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

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

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

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

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

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.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

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

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

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

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

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.