5th - 8th Grade Social Studies Skills Resources

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

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

Students will learn about the history of hyperbole in literature and politics.

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

Investigate the difference between primary and secondary sources with this helpful social studies worksheet!

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

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.

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

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

Students read background information about the women’s voting rights cartoon and answer questions to uncover textual and visual messages hidden in the cartoon.

Use this handy reference sheet to provide students with a valuable framework for reading and analyzing political cartoons.

Explore the differences between primary, secondary, and non-historical sources with this social studies worksheet!

Use this worksheet to help middle school students learn how to tell the difference between historical facts and opinions!

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.

Students review a timeline and answer questions about key historical events that took place from 1763 in lead up to the 1770 Boston Massacre.

Help learners review and understand the difference between primary and secondary sources with this social studies worksheet!

This social studies worksheet give students an opportunity to examine a political cartoon about the banking controversy during Andrew Jackson’s presidency.

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.

Study a timeline of American money and answer quiz questions.

Investigate how to read and interpret BCE/CE timelines with this explanatory social studies worksheet!

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.

Whether it’s a poet, inventor, or famous scientist, this worksheet will help learners gather and organize important information.

Learn how the Texas territory changed hands several times before becoming a U.S. state with this helpful timeline! 

Introduce students to the Babylonian king Hammurabi and the code of laws he created with this three-page social studies worksheet.

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

Students learn about the ancient Minoans and draw conclusions about their culture and social traditions by analyzing three colorful wall paintings, called frescoes.

Learners will read descriptions of nine important events in U.S. history, then place them in the correct order on a timeline.

Try your hand at being a history detective as you study primary sources from the night the Titanic sank.

Introduce learners to key excerpts from Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty" speech with this two-page social studies worksheet.