2nd and 3rd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

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.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

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

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

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

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

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

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

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!

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

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