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Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

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.

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

In this activity, your child will make her own book of Swahili numbers filled with pictures of animals found throughout Africa.

Is it a square or a circle? See if you can trick your friends with this zany science project!

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

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.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

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