2nd - 4th Grade Social Studies Activities

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

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

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.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

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

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

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

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

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

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