4th and 5th Grade Social Studies Activities

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

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

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.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

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

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

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

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

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

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

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

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

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.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

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!

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.

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.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

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.