Elementary School Social Studies Activities : Page 2

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

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.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Lots of kids wonder what it would be like to be a police officer. Celebrate the people who help keep our communities safe with this fun craft.

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

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!