Grades 4–5
The American Revolution Timeline
Place 6 events of the American Revolution, from the Stamp Act in 1765 and the Boston Tea Party to Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris, on a timeline ruler.
Social studies worksheet · Timelines and sequencing
Calendar Detective
8 calendar questions about days, weeks, months and leap years (Which month comes after March? Which has the fewest days?), plus your own important dates.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Timelines, Sequencing, Understanding time, Primary and secondary sources
What kids do
“A calendar is a timeline of days, weeks and months. Use a calendar to answer the questions.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 4. Which month comes after March?
- 5. In which month is Independence
- My birthday is in:
- A holiday I look forward to:
Teacher tip
Use your real class calendar so kids can check their answers, and add birthdays and school events to it.
How to use it
- Make a human timeline: kids hold event cards and line up in order.
- Start with a timeline of the school day or the child’s own life.
- Read the sheet aloud for early readers and let them answer with drawings.
Watch for
Kids who think everything long ago happened at the same time. Use spacing to show the gaps.
Talk about it
- What would your timeline look like?
- How does this connect to where we live?
Take it further
Make a class timeline on the wall and add to it all year.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More timelines and sequencing worksheets
Grades 2–5
Toys Through Time
Put 6 famous toys in order, from the teddy bear (1902) and Crayola crayons to the Slinky, Barbie, the Rubik’s Cube and the Game Boy.
Grades 2–5
Our School Year Timeline
A year-long class timeline from September to June: one drawing box and caption for each month, then a look back at the whole year.
Grades 4–5
Primary or Secondary Source?
Learn how historians use sources, then sort 12 examples (a soldier’s diary, a textbook, a photo, an encyclopedia) into primary and secondary sources.
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