Elementary School Holidays Social Studies Resources : Page 3

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

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.

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!

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.

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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.

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

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

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

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

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

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.

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.