Preschool - 3rd Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 4

Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

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

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.

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

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

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

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

It's rhyme time! With this science fair project idea, your child will find out which words can be considered easy rhyming words, and why.

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.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

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

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.

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

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.

Host a royal party full of "please and thank you" - even the queen would approve. Have a ball while your kids practice etiquette!

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

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.

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

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

Teach your child about the importance and meaning behind bowing in Asian cultures and help her expand her cultural horizons with this fun activity.