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Compare and Contrast: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day
Compare and Contrast: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day
Worksheet
Compare and Contrast: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day
Do your students know the difference between Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day? This reading comprehension worksheet will teach them about the similarities and differences of the holidays. First, they’ll read a passage that provides facts about ea
4th grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin
Lesson plan
Ben Franklin
Benjamin Franklin wasn't just a Founding Father of the United States of America—he was so much more. In this lesson, students will learn how Ben Franklin changed the shape of Philadelphia.
5th grade
Social studies
Lesson plan
The U.S. Presidents Game
The U.S. Presidents Game
Worksheet
The U.S. Presidents Game
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.
5th grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Revolutionary War Word Search
Revolutionary War Word Search
Worksheet
Revolutionary War Word Search
Keep your kids familiar with some of the key terms from the Revolutionary War with this word search.
5th grade
Social studies
Worksheet
President Match
President Match
Activity
President Match
Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Trace the
Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution
Activity
Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution
Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Candied Rose Petals
Candied Rose Petals
Activity
Candied Rose Petals
Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
How to Cane
How to Cane
Activity
How to Cane
In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Write with a Quill Pen
Write with a Quill Pen
Activity
Write with a Quill Pen
Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
How to Make a Loom
How to Make a Loom
Activity
How to Make a Loom
Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
What is Liberty?
What is Liberty?
Activity
What is Liberty?
Here's a 4th of July project that invites your fifth grader to explore what "liberty" really means to her.
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Famous African-Americans in History
Famous African-Americans in History
Activity
Famous African-Americans in History
To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate his knowledge of famous African-Americans.
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Nobel Peace Prize for Kids
Nobel Peace Prize for Kids
Activity
Nobel Peace Prize for Kids
As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, he will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Civil War Hardtack
Civil War Hardtack
Activity
Civil War Hardtack
Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Craft a Colonial Water Cooler
Craft a Colonial Water Cooler
Activity
Craft a Colonial Water Cooler
Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Draft a Family Constitution
Draft a Family Constitution
Activity
Draft a Family Constitution
What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.
5th grade
Social studies
Activity
Sourdough Science!
Sourdough Science!
Activity
Sourdough Science!
Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!
5th grade
Science
Activity
Write a Thanksgiving Proclamation!
Write a Thanksgiving Proclamation!
Activity
Write a Thanksgiving Proclamation!
Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.
4th grade
Social studies
Activity

5th Grade US History Resources