Preschool - 2nd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 4

In this activity, your child will create a fun lion mask and learn a little about Chinese culture too!

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

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

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

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

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

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.

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

This gluten free recipe for coconut rice is a tasty way to help any picky eater expand her culinary horizons. She'll get great measuring practice along the way!

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

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

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

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

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

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.

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

Make sunomono, a simple Japanese cucumber vinegar salad, and kid-friendly chopsticks in this fun kindergarten activity.

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

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!

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

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

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

Sometimes a sandwich is just ho hum boring. Help your kid make lunch fun by threading her favorite ingredients on a skewer for a quick and easy sandwich kabob.

Engage your preschool children's senses by discovering nature and geography on a walk through the neighborhood.

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.

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.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

Celebrate Ramadan by recreating a scene depicting the inside of a mosque. Your kid will marvel at the beautiful stained glass effect of the finished project.

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

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.