Grades 2–5
Read and Learn: Sacagawea
Read 5 facts about Sacagawea (the Lemhi Shoshone woman who traveled west with Lewis and Clark carrying her baby), draw a scene and answer 3 questions.
Social studies worksheet · Historical figures
Read and Learn: Martin Luther King Jr.
Read 5 facts about Martin Luther King Jr. (the bus boycott, the “I Have a Dream” speech, the Nobel Peace Prize, his holiday), draw a scene and answer 3 questions.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 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
“Read the facts about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Draw a scene from his life, then answer the questions.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He became a minister.
- He worked for fair laws for Black Americans, using peaceful protests and never violence.
- In 1955 and 1956 he helped lead the Montgomery bus boycott, when people stopped riding buses that had unfair rules.
- In 1963 he gave his “I Have a Dream” speech to about 250,000 people in Washington,
- In 1964 he won the Nobel Peace Prize. We honor him on the third Monday of January.
- Draw a scene from Dr. King’s life
- 2. What is his most famous speech called?
Teacher tip
Listen to a short part of the “I Have a Dream” speech.
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.
- Use finished sheets for a quick gallery walk or a partner share.
Watch for
Kids who copy whole sentences from a book. Teach them to write facts in their own words.
Talk about it
- What problem did this person see?
- What did you learn that surprised you?
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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