4th and 5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 4

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

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

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

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!

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

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

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

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

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

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

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

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.

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 Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.