2nd - 4th Grade Social Studies Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

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

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

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.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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 writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

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

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

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

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

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

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

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

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.