Social Studies Enrichment Activities
Early elementary grades
Helpful websites:
K-3 Resources
- https://www.education.com
- https://www.historyforkids.net
- https://www.coreknowledge.org/
- https://www.mrdonn.org
Community
Worksheets:
- What is a Good Citizen?
- Community Helpers: Their Roles and Tools
- Do I Need It? Wants vs. Needs
- Community Workers
Videos:
- Urban, Suburban & Rural Social Studies Lesson Video
- Kindergarten Economics: Goods and Services
- Goods and Services Sort
- Wants and Needs Freebie
- Interactive Notebook: Social Studies Sampler
- Good Citizenship PowerPoint Presentation
- Explain the process of voting and create a polling place in your home. Ballot to use for play voting: Voting
- Include your child with you to vote in-person or and explain to them how the process works.
- What a lap book is and how to create one: Lapbooking Made Easy
- Christopher Columbus Lapbook and Notebook Study
- Early American History: 1600-1800 (Timeline notebook directions and printables)
- American Revolution and Its Heroes (A unit study with worksheets provided at the end of the unit)
- American History
Economics
Worksheets:
Videos:
Citizenship
Activities:
Worksheets:
American history- early elementary grades
Activities:
Worksheets and coloring pages:
Videos:
Constitution
Worksheets:
Video Songs:
Videos:
Ancient civilizations
Egypt
General Information:
Worksheets:
Coloring Pages:
Video:
Games:
Rome
Video:
Greece
Video:
Native Americans
Worksheets and lap book:
Videos:
Geography
General Information:
Maps
Maps activities:
Worksheets:
Video:
Games
Landmarks
Activity:
Worksheets:
Video:
Continents
Worksheets, coloring pages, and maps:
Song Videos:
Videos:
Oceans
Videos:
50 States
Worksheets and maps:
State songs videos:
State capitals videos:
Geographical physical features
Informational websites:
- Geography: An Ecological System
- Island Geography
- Mountain Range Geography
- Lake Geography
- Desert Geography
Worksheet:
Upper elementary grades
Helpful websites:
Grades 4-6 Resources
- https://www.icivics.org/
- https://www.ducksters.com
- https://www.historyforkids.net
- Liberty’s Kids Videos
- https://www.coreknowledge.org/
- https://www.mrdonn.org
American History
General Information with coloring pages and worksheets at the end:
Worksheets:
Videos:
The Constitution and government
Information and resources:
Civics
Games:
The Civil War
Unit Study with timeline cards and worksheets:
Videos:
Biographies:
- Biography of Abraham Lincoln for Kids
- Biography of Harriet Tubman for Kids
- Biography of Fredrick Douglass for Kids
Westward Expansion
Timeline Cards:
- Native Americans and Westward Expansion Timeline
- Native Americans and Westward Expansion: Cultures and Conflicts
Worksheets:
Videos:
50 States
Worksheets and maps:
State songs videos:
State capitals videos:
World history
Middle Ages
General Information and Games:
Worksheets:
- Core Knowledge: The Middle Ages Unit of Study
- Middle Ages
- Middle Ages Activity Book
- Vocabulary: Escape the Castle
Videos:
Videos:
The Renaissance
Activities:
General Information:
Worksheets:
Middle school/high school
Helpful websites:
Middle/ High School Resources
- 1776unites.com
- https://www.icivics.org/
- https://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educational-resources/we-the-civics-kids/
- https://billofrightsinstitute.org/
- https://www.ducksters.com
- https://www.coreknowledge.org/
- https://www.mrdonn.org
Early Civilizations History
Egypt, Greece, and Rome
General Information:
Worksheets:
The United States Constitution
Activities:
Videos:
Bill of Rights Lesson Plan with Activities and Worksheets:
Games:
Constitution Day:
Online Classes:
Industrial Revolution
Unit study with resources:
Videos:
Government
Republicanism
General Information:
Video:
Democracy
Worksheets:
Video:
Socialism and Communism
Information:
Videos:
American Imperialism
Video:
Progressive Era 1890-1920
Videos:
Teddy Roosevelt:
Inventions:
Women’s Suffrage:
Worksheets and Games:
World War I:
Worksheets:
Videos:
Pandemic 1918
Information:
Roaring 20s
Unit study and resources:
- Roaring Twenties Unit Study and Resources
- The History Channel: Roaring Twenties
- The Roaring Twenties
Video:
1929 Stock Market Crash
Information:
Video:
The Great Depression
Information:
World War II
Information:
Video:
America’s 250th Anniversary Activities
Join in the excitement of America’s 250th anniversary! Explore these fantastic resources to share fascinating stories and inspiring figures from our nation’s founding with your family. Let’s celebrate together!
- Core Knowledge Foundation’s K-8 Free Activities
Free K-8 activities to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary and celebrate Independence Day. - The Story of America Video Series
The White House Task Force 250 partnered with Hillsdale College to create a video series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence. It highlights the stories of the crucial people, places, and events that resulted in a rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist. - The Road to Liberty
PragerU, in partnership with the White House, brings America’s founding to life through cinematic storytelling—spotlighting the men and women who risked everything for liberty. - America’s 250th Anniversary
The Heritage Foundation offers a curated collection of publications, historic documents, and videos. These resources are designed to educate citizens about America’s founding principles and our government’s foundational tenets.