Elementary School Social Studies Activities : Page 7

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

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

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

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

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Your child can make her own Mexican tin art mirror with cardboard, a mirror, and an aluminum pan.

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

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

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

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!

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

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