2nd - 4th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

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!

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

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

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

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

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.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

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

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

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!

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.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

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

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!

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

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