Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Common Core History Resources

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

Learn about George Washington with this reading comprehension challenge.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Read a short biography of Abraham Lincoln and answer the quiz questions.

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

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

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.

Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.

Children read the First Amendment, then complete a simple word scramble puzzle and answer reading comprehension questions.

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

Take a quiz on basic facts about U.S. history and government.

In this historical heroes worksheet, children are introduced to Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to help found Tuskegee University and advocate for the educational and civl rights of fellow African Americans.

Budding essayists will practice organizing their ideas using the template and prompts on this worksheet.

Learners get a brief introduction to the capital of the United States in this worksheet.

Learn the important dates in the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Help your child learn more about famous American, Benjamin Franklin.

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

Introduce second and third graders to W.E.B. Du Bois, writer, sociologist, and civil rights advocate, with this nonfiction comprehension worksheet.

Write your own Abraham Lincoln biography using a simple essay template.

Help students organize their ideas with this versatile storyboard graphic organizer! Children can use it to respond to text, organize the order of events, or even as a pre-writing tool to collect ideas.

Edison was one of the most productive inventors, inventing the telephone, the light bulb, and of course, the motion picture.