Preschool - 3rd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 2

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

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

This Veterans Day, teach your kid about Remembrance Day and create a wreath of red poppies to honor the brave soldiers who died serving their countries.

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

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

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

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!

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

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!

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

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

Make this star-spangled greeting for the door to make all your guests feel welcome for the next patriotic holiday.

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.

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

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Celebrate Ramadan by recreating a scene depicting the inside of a mosque. Your kid will marvel at the beautiful stained glass effect of the finished project.

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

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

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

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!

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.

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.

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

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Celebrate the popular holiday Diwali with a craft! Make a homemade diya lamp to welcome light over darkness.

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.

Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.