Social Studies Activities : Page 2

Help your middle school or high school child make informed decisions about managing his finances and saving wisely for his future.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

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!

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.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

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

Help middle schoolers use maps, math, and history for some Fourth of July fun.

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.

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

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.

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

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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!

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

Celebrate Ramadan by creating a crescent moon and star...out of stars! This craft is the perfect way to introduce your child to an important national symbol.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

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!

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

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.

Test of the effect of exercise on rote memory. Prepare a single list of 40 randomly chosen words. Have volunteers recall as many words as possible.

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.

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

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

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.