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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.

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

In this inventive map-reading worksheet, children will practice using a map and a legend to uncover information.

Learn about George Washington with this reading comprehension challenge.

Learn about the USA's three branches of government and where each one works.

Use this fun and interesting worksheets about maps to help your students use sentence level context clues, examples, and logic to decode text and become more fluent in reading informational text.

Election season is here, and what better way to introduce your future voter to politics than by learning about the federal government?

Children read the First Amendment, then complete a simple word scramble puzzle and answer reading comprehension questions.

Learn the basic facts about the U.S. flag and see the different places where it's waved.

Children discover what community service is, along with examples, in this thoughtful worksheet.

Children are introduced to the life and accomplishments of aeronautics pioneer Amelia Earhart in this fascinating worksheet.

This civics and government worksheet helps second and third graders learn facts about elections and practice identifying key vocabulary terms.

If your child loves singing but isn't so hot on studying history, help her get started studying with this worksheet about singer Celia Cruz.

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.

Find presidential and historical words in this election-themed word search.

Help your child learn more about famous American, Benjamin Franklin.

If your kid is crazy for castles and knights, have her read Eleanor's biography in this worksheet. Enhance her reading skills with a short comprehension quiz.

Children learn about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in this history worksheet.

Edison was one of the most productive inventors, inventing the telephone, the light bulb, and of course, the motion picture.

Read a short biography of Abraham Lincoln and answer the quiz questions.

In this historical heroes worksheet, children are introduced to Booker T. Washington, who rose from slavery to help found Tuskegee University and advocate for the educational and civl rights of fellow African Americans.