4th and 5th Grade History Activities

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

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.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.