1st - 5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 9

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

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.

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

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

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

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

This science fair project idea examines how well individuals can remember a story they were told and how accurately they pass that story along.

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

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

Few architectural features are as recognizable as the Russian onion dome. In this project, your kid will recreate the striking beauty of this roof-top marvel.

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

Celebrate the holidays by making farolitos, paper lanterns with elaborate designs and historical roots.

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

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

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

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.

Explore history and prepare for backyard battle with this samurai helmet craft.

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

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.

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

Retablos are a kind of Latin American folk art that blend personal and spiritual themes. Have your child create her own version of retablo artwork.