3rd - 5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

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.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

Shadow puppets are a traditional form of folk art that originated in ancient China. Help your child create his own puppet and put on a show!

As your fifth grader brainstorms and creates a plan for peace, your child will give his creativity and fine motor skills a boost!

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

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.

This science project has students study a group of volunteer liars actively lying to study the behavior of a lie. Students see if they can figure out the truth.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

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

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is often referred to as the Blue Mosque. In this activity, your kid will build his own Blue Mosque just in time for Ramadan!

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

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

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Let your child find her place among the politicians, the flyers, the debates and the countless television ads with a slogan and poster of her very own.

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

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

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

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

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

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.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Help your high school revive some Renaissance history with art by making a silverpoint sketch. In this activity, make your own stylus and special paper.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.