Spelling Theme Unit: Social Studies

Here are the words on your social studies themed spelling list: soldier, American Revolution, archaeology, Star Spangled Banner, historical, Industrial Revolution, capitalism, president, Mt. Rushmore, Mississippi River, Civil War, republic, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Appalachian Mountains, Thomas Jefferson, geography, pioneer, Hoover Dam, Washington D.C., railroad, immigration, Lake Ontario, hemisphere, and colonist.

Here is a fun activity your students can do to practice their spelling words. Exercises include phonics questions, writing a spelling word for the given definition, completing the sentence, and more. An answer key is included.

Students will circle the spelling word in each sentence. If the word is spelled incorrectly, they will spell it correctly on the line provided.

Keep social studies spelling review interesting with this engaging puzzle.
Note: some terms have been shortened for this puzzle, such as Ontario instead of Lake Ontario as appears on the spelling list. The word bank lists words as they appear in the puzzle.

Can you unscramble each spelling word in this printable spelling activity?

Write each of your spelling words two times for extra practice.

This spelling worksheet is a typing activity that has students typing out a sentence for each of the twelve social studies-themed words listed in the box. Words include: immigration, geography, historical, soldier, Constitution, pioneer, and hemisphere.

Printable flashcards you can use with this special social studies-themed spelling unit for fifth grade.

Students will rewrite each group of spelling words so they appear in alphabetical order. An answer key is included.

Cut out each of your spelling words and glue them to the printable table provided. All your spelling words should be in alphabetical order when you're finished.

Write out your complete list of spelling words so that they are in alphabetical order!

Here's a handy spelling test template that you can print and use with this week's spelling unit.

Here is a list of 25 sentences you can read aloud to your students during their spelling test. Each sentence contains one social studies-themed spelling word.

This PDF has a complete listing of all words in units 1 through 30 in the STW 5th grade spelling series.