Use hands-on history and social studies activities to help your students turn abstract ideas into concrete understanding.

Your kids can bring history to life by building, exploring, and expressing themselves through role playing and art!

Middle School History & Social Studies Activities

Solve a Medieval Soil Mystery

Dive into medieval feudal society and determine why the wheat crop failed. From the folks at Geoalliance

Morse Code Messaging

Explore the history of Samuel Morse and create your own secret codes. From the folks at Education.com

Create an
Ancient History Timeline

Record all the ancient history discoveries you make. From Homeschooling Hearts and Minds

Make a Medieval Coat of Arms

Create your very own coat of arms. From Selena at Look! We're Learning via Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

Create a Colonial Travel Brochure

B;end history, geography and language arts to create a travel brochure for your favorite colony. From Cindy at
Our Journey Westward.

Practice Cuneiform Writing

Try your hand at creating some cuneiform manuscripts. From the folks at Edsitement.

Recipes to Cook Like A Pioneer

Step back into American history to explore the recipes and cooking styles of the pioneers.
From Megan at
Education Possible.

Civil War Cannon
Chalk Drawing Tutorial

History comes alive through art with this great chalk pastel tutorial. From Tricia at Hodgepodge.me.

Cook Native Amerian
Corn Recipes

Bring history to life with these Native American corn recipes. From Megan at Education Possible.

Explore Feudalism
in the Middle Ages

See how kings, knights, peasants and the Church interacted in medieval times. From Claire
at Angelic Scalliwags

Create a Greek Mosaic
with Paper

Use magazine images to create an ancient Greek mosaic.
From Jamie at
The Unlikely Homeschool

Have Fun with Colonial Games

Add some authentic games to your history study of the Colonial Period of America. From Megan at
Education Possible.

Explore WWII Code Breakers

Try your hand at deciphering codes like the WWII code breakers.
From the folks at the
National Museum of the US Navy.

Build Ancient Greek Boats

Gain an understanding of the importance of the seas to the Greeks and build your own model boats. From Liesl at Homeschool Den.

Bake Stone Age Bread

Bake bread using only the tools and ingredients available to Neolithic peoples. From Michelle
at Research Parent.

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Follow the Adventures
of Ibn Battuta

Follow in the footsteps of this medieval world traveller.
From the folks at UC Berkeley

Explore the Three Branches
of Government

Expand your knowledge of how our government works. From the folks
at the Truman Library

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