5th and 6th Grade History Resources

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.

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.

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

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

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!

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Explore West Africa's historical gold salt trade with this fascinating reading passage and accompanying set of comprehension questions!

Students gain insight into the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the founding ideals of the newly formed government with this engaging social studies worksheet!

Students read the primary-source text of the first 10 amendments and summarize each one using their own words.

Help students understand the key differences between the two leading city-states in ancient Greece with this engaging social studies worksheet!

Give middle school learners an opportunity to dig into the original text of this historical document with this two-page social studies worksheet.

Learn how to analyze and interpret current events with the help of this graphic organizer! 

Students read background information about the establishment of the Juneteenth holiday and answer comprehension and analysis questions.

Practice analyzing primary source documents with this worksheet featuring excerpts from the June 19, 1865, orders to end slavery in Texas. 

Introduce learners to Juneteenth—past and present—with this inviting social studies worksheet!

Show what you know about Juneteenth with this fun crossword puzzle!

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.

Students familiarize themselves with the three regions of the American Colonies in the 1700s with this three-page social studies worksheet!

Explore and analyze four main types of ancient Greek governments with this two-page world history worksheet!

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.

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

Use this stand-alone timeline as a handy reference for key events leading up to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861.

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

Students gain familiarity with some of the great artists from Renaissance Italy in this engaging art-centered social studies worksheet!

Students explore the first four dynasties in Chinese history and learn some of the key accomplishments of each dynasty.