Preschool - 4th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 3

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.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

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

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

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!

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

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

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

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

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!

Explore African and Asian traditions with this recipe for homemade henna ink!

Tu B'Shevat is a Jewish holiday during which the "new year" for trees is celebrated. In this activity your child will paint a pot to grow his own plant.

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

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.

Puppets can help preschoolers practice communication and conflict resolution.

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.

Practice counting to100 independently with this American flag craft project! 

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

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

Teach your child about the importance and peacefulness of Ramadan as she gets creative drawing domes, minarets and prayer halls.

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.

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

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.

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

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

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

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

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!