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Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

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

Test your kid's knowledge of presidents one through forty-four with this fun and educational matching game!

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

In Japan, ozoni is one of the main dishes eaten on New Year's Day. Here's how to make this delicious traditional dish with your child.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

In Colonial times, fixing a chair was a lot easier than making one! Any fifth-grader can wrap up a mirror or photo frame the same way Colonists caned chairs.

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

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.

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

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

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.

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

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

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

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".

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.