3rd and 4th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

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.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

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

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

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

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

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

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

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

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

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

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

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

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

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.

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

Conduct a mock interview with the President to teach your child about politics, the president and the world she lives in.

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

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

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

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

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

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

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.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

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.