1st - 4th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 7

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

Tu B'Shevat is a Jewish holiday during which the "new year" for trees is celebrated. In this activity your child will paint a pot to grow his own plant.

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

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

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

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

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

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

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Diwali is a holiday celebrated in many Asian Pacific countries the world over. Make this delicious Indian treat with your child to celebrate the holiday.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Sometimes a sandwich is just ho hum boring. Help your kid make lunch fun by threading her favorite ingredients on a skewer for a quick and easy sandwich kabob.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Explore history and prepare for backyard battle with this samurai helmet craft.

Light up the sky with this lotus lantern, a perfect way to explore Buddha Day.