5th - 8th Grade History Resources

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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Give middle school learners an opportunity to dig into the original text of this historical document with this two-page social studies worksheet.

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

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

Explore the difference between facts and opinions in the context of colonial history with this engaging social studies worksheet!

Meet Squanto, a man said to have shared his knowledge with the Pilgrims to help them survive in a new land.

Introduce students to the Age of European Exploration with this social studies worksheets for middle grades!

Learners read descriptions of Enlightenment ideas associated with philosophers in a table and try to match the philosopher and book associated with each statement.

Explore the geography of ancient Egypt in this informative history worksheet! 

Students explore the geographic features of the Nile River and read about its impact on the development of ancient Egyptian civilization.

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

In this middle school history worksheet, students identify which inventor from the word bank is associated with the listed inventions.

Inspire kids to learn about black changemakers all year by displaying this poster at home or in the classroom.

Children use their creative writing skills with this Thanksgiving prompt.

Explore the geographic diversity that helped shape early civilizations in ancient India!

Invite students to travel the world as they explore the New Seven Wonders of the World with this engaging research activity!