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

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.

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

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

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

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

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

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

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

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

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

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!

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

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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

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.

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

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

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!

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

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

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

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

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.

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

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

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

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days