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

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

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

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!

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

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

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry 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.

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

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

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

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

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

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

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.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

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.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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

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

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

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".

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".

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

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

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

This Presidents Day, meet four of our country's most important heroes with this Mount Rushmore writing activity.