Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Lots of kids wonder what it would be like to be a police officer. Celebrate the people who help keep our communities safe with this fun craft.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

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

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

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

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

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

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

Ancient tribes believed that these dolls kept worries away at night. Your 1st grader can make his own and learn about history, culture, and art in this activity

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

This Labor Day, help your child explore various occupations by discussing the tools workers use on a daily basis at their jobs.

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project!