Preschool - 4th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

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

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

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!

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

In this game, your child and his friends will need to use their observational skills as they try to figure out who's got the peanut!

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

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:

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

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

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

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

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.

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

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.

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!