First Grade Social Studies Activities

First Grade Social Studies activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy first grade social studies activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.

Make a Magnetic Menorah

Make a Magnetic Menorah

Help your first grader craft a magnetic menorah that he can safely "light" himself!

Host a Royal Ball!

Host a Royal Ball!

Host a royal ball for your prince or princess to practice manners that even the queen will approve of!

Design a Native American Headpiece

Design a Native American Headpiece

Encourage your child to reveal her inner actor! She will delight in dressing up as a Native American this Thanksgiving with her very own extravagant looking headpiece made from everyday office supplies.

Celebrate Mardi Gras: Bake a King Cake!

Celebrate Mardi Gras: Bake a King Cake!

Celebrate Mardi Gras and cook with your kids! Teach your child measurement skills and some Mardi Gras history and as you make this delectably delicious traditional treat known as a King Cake.

How to Make Peanut Butter

How to Make Peanut Butter

Help your child tap into her inner inventor by teaching her to create her own homemade peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Make a Felt Matryoshka

Make a Felt Matryoshka

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

Craft a Native American Worry Doll

Craft a Native American Worry Doll

Ancient Indian tribes believed that if they told their worries to tiny dolls and placed them under their pillows at night, the dolls would take care of all the worrying for them. With clothespins and fabric, your child can set his own troubles away!

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