Kindergarten - 4th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 4

Few architectural features are as recognizable as the Russian onion dome. In this project, your kid will recreate the striking beauty of this roof-top marvel.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

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.

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.

Conduct a mock interview with the President to teach your child about politics, the president and the world she lives in.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

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.

Step into the fantastic world of colors with a project that explores what shade you -- and your friends -- like best.

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

Can you fool your eyes and your brain with an optical illusion? The purpose of this science fair project is to demonstrate various kinds of optical illusions.

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

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.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

This simple art project will help your child think of nice words to say that come from the heart.

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.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

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

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.

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

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

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