2nd and 3rd Grade Community and Culture Activities

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.

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

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.

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.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

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

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

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

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

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.

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

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

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

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

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

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Learn more about the fascinating folk art of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs with this easy craft.

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

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

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

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.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.