2nd - 5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

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

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

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

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

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

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.

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.

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

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

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

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

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

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

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

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!