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Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

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

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

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

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Play food isn't just for preschoolers! Help your child create a fun Passover craft that doubles as tea-party play food for younger siblings.

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!

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.

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

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

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

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

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

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