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Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

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

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

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

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.

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.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

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!

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

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

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

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

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

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

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.