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

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

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

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

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.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

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

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

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

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

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.

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.

Learn more about the fascinating folk art of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs with this easy craft.

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

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

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!

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

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

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

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

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.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

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

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.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

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

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.