Search Printable 2nd Grade Social Studies Worksheets

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

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

Introduce your second and third graders to the inspiring mathematician and physicist Katherine Johnson. After reading a short biography, children will use what they've learned to answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text.

Children will refer to a map, a key, and a compass rose to answer eight questions in this colorful map-reading worksheet.

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

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

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.

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.

Learn about George Washington with this reading comprehension challenge.

Explore history with famous female navigator Sacagawea. Sacagawea was a Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark find their way across the west.

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

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

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

Children are introduced to author, activist, and poet Maya Angelou in this historial heroes worksheet.

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

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.

In this historical heroes worksheet, second and third graders read a short passage about Owens' life and legacy, then answer the comprehension questions to help determine their understanding.

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

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

Children learn the inspiring life story of historical hero Frederick Douglass, who rose from slavery to become a preeminent leader of the abolitionist movement, in this worksheet.

Use this reading and writing worksheet to teach first and second grade students about Angela Davis and her life as an activist, writer, and scholar.

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

If your child thinks camping in an RV is "roughing it", just wait until he hears what Lewis and Clark went through!

Introduce children to American playwright Lorraine Hanberry, who was only 29 years old when she won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play for "A Raisin in the Sun."