5th Grade History Learning Resources

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

Test your student's knowledge of famous people in U.S. history with a quick quiz. He'll need to match up each notable person with his/her accomplishments.

Here's a geography challenge for your fifth grader: can she label the map of the United States with the correct state abbreviations?

Recreate the Ellis Island immigration process at home! Answer these questions that hopeful immigrants answered before being welcomed to the U.S. or sent home.

Boost your fifth grader's social studies savvy with a lesson on the 13 original colonies.

The Underground Railroad aided thousands of enslaved Americans on the road to freedom. Students will learn about the leaders of this movement.

Celebrate the work of our forefathers by writing your own Declaration, in honor of the Declaration of Independence!

The Philadelphia Campaign was a year of battles with the Americans at Valley Forge. Students will hone reading skills and learn about the American Revolution.

Get acquainted with some of the most famous Civil Rights leaders in this challenging word search.

Explore the special vocabulary that applies to the civil rights movement, both the one in our American history and those going on today.

Bring the American Revolution to life with this board game, a fun way to test your child's knowledge of geography and historical facts.

The Battle of Camden was a low point for the American forces in the Revolutionary War. Discover the errors made at the battle in this worksheet.

Meet a few of America's most inspirational female figures with this history sheet. Your student will match up each woman with her accomplishment.

Your child will love learning all about the exploits of the famous European explorer Marco Polo with this attractively illustrated worksheet.

Bump up your 5th grader's U.S.expansion knowledge with this social studies worksheet that asks her to color code the states according to history.

While the Americans lost the Battle of Guilford Court House, the aftermath led to the American victory at Yorktown. Learn more with this history worksheet.

Put your American history knowledge to the test with this challenging colonial word search!

Early in the American Revolution, the Patriots captured Fort Ticonderoga. Your young historian will learn the importance of this fort in this worksheet.

Introduce your history student to one of the most popular Goddesses of ancient Egypt, Bastet (or Bast). Read a bit of info about her, and add some colors!

Meet all the U.S. presidents in this tricky card game that not only quizzes kids on presidential trivia, but helps them practice learning strategies, too.

Learn more about the life of Anne Frank, an tragic, true-life story of a young girl caught up in the horrors of war.

Ever wonder how the whole zombie craze got started? Read about the history of zombies in this awesome reading comprehension packet.

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

Learning the names of important historical landmarks doesn't have to be a chore. You can turn it into a game instead with this fun word search puzzle!