Social studies art projects

American Symbols 3rd Grade

Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.

The symbolic map was a project in which we had to create a country or place in which we would be able to represent ourselves and our likes. First we had to create a rough draft in which we had to...

Virginia history begins with studies of the Jamestown Colony, and this post is filled with ideas for teaching about Colonial Times across the curriculum. Check it out on Virginia is for Teachers.

Make these impressive 3D Salt Dough Maps with your kids to learn about and explore geography and landforms in a tactile, hands-on project!

This simple project with help teach kids geography and increase their global awareness as they begin to grasp their city, state, country, and continent.

Maps is used to inspire arts integration and it's the lessons that seamlessly align with math, social studies, science, and visual art.

When I was in middle school, ancient history was the bane of my existence. I balked at all the facts I was supposed to care about, gave lackluster effort toward the chapter quizzes, spent most of m…

I've taught this project before in both Honduras and in Ecuador . I absolutely love it. It brings out such interesting information abou...