1st - 4th Grade Community and Culture Activities

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

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

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

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.

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

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

Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

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 a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.

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.

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

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.

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

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.

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

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!

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

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

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

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

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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

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

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