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

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

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster

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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster

Kindergarten

Community and Culture

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

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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster

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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster

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

Kindergarten

Community and Culture

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Crescent Moon and Star

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Crescent Moon and Star

First Grade

Community and Culture

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.

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Crescent Moon and Star

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Crescent Moon and Star

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.

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Rules of the Road Signs

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Rules of the Road Signs

Kindergarten

Community and Culture

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

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Rules of the Road Signs

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Rules of the Road Signs

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

Kindergarten

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

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

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

Kindergarten

Community and Culture

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Craft a Mini Totem Pole

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Craft a Mini Totem Pole

First Grade

Community and Culture

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

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Craft a Mini Totem Pole

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Craft a Mini Totem Pole

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

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Make a Basket for Moses

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Make a Basket for Moses

First Grade

Community and Culture

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

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Make a Basket for Moses

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Make a Basket for Moses

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

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Write a Postcard From Africa

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Write a Postcard From Africa

First Grade

Reading

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

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Write a Postcard From Africa

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Write a Postcard From Africa

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

First Grade

Reading

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Craft a Guatemalan Worry Doll

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Craft a Guatemalan Worry Doll

First Grade

Community and Culture

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

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Craft a Guatemalan Worry Doll

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Craft a Guatemalan Worry Doll

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Learn about Community Helpers

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Learn about Community Helpers

First Grade

Community and Culture

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.

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Learn about Community Helpers

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Learn about Community Helpers

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.

First Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

First Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Create an Animal Folk Tale

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Create an Animal Folk Tale

First Grade

Writing

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

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Create an Animal Folk Tale

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Create an Animal Folk Tale

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

First Grade

Writing

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Make a Felt Matryoshka

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Make a Felt Matryoshka

First Grade

Community and Culture

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

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Make a Felt Matryoshka

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Make a Felt Matryoshka

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Make a Chinese Dragon

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Make a Chinese Dragon

First Grade

Community and Culture

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

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Make a Chinese Dragon

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Make a Chinese Dragon

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

First Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

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

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

First Grade

Community and Culture

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

First Grade

Patterns

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What Were the Ten Plagues?

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What Were the Ten Plagues?

First Grade

Community and Culture

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

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What Were the Ten Plagues?

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What Were the Ten Plagues?

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

First Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

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.

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.

First Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

Kindergarten

Community and Culture

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Make Your Own Piñata!

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Make Your Own Piñata!

First Grade

Community and Culture

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.

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Make Your Own Piñata!

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Make Your Own Piñata!

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.

First Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

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

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

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Make a Swahili Counting Book

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Make a Swahili Counting Book

First Grade

Community and Culture

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

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Make a Swahili Counting Book

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Make a Swahili Counting Book

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

First Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Craft a Japanese Fan!

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Craft a Japanese Fan!

First Grade

Community and Culture

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

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Craft a Japanese Fan!

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Craft a Japanese Fan!

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

First Grade

Community and Culture

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Make a "Today Is" Poster

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Make a "Today Is" Poster

Pre-K

Reading

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:

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Make a "Today Is" Poster

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Make a "Today Is" Poster

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:

Pre-K

Reading

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Learn the Parts of the Face in Spanish

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Learn the Parts of the Face in Spanish

First Grade

Community and Culture

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.

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Learn the Parts of the Face in Spanish

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Learn the Parts of the Face in Spanish

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.

First Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

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

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

First Grade

Community and Culture

Community and Culture

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

First Grade

Community and Culture

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.

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.

First Grade

Time and Money

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About 1st Grade Community And Culture Activities

On Education.com, 1st grade community and culture activities introduce young students to diverse traditions through crafting activities like making dragon puppets or Hawaiian leis, exploring cultural music, or tasting foods from around the world. These hands-on lessons help students appreciate different ways of life and foster empathy and respect for others. Teachers and parents can use activities to teach about holidays, customs, and multicultural celebrations while making learning fun and engaging.

This site offers a variety of educational resources such as printable crafts, interactive worksheets, and lesson plans for exploring community helpers, international landmarks, and cultural stories. Each activity provides students with opportunities to connect with real-world experiences, enhance creativity, and develop a broader understanding of diverse communities. These materials support early social studies learning while encouraging classroom interaction and parent-child collaboration.

Educators can save planning time by using ready-to-use activities that promote cultural awareness and social-emotional skills. Parents can extend home learning with engaging projects that help children explore the wider world, while promoting curiosity and kindness. On Education.com, these resources make introducing diversity accessible, practical, and enjoyable for first graders.

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