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Social Studies Worksheets for 2nd Graders

4 strands4 ready to print97 worksheetsUS Letter or A4

Map grids, directions and scale, local, state and national government, producers and consumers, goods and services, needs and wants, timelines and life long ago.

The social studies year, in order

From maps to government, economics and history, in an order many 2nd grade classes follow. Each strand links to its worksheets.

  1. Maps and geography

    21 sheets ready

    Grid maps, cardinal and intermediate directions, map scale and making a map.

    Map skills

    Map symbols, map keys, bird's-eye view, room maps, a make-your-own neighborhood map and a simple compass rose, with answer keys.

    21 worksheets

  2. Government and citizenship

    9 sheets ready

    Local, state and national government, leaders, voting, laws, taxes and public services.

    Government

    Local, state and national government, leaders, voting, laws and taxes, and the services government provides.

    9 worksheets

  3. Economics

    36 sheets ready

    Producers and consumers, how goods are made, goods and services, scarcity and choices, and needs and wants.

    Producers and consumers

    Who makes goods and services and who buys them, from wheat to bread, a lemonade stand story, and producers in the community.

    9 worksheets

    Goods and services

    A goods and services chart, a sort and a cut and paste sort, where goods come from, a market story, store prices, paying with dollars and town services.

    17 worksheets

    Needs and wants

    A needs and wants chart, a picture sort, a cut and paste sort, circle the needs, my needs, a story about choosing, pick one and a saving tracker.

    10 worksheets

  4. History

    31 sheets ready

    Reading and making timelines, and comparing life long ago with life today.

    Timelines

    Read timelines of a life and of inventions, put events in order, and make timelines of your school year and your family.

    8 worksheets

    Past and present

    Then and now poster, matching, long ago or now sorts, school and home long ago read-alouds, growing up in order and a grown-up interview, with keys.

    23 worksheets

About social studies worksheets for 2nd graders

Second grade social studies helps children see how their community works. They find places on a grid map and measure with a map scale, learn who leads their town, their state and their country, follow a loaf of bread from the farm to the store, and read and make timelines.

These social studies worksheets for 2nd graders follow four strands. Map pages use one town map for grids, intermediate directions and scale. Civics pages cover the three levels of government, voting, laws, taxes and public services. Economics pages cover producers and consumers, goods and services, scarcity and needs and wants. History pages build timelines and compare life long ago with life today.

Every page is black and white with directions a 2nd grader can read, prints on US Letter or A4, and pages with right answers have an answer key on page 2.

Questions

What social studies do 2nd graders learn?

Most 2nd grade classes study maps, including grids, directions and scale; government, including leaders, voting and laws; economics, including producers and consumers, goods and services and needs and wants; and history, including timelines and how life has changed.

Are there answer keys?

Yes. Every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2. Posters, templates and writing pages have no key.