1st Grade History Resources

Inspire kids to learn about black changemakers all year by displaying this poster at home or in the classroom.

This coloring page features Jackie Robinson, a baseball player that paved the way for many great talents in baseball.

This worksheet is a brief introduction to the human rights activist and feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.

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

If your learning is an animal lover, give them this inspiring coloring page of one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century!

Here's Marie Curie, a famous scientist, at home in her lab where she made some of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century.

Use this printable booklet to introduce children to the inspiring story of Katherine Johnson, a barrier-breaking NASA mathematician, while building their vocabulary and boosting reading and writing skills.

Learn more about Sally Ride's amazing career in aeronautics by coloring in this cartoonized version of her!

Use this All About Misty Copeland Reader to help early readers learn about Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theater.

This page is both informative and fun to color--a double whammy! Whether your second grader's Jewish or not, you can help her learn all about the Seder plate.

Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing and remains a beacon of proper healthcare to this day.

Don't let her proper posture and folded hands fool you -- Susan B. Anthony has a long history of speaking her mind!

One of the most influential singers of the modern era, Billie Holiday is respected and revered by fans and musicians all over the world.

This Rosa Parks coloring page will give you an opportunity to discuss a brave woman's historic act of defiance with your first grader.

Kids learn that how we live today is different than how we lived in the past by labeling each picture of everyday life as from today or long ago.

Color in a picture of George Washington according to the color-by-number guide.

Sacajawea was an indispensable part of the Lewis and Clark expedition, using her navigation skills to help the team reach the West coast.

Celebrate Black History Month with a coloring page of Frederick Douglass - a social reformer, writer and eloquent speaker.

Josephine Baker was a civil rights activist, WWII spy, and world famous dancer. Children can learn about this inspiring woman through a short paragraph, then color and cut out the Josephine Baker paper doll and her performance outfit.

Here's an easy introduction to U.S. history for your child! This coloring page features educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune.

Eleanor changed the definition of the First Lady -- she used her status and wealth to help change the lives of those less fortunate.

Got an aspiring artist on your hands? Introduce her to a famous work of art with this coloring page: Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh!