1st Grade Community and Culture Activities

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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