Elementary School Social Studies Activities : Page 7

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 fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

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

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

Show your patriotism on the next great American holiday by making a shooting star spangled banner that's reminiscent of the American flag.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

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.

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

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.