2nd and 3rd Grade Social Studies Worksheets

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Label the continents with this cut-and-paste worksheet!

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

Practice using a compass to find the directions!

The origin of Valentine's Day is a mystery made up of legends and history. Learn about the possible origin of Valentine's Day in this Venn diagram worksheet.

The Pilgrims weren't always THE Pilgrims -- read all about their lives before they landed at Plymouth Rock.

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

Ask students to read an interesting biography about Dr. Mae Jemison and then answer questions about the text!

Kids use a U.S. map to locate and color their home state and show where they've been and where they'd like to go on this third grade social studies worksheet.

Learn about George Washington with this reading comprehension challenge.

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

In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.

Fill this red envelope with lucky money to wish someone born in the Year of the Horse good fortune for lunar new year!

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

In this puzzle, children will find and circle eight words related to the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Invite children to get to know their home state a little better with this series of questions and prompts.

An icon of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks is featured on this simple coloring page, a perfect way for your child to engage in learning history.

Little explorers take a mini-tour of the United States on this third grade geography and social studies worksheet. Kids use a map to answer geography questions.

On this worksheet, students read about this important historical document and complete the sentences using what they learned.

Children follow along the incredible life story of Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery to rescue hundreds of other enslaved people.

A simple coloring page can help teach U.S. history! Introduce your child to Harriet Tubman, an important historical figure from Abolitionist and Civil War era.

Track important events in the life of an important woman with this Sojourner Truth timeline, a great way to get used to reading and writing nonfiction.

Get to know your world map! Here's a great introduction to world geography, where your child can color and label important locations in the world.

Challenge your third grader to put all 50 states in alphabetical order, and brush up on U.S. geography while they're at it!

Confused about continents? Get better acquainted with all the continents on earth with this word scramble.

Help your budding reader learn how to spice up a boring biography by asking him to add in the details that make good writing even better.

In this hands-on social studies worksheet, learners will match each of eight roles to their corresponding branches of government.

This Martin Luther King, Jr. coloring page features the most famous and most influential civil rights activist himself!

From voting to cleaning up to just plain common courtesy, this social studies worksheet gives a few examples of how to be a good citizen.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale!