Early Childhood Social Studies Activities

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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:

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

This simple movement activity helps improve listening skills, as your child will be required to discriminate between sound and silence.

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

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

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.

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!

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

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.

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.