4th and 5th Grade History Activities

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens.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!

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.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

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.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

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

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

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.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

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

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".