branches of government and where each one works.

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.

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.

In this inventive map-reading worksheet, children will practice using a map and a legend to uncover information.

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

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Challenge your students to demonstrate their understanding of rural, urban, and suburban communities with this vocabulary worksheet.

Get to know the White House and the U.S. Capitol in this social studies matching worksheet!

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

Children learn the inspiring life story of historical hero Frederick Douglass, who rose from slavery to become a preeminent leader of the abolitionist movement, in this worksheet.

Get your rafts ready, it's time to take a trip down the major rivers of the United States! Read the clues to figure out how to lable each river on this map.

Children are introduced to author, activist, and poet Maya Angelou in this historial heroes worksheet.

In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

Explore history with famous female navigator Sacagawea. Sacagawea was a Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark find their way across the west.

Learn the basic facts about the U.S. flag and see the different places where it's waved.

Find presidential and historical words in this election-themed word search.