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

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

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

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

Conduct a mock interview with the President to teach your child about politics, the president and the world she lives in.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

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

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

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

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.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

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.

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.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

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

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

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!

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

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

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

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

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

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