Social Studies Skills Resources

Students can build essential social studies skills from an early age with Education.com’s collection of over 40 interactive worksheets, lesson plans, and hands-on activities for preschool through middle school. These resources support a variety of learning environments, including classrooms and at-home learning.

Early learners start with foundational concepts using worksheets like What is a Timeline?, which introduces the purpose and structure of timelines to support historical understanding. As students advance, they strengthen their ability to evaluate information with activities that teach how to identify facts versus opinions, an important part of building analytical thinking skills. Exercises like Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources: The American Revolution teach students to differentiate between primary, secondary, and non-historical sources, a vital skill for analyzing historical evidence and supporting future academic research. Middle school students can explore current events with worksheets such as Current Events: What’s in the News? These resources help students practice reading and interpreting news stories at the local, national, and international levels. Additional materials focus on interpreting BCE and CE timelines and highlight important historical inventions that shaped different cultures and societies.

This focused collection helps students develop strong information literacy and historical thinking skills that are central to social studies education. Filters by grade, topic, and resource type help educators and families quickly find relevant social studies worksheets and materials.