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Social Studies Worksheets for 4th Graders

4 strands4 ready to print77 worksheetsUS Letter PDFs

The five regions of the United States, Native nations by region, explorers, latitude and longitude, state government, a state report and economics.

The social studies year, in order

From regions and Native nations to explorers, maps, state government and economics, in an order many 4th grade classes follow. Each strand links to its worksheets.

  1. Geography

    17 sheets ready

    The five regions of the United States and latitude and longitude.

    Regions of the United States

    The five U.S. regions, their land, climate and resources, the states in each, riddles, a comparison and a research organizer.

    9 worksheets

    Latitude and longitude

    Lines on a globe, reading and plotting coordinates on a grid, hemispheres, and the coordinates of world cities.

    8 worksheets

  2. History

    17 sheets ready

    Native nations by region, past and present, and European explorers and their effects.

    Native nations

    Native nations by region, how they adapted to the land, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Sequoyah and the Cherokee, the Navajo Nation today, and a research organizer.

    8 worksheets

    Explorers

    European explorers of North America, a timeline, Columbus and the Taíno, Lewis and Clark with Sacagawea, two points of view and research.

    9 worksheets

  3. My state and government

    28 sheets ready

    The three branches of state government, levels of government, how a state bill becomes a law, and a state report.

    State government

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

    24 worksheets

    State report template

    Printable research pages that work for any state: facts, symbols, people and places, and a brochure planner.

    4 worksheets

  4. Economics

    15 sheets ready

    Natural, human and capital resources, specialization and trade, profit and regional economies.

    Economics

    Scarcity and choices, opportunity cost, benefits and costs, saving for a goal, natural, human and capital resources, and why people trade.

    15 worksheets

About social studies worksheets for 4th graders

Fourth grade social studies looks at the whole country and a child's own state. Children learn the regions of the United States, the Native nations who have lived in each region for thousands of years, the explorers who arrived from Europe and what that meant for Native peoples, and how to find any place on Earth with latitude and longitude.

These social studies worksheets for 4th graders follow four strands. Geography pages cover the five regions with charts and a simple diagram, and latitude and longitude on a globe and grids. History pages cover Native nations past and present and explorers, told from more than one point of view. Civics pages cover state government. Economics pages cover resources, trade, profit and the economy of each region. A state report template works for any state.

Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and pages with right answers have an answer key on page 2.

Questions

What social studies do 4th graders learn?

Many 4th grade classes study U.S. regions and their own state: geography, Native nations, explorers and early history, state government, and the state's economy and resources.

How are Native nations and explorers taught?

Respectfully and factually. Native nations are described as present-day nations with their own governments, and explorer pages state plainly how exploration affected Native peoples.

Are there maps of the states?

The regions pages use charts and a simple diagram. Use a wall map or atlas alongside them.

Are there answer keys?

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