Early Childhood Social Studies Activities

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

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

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

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.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

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!

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

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.

This slightly messy, but tons-of-fun tactile activity will cement the idea of the land and water as pictured on maps in your young learner's mind.

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

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

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!

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

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! 

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

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.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.

Practice early social studies skills and get your child excited about the new school year with this fun activity.

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

Here is a guide to making a felt busy book that's perfect for focusing on specific learning areas with your child.

Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

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:

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

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