Elementary School Social Studies Activities : Page 3

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

Make this star-spangled greeting for the door to make all your guests feel welcome for the next patriotic holiday.

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

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Celebrate Ramadan by recreating a scene depicting the inside of a mosque. Your kid will marvel at the beautiful stained glass effect of the finished project.

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

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

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

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

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Explore African culture by helping your child make his very own djembe drum! Help your child explore music and rhythm as he celebrates Black History Month.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.