More than $20 5th Grade Social Studies & History Activities (by date, latest first)

Get ready for an epic historical adventure with our 'U.S. History Semester 1 - Colonies to Reconstruction | Crossword & Word Search Bundle'! Packed with over 30 brain-teasing puzzles, this bundle is your ticket to explore America's past in a whole new way.

From the early colonies to the Reconstruction era, dive into key moments and iconic figures of U.S. History. Each puzzle is a whirlwind tour through the exciting and essential events that shaped the nation, providing a perfect blend of fun and educational value.

• Comprehensive Coverage: Dive into critical events, influential figures, pivotal moments, and significant concepts that defined the early chapters of U.S. History.
• Engaging Challenges: Challenge minds and spark curiosity with a variety of crossword puzzles and word searches, meticulously tailored to reinforce learning and retention.
• Educational Reinforcement: Reinforce understanding and retention of key historical themes while enhancing vocabulary and critical thinking skills.
• Flexible Application: Perfect for in-class activities, homework assignments, or individual enrichment, catering to diverse learning styles and preferences.

This bundle is a dynamic resource fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of America's early history. Unlock the door to a captivating learning experience and instill a passion for history in your students!

Check out the Part 2 here! U.S History Pt. 2 - Gilded Age to 21st Century | Vocabulary Activities Bundle

Bundle Both and Save Big! U.S. History - Crossword and Word Search Puzzles - 70 NO PREP Activities!

Embark on an epic historical journey in your classroom with the "U.S. History Full Year - Crossword & Word Search Puzzles MEGA Bundle!" Featuring an impressive 70 different activities for 35 different topics from the early colonies to the dawn of the 21st century, this comprehensive bundle is your ultimate companion for exploring a year full of American history.

Comprehensive Coverage: Delve into critical events, influential figures, and transformative moments spanning from the colonial era to the modern age.

Engaging Challenges: Stimulate intellectual curiosity and enhance critical thinking with a variety of crossword puzzles and word searches meticulously designed to reinforce comprehension and memory retention. Educational

Reinforcement: Strengthen understanding and mastery of key historical themes while expanding vocabulary and honing analytical skills. Flexible Application: Whether utilized for classroom instruction, homework assignments, or independent study, these activities accommodate diverse learning styles and preferences.

This MEGA BUNDLE is a dynamic educational resource, fostering a deeper appreciation for America's complex history and instilling a lasting passion for learning. Unlock the door to an immersive educational experience and ignite a lifelong fascination with U.S. History!

Engage your students year-round with our captivating "Fun Holiday-Themed Activities Bundle! - Social Studies | U.S. & World History!" This comprehensive collection currently features 20 best-selling activities designed to infuse your social studies curriculum with excitement and fun across various seasons and holidays. Check out what's included below!

Back to School

• Blobs and Line - Classroom Icebreaker Activity
• Four Corners - Classroom Icebreaker Activity
• Would You Rather - Classroom Icebreaker Activity

Halloween

• Frighteningly Famous! - Historical Biography Project
• Historic Headstone! - Social Studies Stations Activity

Thanksgiving

• Feasting with Famous Figures - Thanksgiving Holiday Project
• History of Thanksgiving - Crossword & Word Search Worksheets

Christmas / Winter

• History in a Snow Globe - Social Studies Activity
• The History Elf Project - Winter - Holiday - Christmas - Social Studies Activity
• Winter Holidays - Christmas - Hanukkah - Kwanzaa - Crossword & Word Search
• Guess The Wishlist - Holiday - Christmas - History - Who Am I? Stations Activity

Black History Month

• Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Civil Rights Movement - Crossword & Word Search
• The Civil Rights Movement - U.S. History Vocabulary Crossword & Word Search
• The Civil Rights Movement - Funko Pop Biography Project

Valentine's Day

• Mystery History Date - Valentine's Day - Fun Social Studies Research Activity
• Historical Heartthrobs! Valentines from Famous Figures | Social Studies Activity
• History of Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension & Questions - Holiday Activity
• Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle & Word Search Activity - Holiday - Winter

Spring Break / Summer / End of Year

• Draw Your Own Sandcastle! Spring Break | Summer | End of the Year Activity
• Biography on a Beach Ball! - End of the Year | Spring Break | Summer Activity

This is a growing bundle and will update as more products are created and included!

Teaching multiple Social Studies preps? Looking for activities to reinforce and review historical vocabulary? Need assignments for unexpected sick days? Want to offer students extra credit or assign homework?

Then look no further than the U.S. & World History - Crossword and Word Search Bundle! This bundle includes 110 crossword and word search puzzles (with answer keys included) for both U.S. History and World History Classrooms!

20 World History topics including:

• Prehistory and Early Civilization
• Ancient Greece
• Chinese History
• The Middle Ages
• The Renaissance and Reformation
• The Gunpowder Empires
• Latin American Revolutions
• The Age of Imperialism
• World War I and World War II
• African and Indian Independence Movements
• and so much more!

35 U.S. History topics including:

• The British Colonies
• The American Revolution
• New Movements in America
• Citizenship & The Constitution
• A Divided Nation, 1848-1860
• The Civil War, 1861-1865
• The Gilded Age & Progressive Era
• The Roaring Twenties
• New Frontier & The Great Society
• Conservatism and the Reagan Era
• and so much more!

Buy now and receive this bonus product - The Fly Swatter Game - Blank Game Template for Vocabulary Review of Any Subject!

(You will also receive a file that has the crossword and word search activities sorted into World History and U.S. History folders, to make organizing, downloading and printing a little simpler!)

Save time and money with this amazing bundle of 20 interactive and engaging activities, designed to enhance your world history classroom! This package helps supplement your existing curriculum, lessons and units, covering key periods from The Age of Exploration to Revolutions, and provides a rich variety of learning tools to captivate your students and deepen their understanding of history.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. The Age of Exploration
2. Civilizations of the Americas
3. The Gunpowder empires
4. The Scientific Revolution
5. The French Revolution
6. Latin American Revolutions
7. Vocabulary Review
8. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

Be sure to check out the previews for all activities to see how they are perfect for your classroom!

Save time and money with this amazing bundle of over 30 interactive and engaging activities, designed to enhance your world history classroom! This package helps supplement your existing curriculum, lessons and units, covering key periods from The Middle Ages to The Renaissance, as well as World Religions, and provides a rich variety of learning tools to captivate your students and deepen their understanding of history.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. The Middle Ages
2. World Religions
3. Chinese History
4. The Renaissance
5. The Protestant Reformation
6. Vocabulary Review
7. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

Be sure to check out the previews for all activities to see how they are perfect for your classroom!

Save time and money with this amazing bundle of 30 interactive and engaging activities, designed to enhance your world history classroom! This package helps supplement your existing curriculum, lessons and units, covering key periods from The Industrial Revolution to the 21st Century, and provides a rich variety of learning tools to captivate your students and deepen their understanding of history.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. Industrial Revolution
2. Age of Imperialism
3. World War I & World War II
4. The Cold War
5. Independence Movements
6. The 21st Century
7. Vocabulary Review
8. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

Be sure to check out the previews for all activities to see how they are perfect for your classroom!

Take your World History students on a comprehensive journey from Prehistory to Classical Civilizations with this mega bundle of interactive resources. Perfect for both teaching and reviewing key concepts in early human history, this bundle is packed with a variety of engaging activities.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. Prehistory
2. Ancient Egypt, China, India, and Mesopotamia
3. Classical Greece
4. The Roman Empire
5. Vocabulary Review
6. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Reading Comprehension Activities: This is a new product line, currently covering key historical periods from Prehistory to Ancient Greece, with more added throughout the year!
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

Be sure to check out the previews for all activities to see how they are perfect for your classroom!

World History Ultimate Bundle! Yearlong Activities, Worksheets, Lessons, Games & Projects for Your Classroom

Bring world history to life and save time with this ultimate yearlong bundle! This comprehensive collection includes over 125 engaging activities covering major historical periods, from Prehistory, Ancient Civilizations, and the Middle Ages to World War II and the 21st Century. Designed for middle school, high school, and homeschool students, this bundle provides an extensive range of resources to enhance your world history curriculum, making history interactive, fun, and memorable.

What’s Included:

• Reading Comprehension Worksheets: This is a new product line, currently covering key historical periods from Prehistory to Ancient Greece, with more added throughout the year!
• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical events and figures with guided questions and in-depth analysis.
• Worksheets & Notes: Perfect for classwork, homework, and review.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deep dives into specific historical topics, fostering critical thinking.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Fun ways to reinforce vocabulary and key historical concepts.
• Classroom Games: Make history fun with interactive activities that engage all learners.
• Teacher Guides & Answer Keys: Detailed guides, rubrics, and answer keys for easy lesson planning and grading.

This Bundle is Ideal For:

• New teachers building a robust collection of classroom activities.
• Experienced teachers seeking fresh, creative resources.
• Homeschool families wanting structured, engaging lessons.

Stay tuned for even more resources added throughout the year as the reading comprehension series continues to expand. Check out the previews to see how these activities can enrich your classroom today!

Challenge and excite your students with this comprehensive and engaging Prehistory and Early Civilizations Mega Bundle! This exclusive bundle combines in-depth reading comprehension with a wide variety of interactive activities, providing everything you need to explore prehistory and early civilizations in your classroom. Designed for middle and high school students, this mega bundle covers key topics including prehistory, the Neolithic Revolution, and the River Valley Civilizations of Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and India.

Product Features:

• Comprehensive Reading Passages: Each worksheet includes detailed, content-rich reading passages with bolded key terms, subtitles, and definitions to aid student understanding.
• Engaging Interactive Activities: From foldables and graphic organizers to crossword puzzles and hands-on projects, students will stay engaged as they learn about early human history.
• PowerPoints and Visual Aids: Use visually appealing PowerPoints and other visual tools to bring history to life and make complex topics accessible to all students.
• Assessment Tools: Unit quiz and answer keys are included to easily assess student progress and understanding of key concepts.
• Lesson Objectives: Each worksheet and activity includes clear learning objectives to guide instruction and focus on essential historical concepts.
• Creative Projects and Games: Recap topics with best-selling projects and games that your students are sure to love!

Topics Covered:

• Prehistory
• The Neolithic Revolution
• River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and India

Ideal For:

• Comprehensive study of prehistory and early human civilizations
• Engaging classroom activities, projects, and homework assignments
• Enriching homeschooling curriculum
• Preparation for exams and unit reviews

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

CIVIL WAR VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V12Q44ijv8qW480WDEmg6cM

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

• Why Study the Civil War
• Civil War Advantages and Disadvantages
• Civil 101: The Basics
• Attack on Fort Sumter
• First Battle of Bull Run
• Civil War 1861: The First Year
• Battle of Wilson's Creek
• Fort Donelson
• Battle of Shiloh
• Peninsula Campaign 1862
• Battle of Antietam
• The Emancipation Proclamation
• Battle of Fredericksburg
• 54th Massachusetts
• Battle of Chancellorsville
• Battle of Gettysburg
• The Gettysburg Address
• Siege of Vicksburg
• The Overland Campaign
• Sherman's March to the Sea
• Fall of Richmond
• Surrender at Appomattox
• The Lincoln Assassination
• The Outcome of the Civil War

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

WILD WEST VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V2D4YH2O-t4SY\_cMKP\_zklp

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

• Cowboys and the Cattle Kingdom
• Mining Boomtowns
• Bass Reeves
• Law in the Old West
• Sitting Bull
• The Homestead Act
• The Granger Movement
• Geronimo
• Buffalo Soldiers
• Shootout at the OK Corral

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

SECTIONALISM VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V3BQ8mT\_GLqBL6d8Gi\_x9Fn

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

1. The Missouri Compromise

2. The Nullification Crisis

3. The Nat Turner Rebellion

4. Compromise of 1850

5. Kansas-Nebraska Act

6. Abolitionist Movement

7. Bleeding Kansas

8. The Lincoln-Douglas Debate

9. Dred Scott Case

10. Raid on Harpers Ferry

11. Election of 1860

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V0C\_ATGiFJdSCcfgLLFYMJk

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

• Olaudah Equiano
• Paul Cuffee
• African Americans in the American Revolution
• Frederick Douglass
• Harriet Tubman
• The 54th Massachusetts
• Robert Smalls
• Hiram Rhodes Revels
• Biddy Mason
• Bass Reeves
• Buffalo Soldiers
• George Washington Carver
• Eugene Bullard
• The Harlem Renaissance
• Martin Luther King Jr.

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

WESTERN EXPANSION VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V33IekvcR96AVq7ccxGlmBD

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

-Manifest Destiny

-Trail of Tears

-The Oregon Trail

-Traveling The Oregon Trail

-The Mormon Trail

-Texas Independence

-The Alamo

-Mexican-American War

-California Gold Rush

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

HOLIDAYS VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V2Q-xMFiWbZY0xddjlYpNWa

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

• Martin Luther King Day
• Presidents Day
• April Fools Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• July 4th (Declaration of Independence Explained)
• Labor Day
• Constitution Day
• History of Halloween
• Columbus Day/Indgenous Peoples Day
• History of Thanksgiving
• The Pilgrims
• Sarah Josepha Hale (Mother of Thanksgiving)
• Veterans Day

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

GILDED AGE VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V3iSYS-rYmDToPpc67Y8Vix

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

• The Gilded Age
• John D. Rockefeller 
• Andrew Carnegie
• Social Darwinism
• Thomas Edison
• George Washington Carver
• The Haymarket Riot
• Immigration in the Gilded Age
• The Great Chicago Fire
• Alexander Graham Bell
• The Johnstown Flood
• The Pullman Strike
• The Statue of Liberty

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

WORLD WAR I VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V2BDhY97-xKzqT5Mlry1NGC

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

• Causes of World War I
• World War I the first year 1914
• Trench Warfare World War I
• Technology of World War I
• General John J Pershing
• World War I the second year 1915
• Sinking of the Lusitania
• World War I the third year 1916
• Why did the United States enter World War I
• World War I the fourth year 1917
• World War I the fifth year 1918
• Outcome of World War I

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

A YOUNG NATION VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V1ovnSgayiNMlESJDYO8X7z

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

• Whiskey Rebellion
• Quasi War (XYZ Affair)
• The Louisiana Purchase
• Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Sacagawea
• Zebulon Pike
• Causes of the War of 1812
• War of 1812: Burning of Washington
• War of 1812: Defense of Fort McHenry
• War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans
• The Adams-Onis Treaty
• Era of Good Feelings
• The Erie Canal

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

ROARING TWENTIES VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V2JRReRzqJnQZby1n\_kVOBq

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

• The Roaring Twenties Explained
• The 18th Amendment and Prohibition
• The 19th Amendment Explained
• Flappers of the 1920s
• Radio and Movies of the 1920s
• Red Scare Explained
• Tulsa Race Riots
• The Harlem Renaissance
• Consumerism 1920s
• Stock Market Crash of 1929