Preschool - 2nd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 5

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

The pottery technique of coiling may be old, but it's probably new to your kid! Make coil pots with your preschooler throw in a little cultural lesson too!

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

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:

Diwali is a holiday celebrated in many Asian Pacific countries the world over. Make this delicious Indian treat with your child to celebrate the holiday.

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!

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

Tell your child you want to work on kindergarten readiness skills and she's not likely to jump up and clap. But turn it into a game and it's a different story.

Improve your kindergartener's vocabulary with this fun, quick, and simple improvisation activity! He'll love acting while practicing directionality words.

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

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

Teach your kindergartener a little about Mexican culture by giving him a festive, no-cook lesson in how to make "aguas frescas," or seasonal fruit drinks.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

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

Introduce your kid to abstract art with this painting activity. It's the perfect way to engage a kinesthetic learner and spark an interest in art history!

Light up the sky with this lotus lantern, a perfect way to explore Buddha Day.

The Egg in a Basket, a traditional British breakfast component, is a simple snack that kids and parents can cook together!

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.

Learn how to count in Spanish. Your child will practice her numbers and build her reading skills while learning a bit about Latino culture along the way.

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