Search 5th Grade Social Studies Construction & Sculpture Hands-on Activities

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!