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

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

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

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

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

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

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.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

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.

Inspire your fifth grader to explore a new culture and determine her New Year's fortune by playing this German wax dripping game.

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.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

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".

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

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.

What are the benefits of good posture? Kids will learn about the cognitive effects of good posture through conducting and observing a controlled experiment.

Learn about the beautiful Indian art of Madhubani painting with this fun and creative project.

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.

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

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

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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.