Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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.

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

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

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.

Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.

Your child can now recreate history by building his very own fortified castle.

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

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

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.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

Dive into U.S. colonial history by making a simple bottle gourd water cooler, crafted by colonists of Roanoke Island in the 16th century.

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

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

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

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

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

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

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!