Preschool - 2nd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 4

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.

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

Have your child create her own version of an ancient Egyptian jewelry cuff similar to one that a goddess might have worn with this fun recycled craft.

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

Let your preschooler feel like a real chef by helping him create his very own chef's hat!

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

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Teach your kindergartener a little about Mexican culture by giving him a festive, no-cook lesson in how to make "aguas frescas," or seasonal fruit drinks.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.