2nd - 5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 7

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

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.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

Teach kids about a fun way they can remember this more efficiently- the power of mnemonics. Kids will be amazed.

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

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

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

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Tu B'Shevat is a Jewish holiday during which the "new year" for trees is celebrated. In this activity your child will paint a pot to grow his own plant.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

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!

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

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

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

This experiment tests which gender is better at catching how a magician performs his tricks.

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

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

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.

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

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

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.

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

Show your kid how to put a new spin on an old classic with this fun party game.