4th and 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

Learn about the foundational process of American democracy in this essential worksheet!

This map grid worksheet will help kids learn their way around an old-fashioned map!

Your young learner will discover the basics of local government with this worksheet all about municipalities.

Do your students know the difference between Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day? This reading comprehension worksheet will teach them about the similarities and differences of the holidays. First, they’ll read a passage that provides facts ab

Put your American history knowledge to the test with this challenging colonial word search!

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

Learn more about the life of Anne Frank, a tragic, true-life story of a young girl caught up in the horrors of war.

Practice telling time across time zones with this hands-on geography and map worksheet!

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

Ever wonder how the plasma TV came to be? Read a brief history of the television with this ode to inventors.