Elementary School Holidays Social Studies Activities

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

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.

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.

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

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.

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.

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

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

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

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

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 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.

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

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.

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.

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

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

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

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.