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

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

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

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.

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.

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

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

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

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

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

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 Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

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

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.

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.

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

Teach an important and often comical historical lesson with a prediction game that teaches youngsters about the fallibility of word-of-mouth talk.

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

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

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

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

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Whether your child is celebrating a great American holiday or simply feeling patriotic, this american flag craft is sure to please your little artist.