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.

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.

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

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

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

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.

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.

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

Liven up your sixth grader's study of world geography with these three fun challenges.