Free 2nd Grade Social Studies Worksheets for Teachers

2nd grade local government sheet: label the mayor, city council, parks worker, and librarian, then write one new rule you would make as mayor for a day.

2nd grade local government KWL chart: students list what they know and want to know about town leaders and workers, then record what they learned.

2nd grade local government guided notes: fill in mayor, city council, and community members, complete four decision steps, and plan a class bench vote.

2nd grade community helpers sort: place 12 items like the fire department, a lemonade stand, and picking up litter under government, businesses, or everyone.

2nd grade local government reading comprehension: a passage on the mayor, city council, and taxes, 10 questions, and a broken-slide scenario, with answer key.

Help your 2nd graders match community helpers to their jobs in this printable matching activity. Aligned to the C3 Framework (civics dimension), supporting concepts such as: explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community. Edit any question and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

2nd grade goods and services worksheet: label six pictures from bread to a bus driver, then name the producer and consumer in two short stories.

2nd grade spending and saving reading comprehension: Leo chooses between a comic book and saving for a robot. Ten questions on earning, trade-offs, and goals.

2nd grade goods and services matching: join a baker, dentist, toy maker, and bus driver to their work, match income vocabulary, and explain how workers earn.

2nd grade spend or save exit slip: you have $5 and a toy costs $8. Students choose spend or save, explain why, and name a way to earn money.

2nd grade farm to store storyboard: plan a TV episode on how bread gets from the farm to the table in six captioned panels, from the mill to the store.

2nd grade needs and wants sort: place 12 items like drinking water, medicine, a video game, and a pet dog into needs or wants, then justify the hard ones.

2nd grade landforms and compass directions: label a mountain, river, island, and desert, answer compass rose questions, and draw a map of your own island.

2nd grade North America fact file: use a fact bank to record 23 countries, the Pacific Ocean, the Grand Canyon, and the bald eagle, then draw an animal.

2nd grade continents labeling: write North America, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and the other continents on a world map using a word bank. Answer key A to G.

2nd grade geography word search: find MOUNTAIN, COAST, OCEAN, RIVER, VALLEY, GLOBE, ISLAND, NORTH, LAKE, and MAP across or down in a 10 by 10 grid.

2nd grade landforms and bodies of water sort: group 12 features like plateau, canyon, stream, and pond, then draw and describe one near your community.

2nd grade map skills knowledge check: find continents and the Atlantic Ocean, pick a valley and island, read a map key, and explain farms on flat land.

2nd grade world foods and traditions: match tacos, sushi, and pizza to Mexico, Japan, and Italy, then draw and describe a family tradition.

2nd grade my culture mind map: fill six branches on family foods, celebrations, languages, stories and music, and things you do together.

2nd grade traditions around the world reading comprehension: a passage on Diwali and Lunar New Year, eight questions, and a family tradition to write about.

2nd grade cultural traditions matching: link Diwali, Hanukkah, Lunar New Year, and Cinco de Mayo to pictures and foods, and match greetings to five languages.

2nd grade world cultures KWL chart: students record what they know and want to know about how families celebrate, eat, and speak, then what they learned.

2nd grade Lunar New Year and US New Year Venn diagram: sort nine facts, from red envelopes to a midnight countdown, into Lunar, US, or Both. Answer key.