Preschool - 2nd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!

Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!

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

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:

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.

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

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.

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

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

Explore African culture by helping your child make his very own djembe drum! Help your child explore music and rhythm as he celebrates Black History Month.

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

Word color association is just a fancy way to talk about the way we connect colors with words.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

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!

Maracas are most commonly found in music around the world. Introduce your child to percussion and rhythm with this easy-to-make instrument.

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

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

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

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

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

During Chinese New Year festivities, you see lanterns everywhere. Your child can make her very own red and gold lanterns to display at home.

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

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.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

This simple movement activity helps improve listening skills, as your child will be required to discriminate between sound and silence.

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.

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.

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.

Engage your preschool children's senses by discovering nature and geography on a walk through the neighborhood.

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