4th and 5th Grade Community and Culture Resources

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

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

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!

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Make this African collar necklace for a lesson in crafting and African culture.

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.

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