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Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

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".

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

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

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

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

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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

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

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.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

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.

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

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

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.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

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".

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!

Learn whether writing things down really makes things easier to remember.

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.

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

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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.

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

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

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

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

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

Combine music, history and craft by making a Native American instrument of your own