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2nd - 5th Grade Social Studies Activities
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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Second Grade
Reading
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Second Grade
Reading
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Native American Pictographs
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Native American Pictographs
Third Grade
History
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.
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Native American Pictographs
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Native American Pictographs
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.
Third Grade
History
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Jobs A to Z
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Jobs A to Z
Fourth Grade
Community and Culture
Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!
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Jobs A to Z
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Jobs A to Z
Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!
Fourth Grade
Community and Culture
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Draw a Mandala
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Draw a Mandala
Fifth Grade
Geometry
Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!
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Draw a Mandala
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Draw a Mandala
Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!
Fifth Grade
Geometry
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Geography Challenge
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Geography Challenge
Fifth Grade
Geography
Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.
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Geography Challenge
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Geography Challenge
Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.
Fifth Grade
Geography
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El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Altar
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El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Altar
Pre-K
Community and Culture
El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days
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El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Altar
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El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Altar
El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days
Pre-K
Community and Culture
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Rocket Like Mae Jemison
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Rocket Like Mae Jemison
Pre-K
History
Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!
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Rocket Like Mae Jemison
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Rocket Like Mae Jemison
Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!
Pre-K
History
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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.
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
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.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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Going to the Park? Make a Map!
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Going to the Park? Make a Map!
First Grade
Reading
Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.
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Going to the Park? Make a Map!
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Going to the Park? Make a Map!
Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.
First Grade
Reading
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Taste Perception
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Taste Perception
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.
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Taste Perception
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Taste Perception
This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Make a Travel Journal
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Make a Travel Journal
Fourth Grade
Reading
Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.
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Make a Travel Journal
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Make a Travel Journal
Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Mayan Art
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Mayan Art
Fourth Grade
History
With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.
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Mayan Art
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Mayan Art
With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.
Fourth Grade
History
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Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution
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Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution
Fifth Grade
History
Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!
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Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution
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Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution
Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!
Fifth Grade
History
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Korean Paper Fans
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Korean Paper Fans
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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.
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Korean Paper Fans
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Korean Paper Fans
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.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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Olympic Wreath
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Olympic Wreath
Second Grade
History
Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!
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Olympic Wreath
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Olympic Wreath
Let your second grader pay homage to an ancient Olympic tradition with this modern day Olympic wreath!
Second Grade
History
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Make Your Own Kente Cloth
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Make Your Own Kente Cloth
Third Grade
Community and Culture
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.
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Make Your Own Kente Cloth
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Make Your Own Kente Cloth
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.
Third Grade
Community and Culture
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Write with a Quill Pen
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Write with a Quill Pen
Fifth Grade
History
Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!
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Write with a Quill Pen
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Write with a Quill Pen
Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!
Fifth Grade
History
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Play the Bill of Rights Drawing Game
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Play the Bill of Rights Drawing Game
Fifth Grade
Reading
Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.
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Play the Bill of Rights Drawing Game
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Play the Bill of Rights Drawing Game
Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.
Fifth Grade
Reading
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Make Roman Relief Coins
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Make Roman Relief Coins
Fifth Grade
History
Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.
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Make Roman Relief Coins
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Make Roman Relief Coins
Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.
Fifth Grade
History
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Summer Compass
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Summer Compass
Fourth Grade
Geography
Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!
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Summer Compass
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Summer Compass
Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!
Fourth Grade
Geography
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Do Women Have a Better Sense of Smell?
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Do Women Have a Better Sense of Smell?
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.
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Do Women Have a Better Sense of Smell?
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Do Women Have a Better Sense of Smell?
Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.
Third Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Homemade Henna Ink
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Homemade Henna Ink
Fourth Grade
Community and Culture
Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!
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Homemade Henna Ink
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Homemade Henna Ink
Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!
Fourth Grade
Community and Culture
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Craft a Colonial Water Cooler
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Craft a Colonial Water Cooler
Fifth Grade
History
Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.
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Craft a Colonial Water Cooler
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Craft a Colonial Water Cooler
Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.
Fifth Grade
History
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Carve a Cuneiform Cylinder Seal
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Carve a Cuneiform Cylinder Seal
Fifth Grade
History
Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.
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Carve a Cuneiform Cylinder Seal
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Carve a Cuneiform Cylinder Seal
Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.
Fifth Grade
History
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History Scavenger Hunt
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History Scavenger Hunt
Fourth Grade
History
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.
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History Scavenger Hunt
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History Scavenger Hunt
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.
Fourth Grade
History
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Make Day of the Dead Masks
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Make Day of the Dead Masks
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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.
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Make Day of the Dead Masks
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Make Day of the Dead Masks
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.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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Map My Ancestors
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Map My Ancestors
Second Grade
History
This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.
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Map My Ancestors
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Map My Ancestors
This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.
Second Grade
History
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Nobel Peace Prize for Kids
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Nobel Peace Prize for Kids
Third Grade
Community and Culture
As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!
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Nobel Peace Prize for Kids
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Nobel Peace Prize for Kids
As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!
Third Grade
Community and Culture
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How Much Sugar?
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How Much Sugar?
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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.
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How Much Sugar?
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How Much Sugar?
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.
Fourth Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Engage Your 5th Grade Traveler!
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Engage Your 5th Grade Traveler!
Fifth Grade
Addition
This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!
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Engage Your 5th Grade Traveler!
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Engage Your 5th Grade Traveler!
This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!
Fifth Grade
Addition
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