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

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

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.

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.

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

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Create a compass rose from sidewalk chalk in this summer geography project!

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

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

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

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

During the Passover Seder, many Jewish families pour a cup of red wine for Elijah. This year, help your child create his own welcoming glass for Elijah.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

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

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

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

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

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

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.

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!

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

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

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