3rd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

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

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

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

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

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

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

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

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

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.

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.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.