Preschool - 3rd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 5

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.

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

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!

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

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.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

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

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

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!

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

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!

Determine if gender affects the ability to identify different smells.

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.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

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!

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

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.