Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 3

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

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

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

Make this star-spangled greeting for the door to make all your guests feel welcome for the next patriotic holiday.

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

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.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

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

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.