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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!

Kokeshi dolls have been around since the 17th century, and now your child can recreate a piece of Japanese history and culture right at home.

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".

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

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

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.

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

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

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

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.

Draw your own beautiful mandala with this easy technique that ensures symmetrical results every time!

Help your fifth grader create an art card that celebrates the enduring values of Passover.

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.

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

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

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.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

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.

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

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.

Introduce your fifth grader (and friends) to a unique Jewish tradition by paying homage to the Maccabiah games by engaging them in their own makeshift games!

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.

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.

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.