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Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

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

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.

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.

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".

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.

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

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

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

Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.

Check out this sweet recipe idea perfect for celebrating Dia de los Muertos.

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

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

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.