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

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.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

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.

Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.

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

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

Have your kid imagine that she is a TV personality who has been assigned to cover the Olympics.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

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.

Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.

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

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

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!

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

Practice math and social studies skills with this fun game based on the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

In this activity, your child will learn how to make a drop spindle with a handy vegetable.

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.