2nd - 5th Grade Common Core Social Studies Worksheets

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!

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

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

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

Learners will put their knowledge of the 50 states to the test with this fun sorting worksheet.

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

Learn about George Washington with this reading comprehension challenge.

Children learn about the environmental activist and women's rights advocate Wangari Maathai. Students will read a biography about the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize and answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Children are introduced to two beautiful examples of the power of words in this “I Have a Dream" Speech and "My Country ‘Tis of Thee" Song worksheet.

Children learn about American Civil Rights and Abolitionist pioneers in this word search puzzle worksheet.

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

Give budding historians practice reading and interpreting timelines with this engaging social studies worksheet!

The Underground Railroad helped thousands of enslaved Americans find freedom. In this worksheet, your student will learn about this historic network.

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.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Learn about the USA's three branches of government and where each one works.

Quiz your kid on different landforms in this quick match-up geography drill.

Children will learn how to identify and use a compass rose, including finding a compass rose on a map, and using it to find both cardinal and intermediate directions.

Get to know the White House and the U.S. Capitol in this social studies matching worksheet!

Learn about the Bill of Rights by Illustrating them!

Introduce children to physicist Albert Einstein — and a bit of theoretical physics — with this mini biography.

In this inventive map-reading worksheet, children will practice using a map and a legend to uncover information.

Get to know astronaut Mae Jemison in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Challenge your students to demonstrate their understanding of rural, urban, and suburban communities with this vocabulary worksheet.

Teach your little leprechaun about the various St. Patrick's Day traditions and other fun parts of this special Irish heritage day.

In this intro-to-the-Earth worksheet, kids can cut out the seven continents and place them on the globe.

Test your knowledge of some of the most important figures in the American Revolutionary War! 

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

Let's learn about the Oregon Trail and the "Wagon Train of 1843" with this map of one of the main routes west!

Children are introduced to the life and accomplishments of aeronautics pioneer Amelia Earhart in this fascinating worksheet.