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Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

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

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".

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

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

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

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.

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

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.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

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

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.

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

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.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

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.

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.