2nd - 5th Grade History Activities

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

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

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

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

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

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.

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.

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.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

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.

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

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

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

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

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