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Fishing for Headlines
Fishing for Headlines
Activity
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Fishing for Headlines
Fifth Grade
Reading
Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.
Activity
Fishing for Headlines
Fishing for Headlines
Activity
Fishing for Headlines
Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Activity
The United States Constitution: The Preamble
The United States Constitution: The Preamble
Interactive Worksheet
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The United States Constitution: The Preamble
Sixth Grade
Civics and Government
Students gain insight into the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the founding ideals of the newly formed government with this engaging social studies worksheet!
Interactive Worksheet
The United States Constitution: The Preamble
The United States Constitution: The Preamble
Interactive Worksheet
The United States Constitution: The Preamble
Students gain insight into the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the founding ideals of the newly formed government with this engaging social studies worksheet!
Sixth Grade
Civics and Government
Interactive Worksheet
Reading a Timeline: Early Colonial History
Reading a Timeline: Early Colonial History
Worksheet
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Reading a Timeline: Early Colonial History
Third Grade
History
Give budding historians practice reading and interpreting timelines with this engaging social studies worksheet!
Worksheet
Reading a Timeline: Early Colonial History
Reading a Timeline: Early Colonial History
Worksheet
Reading a Timeline: Early Colonial History
Give budding historians practice reading and interpreting timelines with this engaging social studies worksheet!
Third Grade
History
Worksheet
What is a Timeline?
What is a Timeline?
Worksheet
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What is a Timeline?
Second Grade
Social Studies Skills
Help your child visualize the passing of time in this easy timeline craft.
Worksheet
What is a Timeline?
What is a Timeline?
Worksheet
What is a Timeline?
Help your child visualize the passing of time in this easy timeline craft.
Second Grade
Social Studies Skills
Worksheet
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
Worksheet
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Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
Sixth Grade
Social Studies Skills
Investigate the difference between primary and secondary sources with this helpful social studies worksheet!
Worksheet
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
Worksheet
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
Investigate the difference between primary and secondary sources with this helpful social studies worksheet!
Sixth Grade
Social Studies Skills
Worksheet
Current Events: What's in the News?
Current Events: What's in the News?
Worksheet
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Current Events: What's in the News?
Sixth Grade
History
Learn how to analyze and interpret current events with the help of this graphic organizer! 
Worksheet
Current Events: What's in the News?
Current Events: What's in the News?
Worksheet
Current Events: What's in the News?
Learn how to analyze and interpret current events with the help of this graphic organizer! 
Sixth Grade
History
Worksheet
Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline
Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline
Interactive Worksheet
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Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline
Third Grade
Reading
In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.
Interactive Worksheet
Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline
Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline
Interactive Worksheet
Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline
In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.
Third Grade
Reading
Interactive Worksheet
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Activity
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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Second Grade
Reading
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Activity
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Second Grade
Reading
Activity
Facts and Opinions: Colonial America
Facts and Opinions: Colonial America
Interactive Worksheet
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Facts and Opinions: Colonial America
Third Grade
History
Explore the difference between facts and opinions in the context of colonial history with this engaging social studies worksheet!
Interactive Worksheet
Facts and Opinions: Colonial America
Facts and Opinions: Colonial America
Interactive Worksheet
Facts and Opinions: Colonial America
Explore the difference between facts and opinions in the context of colonial history with this engaging social studies worksheet!
Third Grade
History
Interactive Worksheet
Fact and Opinion: Can You Tell the Difference?
Fact and Opinion: Can You Tell the Difference?
Worksheet
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Fact and Opinion: Can You Tell the Difference?
Sixth Grade
Social Studies Skills
Use this worksheet to help middle school students learn how to tell the difference between historical facts and opinions!
Worksheet
Fact and Opinion: Can You Tell the Difference?
Fact and Opinion: Can You Tell the Difference?
Worksheet
Fact and Opinion: Can You Tell the Difference?
Use this worksheet to help middle school students learn how to tell the difference between historical facts and opinions!
Sixth Grade
Social Studies Skills
Worksheet
Presidential Potpourri
Presidential Potpourri
Workbook
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Presidential Potpourri
Second Grade
Social Studies Skills
Learn about presidents Washington, Lincoln and Obama. Reading quizzes, writing in academic formats, color-by-numbers, history timelines and designing monuments: This workbook has it all!
Workbook
Presidential Potpourri
Presidential Potpourri
Workbook
Presidential Potpourri
Learn about presidents Washington, Lincoln and Obama. Reading quizzes, writing in academic formats, color-by-numbers, history timelines and designing monuments: This workbook has it all!
Second Grade
Social Studies Skills
Workbook
Causes of the Civil War Timeline
Causes of the Civil War Timeline
Worksheet
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Causes of the Civil War Timeline
Sixth Grade
History
Use this stand-alone timeline as a handy reference for key events leading up to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861.
Worksheet
Causes of the Civil War Timeline
Causes of the Civil War Timeline
Worksheet
Causes of the Civil War Timeline
Use this stand-alone timeline as a handy reference for key events leading up to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861.
Sixth Grade
History
Worksheet
Analyzing Political Cartoons: Women's Right to Vote
Analyzing Political Cartoons: Women's Right to Vote
Worksheet
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Analyzing Political Cartoons: Women's Right to Vote
Seventh Grade
History
Students read background information about the women’s voting rights cartoon and answer questions to uncover textual and visual messages hidden in the cartoon.
Worksheet
Analyzing Political Cartoons: Women's Right to Vote
Analyzing Political Cartoons: Women's Right to Vote
Worksheet
Analyzing Political Cartoons: Women's Right to Vote
Students read background information about the women’s voting rights cartoon and answer questions to uncover textual and visual messages hidden in the cartoon.
Seventh Grade
History
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Primary Source Analysis: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Worksheet
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Primary Source Analysis: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Sixth Grade
History
Introduce students to the primary-source text of the Gettysburg Address—and the context in which was delivered—with this three-page social studies worksheet.
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Primary Source Analysis: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Introduce students to the primary-source text of the Gettysburg Address—and the context in which was delivered—with this three-page social studies worksheet.
Sixth Grade
History
Worksheet
Reading BCE/CE Timelines
Reading BCE/CE Timelines
Worksheet
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Reading BCE/CE Timelines
Sixth Grade
Social Studies Skills
Investigate how to read and interpret BCE/CE timelines with this explanatory social studies worksheet!
Worksheet
Reading BCE/CE Timelines
Reading BCE/CE Timelines
Worksheet
Reading BCE/CE Timelines
Investigate how to read and interpret BCE/CE timelines with this explanatory social studies worksheet!
Sixth Grade
Social Studies Skills
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: Hammurabi's Code
Primary Source Analysis: Hammurabi's Code
Worksheet
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Primary Source Analysis: Hammurabi's Code
Sixth Grade
History
Introduce students to the Babylonian king Hammurabi and the code of laws he created with this three-page social studies worksheet.
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: Hammurabi's Code
Primary Source Analysis: Hammurabi's Code
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: Hammurabi's Code
Introduce students to the Babylonian king Hammurabi and the code of laws he created with this three-page social studies worksheet.
Sixth Grade
History
Worksheet
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources: The American Revolution
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources: The American Revolution
Worksheet
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Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources: The American Revolution
Third Grade
Social Studies Skills
Help learners review and understand the difference between primary and secondary sources with this social studies worksheet!
Worksheet
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources: The American Revolution
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources: The American Revolution
Worksheet
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources: The American Revolution
Help learners review and understand the difference between primary and secondary sources with this social studies worksheet!
Third Grade
Social Studies Skills
Worksheet
Types of Sources: Primary, Secondary, and Non-historical
Types of Sources: Primary, Secondary, and Non-historical
Worksheet
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Types of Sources: Primary, Secondary, and Non-historical
Sixth Grade
Social Studies Skills
Explore the differences between primary, secondary, and non-historical sources with this social studies worksheet!
Worksheet
Types of Sources: Primary, Secondary, and Non-historical
Types of Sources: Primary, Secondary, and Non-historical
Worksheet
Types of Sources: Primary, Secondary, and Non-historical
Explore the differences between primary, secondary, and non-historical sources with this social studies worksheet!
Sixth Grade
Social Studies Skills
Worksheet
How to Read a Political Cartoon
How to Read a Political Cartoon
Worksheet
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How to Read a Political Cartoon
Sixth Grade
Social Studies Skills
Use this handy reference sheet to provide students with a valuable framework for reading and analyzing political cartoons.
Worksheet
How to Read a Political Cartoon
How to Read a Political Cartoon
Worksheet
How to Read a Political Cartoon
Use this handy reference sheet to provide students with a valuable framework for reading and analyzing political cartoons.
Sixth Grade
Social Studies Skills
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: "Join, or Die" Cartoon
Primary Source Analysis: "Join, or Die" Cartoon
Worksheet
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Primary Source Analysis: "Join, or Die" Cartoon
Sixth Grade
History
Use this social studies worksheet to give students practice analyzing primary sources while learning a bit about Colonial America during the French and Indian War.
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: "Join, or Die" Cartoon
Primary Source Analysis: "Join, or Die" Cartoon
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: "Join, or Die" Cartoon
Use this social studies worksheet to give students practice analyzing primary sources while learning a bit about Colonial America during the French and Indian War.
Sixth Grade
History
Worksheet
American Revolution Timeline: Events Leading to the Boston Massacre
American Revolution Timeline: Events Leading to the Boston Massacre
Worksheet
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American Revolution Timeline: Events Leading to the Boston Massacre
Sixth Grade
History
Students review a timeline and answer questions about key historical events that took place from 1763 in lead up to the 1770 Boston Massacre.
Worksheet
American Revolution Timeline: Events Leading to the Boston Massacre
American Revolution Timeline: Events Leading to the Boston Massacre
Worksheet
American Revolution Timeline: Events Leading to the Boston Massacre
Students review a timeline and answer questions about key historical events that took place from 1763 in lead up to the 1770 Boston Massacre.
Sixth Grade
History
Worksheet
Hyperboles in History
Hyperboles in History
Worksheet
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Hyperboles in History
Seventh Grade
Figurative Language
Students will learn about the history of hyperbole in literature and politics.
Worksheet
Hyperboles in History
Hyperboles in History
Worksheet
Hyperboles in History
Students will learn about the history of hyperbole in literature and politics.
Seventh Grade
Figurative Language
Worksheet
Ancient Minoan Civilization: Analyzing Frescoes
Ancient Minoan Civilization: Analyzing Frescoes
Worksheet
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Ancient Minoan Civilization: Analyzing Frescoes
Sixth Grade
History
Students learn about the ancient Minoans and draw conclusions about their culture and social traditions by analyzing three colorful wall paintings, called frescoes.
Worksheet
Ancient Minoan Civilization: Analyzing Frescoes
Ancient Minoan Civilization: Analyzing Frescoes
Worksheet
Ancient Minoan Civilization: Analyzing Frescoes
Students learn about the ancient Minoans and draw conclusions about their culture and social traditions by analyzing three colorful wall paintings, called frescoes.
Sixth Grade
History
Worksheet
Jackson’s Presidency: Analyzing a Political Cartoon
Jackson’s Presidency: Analyzing a Political Cartoon
Worksheet
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Jackson’s Presidency: Analyzing a Political Cartoon
Sixth Grade
History
This social studies worksheet give students an opportunity to examine a political cartoon about the banking controversy during Andrew Jackson’s presidency.
Worksheet
Jackson’s Presidency: Analyzing a Political Cartoon
Jackson’s Presidency: Analyzing a Political Cartoon
Worksheet
Jackson’s Presidency: Analyzing a Political Cartoon
This social studies worksheet give students an opportunity to examine a political cartoon about the banking controversy during Andrew Jackson’s presidency.
Sixth Grade
History
Worksheet
Analyzing Historical Artwork: The First Thanksgiving, 1621
Analyzing Historical Artwork: The First Thanksgiving, 1621
Worksheet
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Analyzing Historical Artwork: The First Thanksgiving, 1621
Sixth Grade
History
Learn how to analyze historical artwork with the help of this social studies worksheet!
Worksheet
Analyzing Historical Artwork: The First Thanksgiving, 1621
Analyzing Historical Artwork: The First Thanksgiving, 1621
Worksheet
Analyzing Historical Artwork: The First Thanksgiving, 1621
Learn how to analyze historical artwork with the help of this social studies worksheet!
Sixth Grade
History
Worksheet
Using a Timeline: Barack Obama
Using a Timeline: Barack Obama
Interactive Worksheet
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Using a Timeline: Barack Obama
Second Grade
Reading
Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.
Interactive Worksheet
Using a Timeline: Barack Obama
Using a Timeline: Barack Obama
Interactive Worksheet
Using a Timeline: Barack Obama
Children learn about the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, in this timeline activity.
Second Grade
Reading
Interactive Worksheet
History of Money
History of Money
Worksheet
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History of Money
Fifth Grade
Economics
Study a timeline of American money and answer quiz questions.
Worksheet
History of Money
History of Money
Worksheet
History of Money
Study a timeline of American money and answer quiz questions.
Fifth Grade
Economics
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: Excerpts From Washington's Farewell Address
Primary Source Analysis: Excerpts From Washington's Farewell Address
Worksheet
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Primary Source Analysis: Excerpts From Washington's Farewell Address
Seventh Grade
Civics and Government
Learners explore the challenges involved in the U.S. establishing a new nation and Washington’s significant role in that development with this engaging social studies worksheet.
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: Excerpts From Washington's Farewell Address
Primary Source Analysis: Excerpts From Washington's Farewell Address
Worksheet
Primary Source Analysis: Excerpts From Washington's Farewell Address
Learners explore the challenges involved in the U.S. establishing a new nation and Washington’s significant role in that development with this engaging social studies worksheet.
Seventh Grade
Civics and Government
Worksheet
Texas Annexation Timeline
Texas Annexation Timeline
Worksheet
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Texas Annexation Timeline
Sixth Grade
History
Learn how the Texas territory changed hands several times before becoming a U.S. state with this helpful timeline! 
Worksheet
Texas Annexation Timeline
Texas Annexation Timeline
Worksheet
Texas Annexation Timeline
Learn how the Texas territory changed hands several times before becoming a U.S. state with this helpful timeline! 
Sixth Grade
History
Worksheet
George Washington Timeline
George Washington Timeline
Worksheet
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George Washington Timeline
Second Grade
History
Learn about the important dates in George Washington's life and sort them into a timeline.
Worksheet
George Washington Timeline
George Washington Timeline
Worksheet
George Washington Timeline
Learn about the important dates in George Washington's life and sort them into a timeline.
Second Grade
History
Worksheet
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