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

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

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

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!

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.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

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 Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

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

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

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

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.

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

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

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

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.

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.