3rd - 5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 4

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

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

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

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own

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

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

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

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

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

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

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

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

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

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.

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

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.

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

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

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

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

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

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

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.