Preschool - 2nd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

This simple movement activity helps improve listening skills, as your child will be required to discriminate between sound and silence.

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

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

Lots of kids wonder what it would be like to be a police officer. Celebrate the people who help keep our communities safe with this fun craft.

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

This slightly tweaked version of "Hide and Go Seek" hones listening: a key skill for kindergarten.

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

Kick off the spookiest time of the year with an art project inspired by the ancient Egyptian process of mummification.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Explore African culture by helping your child make his very own djembe drum! Help your child explore music and rhythm as he celebrates Black History Month.

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

Show your patriotism on the next great American holiday by making a shooting star spangled banner that's reminiscent of the American flag.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.