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

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

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

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.

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

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

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

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.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

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.

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.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

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.

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

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.