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Middle School Social Studies activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy middle school social studies activities to more advanced, we've got you covered!

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Help middle schoolers use maps, math, and history for some Fourth of July fun.
Map Your Way to the Declaration
Middle School
US History
One way to help your middle-schooler learn about ancient civilizations is by creating a travel brochure.
Make an Ancient Travel Brochure
Middle School
World History
Your beginning teen baker will enjoy the tactile experience of baking this challah bread. It's deceptively simple to make!
Challah Recipe
Middle School
World Cultures
Help your teen delve into the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; he'll come up with catchy slogans to advertise them in a pretend travel brochure.
Make a Seven Wonders of the World Brochure
Middle School
World History
Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.
Renaissance Art Project: Create a Silverpoint Drawing
Middle School
World History
Bring history to life by helping your child create her own cartouche like the Egyptians did thousands of years ago.
Draw Your Own Cartouche: Personalized Hieroglyphics
Middle School
World History
Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.
Craft a Colonial Water Cooler
Middle School
US History
Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.
Make Art Like the Ancient Greeks: Black-Figure Vase Painting
Middle School
World History
Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.
Civil War Hardtack
Middle School
US History
Would you sign the Mayflower Compact? Read it and see!
The Mayflower Compact: Would You Sign?
Middle School
US History
Here's a social studies activity to help your middle-school or high-school teenager better understand how contour maps work using only the back of her hand.
Make a Knuckle Contour Map
Middle School
Geography
Commemorate the 100th Day of School with your child by making a time line covering the last 100 years in this enriching middle school history activity.
Celebrate 100 Days of School with a Centennial Time Line
Middle School
World History
Put yourself in the shoes of a Civil War soldier and write to a loved one.
Civil War Letter
Middle School
US History
Give your aspiring politician a leg-up on the campaign trail with some nifty projects and tips.
Running for Student Council
Middle School
Civics & Government
Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!
Sourdough Science!
Middle School
US History

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