Elementary School Social Studies Activities : Page 7

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

In this fun project, use a memory game to test various age groups and determine whether aging directly affects short-term memory loss.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

Celebrate Ramadan by recreating a scene depicting the inside of a mosque. Your kid will marvel at the beautiful stained glass effect of the finished project.

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Check out this sweet recipe idea perfect for celebrating Dia de los Muertos.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

This science fair project idea explores whether people have an innate feel for the passing of time from a few seconds to 20 minutes.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

This science project allows students to study the psychology of happiness.

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.