Free Sample Workbook · History & Social Studies

Free 2nd grade history worksheets, with the lesson and the answer key

One full topic — How local government serves the community — as a printable PDF. No payment.

30 questions17 printed pages0.5 MBPDF

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The topic inside: How local government serves the community

Describe how a town's leaders and residents work together for parks, roads, libraries and safety

D2.Civ.6.K-2Ages 7–8

Key words

  • local government — The leaders and workers who run a town or city
  • mayor — The elected leader of a town or city
  • city council — A group of people elected to make decisions and laws for a town or city
  • taxes — Money people pay to the government to pay for services everyone shares
  • citizen — A member of a community or country
  • public — For everyone to use

What you need at home: Paper and pencil; Crayons; A local town or city website or newsletter (optional); Ten pennies or tokens.

What is in the PDF

  1. Quick Check — 10 questionsBefore you teach. It shows what the student already knows.
  2. Learn ItThe lesson you teach from: key words, step-by-step teaching with lines to read aloud, 2 worked examples and 2 common mistakes to watch for.
  3. We Do It Together — 10 questionsWorked side by side. The answer and the reason it is the answer are printed right after each question.
  4. You Try — 10 questionsThe student works alone.
  5. Answer KeyEvery question, its answer and a short explanation.

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After the sample

8 topics, 960 questions and 201 printed pages, with the answer key included. $9.99 as a PDF you print at home, as many copies as you need for your own household.

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What exactly do I get?

One PDF of 17 pages (0.5 MB): the How local government serves the community topic in full — 30 questions across three sets, the lesson to teach from, and the answer key.

Do I have to pay or enter a card?

No. The PDF is free to download and free to print for students in your own household.

How does this fit the rest of the year?

How local government serves the community is the first of 8 topics in 2nd grade History & Social Studies. The full workbook has 960 questions over 201 printed pages, with the answer key.

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