Preschool - 5th Grade Social Studies Activities : Page 8

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

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

Help your child observe Veterans Day by having him create a paper chain American flag; it's a fun and crafty way to show your patriotism.

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

Horse chestnuts are inedible, but British children found a fun use for them around the 1840s by turning them into a game called Conkers.

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Science fair project which determines whether people are more likely to follow rules if they are easy to understand.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether cats can be trained in the same way that dogs can.

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

This science fair project idea explores whether there is a connection to the color a person wears and the way their emotional state is perceived by others.

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.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

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

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

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.

Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

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

Explore geometric shapes and pattern as your child makes her very own Hawaiian kapa cloth.

Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.

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

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

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

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.