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.

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

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

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

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.

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.

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

Have you ever wondered how many numbers most people can memorize? Test your friends to find out!

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

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

Help your child create her own version of a Moroccan lantern to give her room an Arabian nights feel!

Your child will look forward to lunchtime with this artistic reinterpretation of the same old cold lunch.

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

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.