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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
2nd grade
Social studies
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Make Colonial Rose and Honey Butters
Make Colonial Rose and Honey Butters
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Make Colonial Rose and Honey Butters
Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time
1st grade
Social studies
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Make a Bullroarer
Make a Bullroarer
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Make a Bullroarer
Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own
4th grade
Social studies
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Make Roman Relief Coins
Make Roman Relief Coins
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Make Roman Relief Coins
Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.
5th grade
Social studies
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Make a Drop Spindle - With a Turnip!
Make a Drop Spindle - With a Turnip!
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Make a Drop Spindle - With a Turnip!
In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.
5th grade
Social studies
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Carve a Cuneiform Cylinder Seal
Carve a Cuneiform Cylinder Seal
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Carve a Cuneiform Cylinder Seal
Travel to ancient Mesopotamia with your kids by carving your own unique cuneiform cylinder seals.
5th grade
Social studies
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How to Make Peanut Butter
How to Make Peanut Butter
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How to Make Peanut Butter
Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!
1st grade
Social studies
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How to Make Table Mats
How to Make Table Mats
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How to Make Table Mats
Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.
3rd grade
Social studies
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How to Paint Like Matisse
How to Paint Like Matisse
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How to Paint Like Matisse
In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.
4th grade
Social studies
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Design a Sarcophagus
Design a Sarcophagus
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Design a Sarcophagus
This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.
4th grade
Social studies
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Build a Medieval Castle
Build a Medieval Castle
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Build a Medieval Castle
Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.
5th grade
Social studies
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Make an Aztec Sundial
Make an Aztec Sundial
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Make an Aztec Sundial
Follow these easy instructions to make a working sundial with your kid! Find out what other cool things the Aztecs created in this activity.
3rd grade
Social studies
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Line Drawings
Line Drawings
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Line Drawings
Craft like the Colombians did in ancient times and make these line drawings out of twine, rope, or yarn.
2nd grade
Social studies
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Make Cave Paintings
Make Cave Paintings
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Make Cave Paintings
Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.
4th grade
Social studies
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Black History Month Quiz
Black History Month Quiz
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Black History Month Quiz
In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.
2nd grade
Social studies
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Design Your Own Anasazi Pottery
Design Your Own Anasazi Pottery
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Design Your Own Anasazi Pottery
Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.
5th grade
Social studies
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Olympic Chart
Olympic Chart
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Olympic Chart
How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.
5th grade
Social studies
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Family Tree Craft
Family Tree Craft
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Family Tree Craft
Help your fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!
5th grade
Social studies
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Mother's Day Carnations
Mother's Day Carnations
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Mother's Day Carnations
Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.
5th grade
Social studies
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Abraham Lincoln's Hat
Abraham Lincoln's Hat
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Abraham Lincoln's Hat
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.
1st grade
Social studies
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Native American Pictographs
Native American Pictographs
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Native American Pictographs
An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.
3rd grade
Social studies
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Presidential Info Board
Presidential Info Board
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Presidential Info Board
Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!
1st grade
Social studies
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Stonehenge Jewelry
Stonehenge Jewelry
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Stonehenge Jewelry
Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.
4th grade
Social studies
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Ice Craft
Ice Craft
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Ice Craft
Make the prehistoric monsters of the past seem a bit more real with a craft that brings the chill of the Ice Age to life!
2nd grade
Social studies
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Prediction Game
Prediction Game
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Prediction Game
Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.
3rd grade
Social studies
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Search History Hands-on Activities

Teach your kid some history with these crafts and games that will provide him with an opportunity to interact with history in a more hands-on way. These activities will help your child gain an appreciation of how different things were throughout history and, in many cases, how much harder people had to work to have supplies and tools that we all take for granted these days. What's more, kids will have the opportunity to create their own versions of cultural art and artifacts and learn more about the peoples and customs that underlie a variety of cultural practices. Take a look at our history activities and select a few that your kid will find compelling.