3rd and 4th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 3

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

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.

Conduct a mock interview with the President to teach your child about politics, the president and the world she lives in.

Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

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

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

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

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

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

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

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

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

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

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

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.

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

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

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.

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.