Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 4

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

In this activity, your child will create a fun lion mask and learn a little about Chinese culture too!

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

Make a paper plate puppet that'll help your child imagine what it's like to be in a performance of the dragon dance.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

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

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

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.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

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

Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your child how to use chopsticks! She'll build her math and fine motor skills as she does this activity.

Whether you're teaching your kid about this important cultural art form or simply looking for a fun project, sandpainting is a fun activity you'll both enjoy.

This recipe provides a quicker, easier, and slightly healthier way to prepare this classic Louisiana Creole dish.

Make sunomono, a simple Japanese cucumber vinegar salad, and kid-friendly chopsticks in this fun kindergarten activity.

In this activity, your child will prepare for the first night of Passover by creating her own Seder plate.

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

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Tell the Purim story in a new way: By making a set of puppets out of an old deck of cards!

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

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

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

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.