Preschool - 1st Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

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

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

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.

Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.

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

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

Want to help your child learn more about his community while boosting creativity? Set up a post office play station right in your very own home!

In this game, your child and his friends will need to use their observational skills as they try to figure out who's got the peanut!

Get ready for Thanksgiving by explaining the importance of the harvest. This craft is a great way for her to show thanks for all that delicious food!

Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.

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

There's no need to hunt down a cactus for this rainstick craft. In fact, you can recycle items you probably already have on hand.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

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.

Have the children play a more active role in the Seder by helping them prepare paper puppets that represent the ten plagues.

Here's a great activity to help learners satisfy their snow play cravings in a cozy indoor setting!

Teach your child about the importance of Labor Day by helping her learn about the different hats that are worn by workers in various occupations.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

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:

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

Kick off the spookiest time of the year with an art project inspired by the ancient Egyptian process of mummification.

This activity will give pre-readers practice building a story. And it's silly fun, too!

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

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.

During your next craft time, strike up the band with this homemade Chinese instrument.

Batik is a fabric dying technique usually done with hot wax. This flour-and-water method is kid-safe and easy, and it creates beautiful batik designs.

This construction paper activity helps your child to assemble a variety of emotions on a face so she can recognize how she and everyone around her is feeling.

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!

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.