1st and 2nd Grade Social Studies Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

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.

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

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

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

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

Tell the Purim story in a new way: By making a set of puppets out of an old deck of cards!

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

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

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

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

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

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

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.