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Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Get ready for Thanksgiving by explaining the importance of the harvest. This craft is a great way for her to show thanks for all that delicious food!

This dreidel ornament makes a sparkling spinning top out of popsicle sticks. Make this dreidel ornament and get ready for Hanukkah.

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.

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.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

This scavenger hunt game is simple, but it's fun, and it will arm your children with the directional vocabulary they should master in time for kindergarten.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Celebrate Constitution Day by learning the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution!

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own

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

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

This experiment explores how listening in to a one-sided conversation affects concentration.

Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.

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.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

This science fair project idea determines whether volunteers remember more information presented orally or visually or kinesthetically.

This science fair project idea examines whether people can decode scrambled messages.

Discover whether the color of text correlates with ease and speed of reading.

Fish for headlines! This fun and exciting social studies activity is a great way to get your fifth grader reading and understanding newspaper articles.

Here's a list of suggestions for parents on how to whet your child's political appetite.

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.

Add a little island flavor to your next lazy afternoon with a Hawaiian arts and craft project!

Nothing says party like a bright and bursting piÃata! Create your own mini festive centerpiece with paper towel rolls and ribbons.

This science fair project idea discovers the average time it takes for a person to remember something completely.

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

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".