2nd - 5th Grade Social Studies Worksheets

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

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

In this worksheet, learners will put their geography skills to the test as they label all 13 colonies on a map.

Practice using a compass to find the directions!

This patriotic printable reviews historic battlefields and cities through an American Revolution word search.

Get a quick rundown of the differences between two types of government, democracy and monarchy, to help get your child ready for 5th grade history.

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

Your 5th grader learns all about freedom in history class. Take a time-out to ask what freedom really means to your kid.

In this reading sheet, students will find out about everyday life during the Civil War.

How light can you pack? When immigrants came to Ellis Island, they didn't have moving trucks or big comfy suitcases; they brought what they could carry.

It's a spelling unscramble challenge using names and places of the American Revolution!

Immigrants at Angel Island were often given confusing questions designed to keep them from passing into the USA. Try out some historical questions yourself.

Give this worksheet to your 4th grader and see if she knows what these countries are or where they are.

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.

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

Learn about latitude and longitude in this map skills sheet.

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

Use this worksheet to help your child learn a little bit about the North Pole!

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about soul music and the history of African-Americans in pop music, all in this Hip-Hop Music worksheet!

On this worksheet, students read about this important historical document and complete the sentences using what they learned.

Learn how to calculate time across time zones in this math and geography worksheet!

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.

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!

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

In this two-page worksheet, learners will read excerpts form Dr. King's moving and powerful speech, then reflect on his vision by drawing an illustration inspired by his words.

Children read a brief history of fireworks, then answer a series of questions designed to help them reflect on what they have learned.

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

Martin Luther King, Jr. is honored as one of the most important leaders in the civil rights movement. Give your fourth and fifth graders a chance to deepen their understanding of his life and legacy through this reader’s theater activity.

Learn all about The Mayflower, the famous ship the Pilgrims made their great journey in.