Grades 2–5
A Letter to Someone From History
A letter-writing template to any historical figure, with a checklist: what you admire, a question for them, and news from today.
Social studies worksheet · Historical figures
Famous Firsts
Match 8 people to their famous firsts: Neil Armstrong on the Moon, Amelia Earhart across the Atlantic, Jackie Robinson, Sally Ride, Ruby Bridges, Bessie Coleman and more.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Historical figures
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Researching people from history, Biography, Cause and effect, Using sources
What kids do
“These people were the first to do something big. Draw a line from each person to their famous first.”
Printed on the sheet:
- First Black player in modern Major
- League Baseball (1947)
- First woman to fly alone across the
- Atlantic Ocean (1932)
- First woman on the U.S. Supreme Court (1981)
- First person to walk on the Moon (1969)
- First American woman in space (1983)
- At age 6, first Black child at her allwhite school in New Orleans (1960)
Teacher tip
Pick one person to read more about as a class.
How to use it
- Let kids pick from a list of people you have books about.
- Use the sheet as a plan for a short report or presentation.
- Keep a classroom globe, a world map and a U.S. map in reach while kids work.
Watch for
Kids who copy whole sentences from a book. Teach them to write facts in their own words.
Talk about it
- How is our life different because of them?
- How does this connect to where we live?
Take it further
Make a class timeline of the people kids researched.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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