Grades K-5

Free Elementary Social Studies Worksheets

59 Social Studies worksheets for grades K through 5. Topics include community helpers, map skills, American symbols, and basic history.

Grade K-1

Community Helpers

Identify community helpers, their tools, and how they serve the community.

8 problems

Grade K-1

Community Helpers: Police, Firefighters, Doctors, and Teachers

Learning how helpers keep our community safe, healthy, and learning

15 problems

Grade K-1

My School: Classrooms, Library, Gym, and Cafeteria

Learning about important places at school

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: American Holidays Fourth of July and Thanksgiving

Learning about two important American holidays

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: American Symbols and Landmarks

Learning about important symbols and places in the United States

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: Famous Americans Washington and Lincoln

Learning about two important U.S. presidents

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: Finding Directions North South East West

Learning the four main directions

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: Holidays and Traditions

Learning about family, school, and community celebrations

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: My Family and Home

Learning about family members, homes, and daily life

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: My Neighborhood What Is Near Your Home?

Identifying places, people, and helpers near home

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: Needs vs Wants

Learning the difference between things people need and things people want

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: Neighbors and Our Community

Learning how people live, help, and work together

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: Our School Community

Learning about people, places, and rules at school

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: Reading a Map: Keys, Compass, Scale

Use map symbols, directions, and simple distance clues

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: Rules and Responsibilities

Learning how rules help people and how responsibilities show care

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: Rules at Home and School Why We Follow Them

Learning how rules help keep people safe, kind, and ready to learn

15 problems

Grade K-1

Social Studies: Then and Now: How Schools and Homes Changed

Comparing schools and homes from long ago and today

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Landforms: Mountains, Rivers, Valleys

Identifying landforms and how people use them

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Map Skills & Cardinal Directions

Read map keys, use a compass rose, and interpret simple maps using cardinal directions.

8 problems

Grade 2-3

Map Skills: Cardinal Directions

Using north, south, east, and west on a map

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Arctic and Antarctic: Geography and Climate

Comparing Earth’s cold polar regions

12 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Comparing Life Long Ago and Today

How daily life, tools, and communities have changed over time

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Continents and Oceans

Identifying Earth's major landmasses and bodies of water

12 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Early Explorers Columbus and Magellan

Learning about ocean voyages, maps, and historical explorers

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Earning, Spending, and Saving Money

Learning how people earn income, make choices, and save for goals

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Economics Goods and Services

Identifying goods, services, and how people meet needs

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Famous Americans

Learning about important people in American history

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Famous Inventors Edison and the Wright Brothers

Learning how inventors changed everyday life and travel

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Indigenous Peoples of North America

Learning about many nations, cultures, and communities

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: My State Capital City Bird and Flag

Learning about the place where you live

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Native American Cultures

Learning about diverse Native American ways of life

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Past vs Present

Comparing how life has changed over time

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Pilgrims, Plymouth, and Thanksgiving

Learning about the Mayflower, Plymouth, the Wampanoag, and the harvest gathering

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: States and Capitals by Region

Practice matching states to their capitals by region

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Timelines Putting Events in Order

Reading timelines and placing events from earliest to latest

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: Understanding Maps Physical and Political

Learning how maps show land, water, cities, and borders

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: United States: Regions and States

Learning about U.S. regions, states, and map skills

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: US Geography Northeast and Southeast Regions

Identifying states, places, landforms, and regional features

15 problems

Grade 2-3

Social Studies: US Symbols Flag Eagle and Statue of Liberty

Learning about important symbols of the United States

15 problems

Grade 2-3

US Geography: Midwest and West Regions

Learning about states, landforms, cities, and resources

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Geography: Latitude, Longitude, and Time Zones

Using map lines to locate places and understand time differences

12 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: Branches of Government

Learning the roles of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: Economic Regions of the United States

How geography, resources, and people shape regional economies

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: Economics Supply and Demand

How supply and demand affect prices and choices

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: Immigration and Cultural Contributions

Exploring why people move and how cultures shape communities

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: Landforms and Bodies of Water

Identifying major landforms and water features

12 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: Native American Cultures and Regions

Exploring how geography, resources, and traditions shaped diverse Native nations

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: Reading Charts, Graphs, and Tables

Using data displays to understand information about people and places

12 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: The 13 Colonies Life and Government

Daily life, regions, work, and colonial government

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: The American Revolution

Key events, people, and ideas of the war for independence

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: The Declaration of Independence Key Ideas

Understanding rights, government, and independence

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: The Underground Railroad and Abolition

Learning how people worked for freedom and justice

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: The US Constitution Structure and Purpose

Exploring the parts of the Constitution and why they matter

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: US Regions and Climate

Exploring how climate and geography differ across US regions

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: Westward Expansion

People, routes, reasons, and effects of moving west

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: Westward Expansion: Trails and Territories

Exploring routes, regions, and choices during westward expansion

15 problems

Grade 4-5

Social Studies: World Climates and How People Adapt

Exploring climate zones, daily life, and human adaptation

15 problems

Grade 4-5

The American Revolution: Causes and Events

Understanding why the colonies fought for independence

15 problems

Grade 4-5

World Geography

Identify continents, oceans, major landforms, and physical features of Earth.

8 problems

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