3rd - 5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 6

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

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

Check out this sweet recipe idea perfect for celebrating Dia de los Muertos.

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

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.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

Learn more about the fascinating folk art of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs with this easy craft.

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.

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

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

This science fair project idea explores whether color affects a person's emotional state.

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Few architectural features are as recognizable as the Russian onion dome. In this project, your kid will recreate the striking beauty of this roof-top marvel.

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

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

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

Tu B'Shevat is a Jewish holiday during which the "new year" for trees is celebrated. In this activity your child will paint a pot to grow his own plant.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

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

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

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

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.