1st and 2nd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 3

Light up the sky with this lotus lantern, a perfect way to explore Buddha Day.

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

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

This cultural craft makes a pretty decoration and teaches kids about other cultures.

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

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

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

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

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

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

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

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

Kids often ask, "how tall am I?" This science fair project seeks to determine how well kids can guess their own heights.

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

Sometimes a sandwich is just ho hum boring. Help your kid make lunch fun by threading her favorite ingredients on a skewer for a quick and easy sandwich kabob.

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.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

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

Whether you're teaching your kid about this important cultural art form or simply looking for a fun project, sandpainting is a fun activity you'll both enjoy.

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Teaching your child some basic words in Spanish is a breeze at home, with this simple and fun activity that doesn't require special educational materials.

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

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Tell the Purim story in a new way: By making a set of puppets out of an old deck of cards!

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