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

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.

Make a photo book to provide a reassuring guide for your child's first days and weeks of school.

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

In this activity, your first grader will practice calendar skills, observe the weather and learns to read calendar words. Here's how to get started:

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

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.

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.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.

Help your child observe Veterans Day by having him create a paper chain American flag; it's a fun and crafty way to show your patriotism.

This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.

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

Make sunomono, a simple Japanese cucumber vinegar salad, and kid-friendly chopsticks in this fun kindergarten activity.

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

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.

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".

Enjoy the fragrant scents of the holiday season with this pomander activity. A perfect arts and crafts project for preschool or kindergarten age children.

Help your child create his own pinata in this fun and easy activity. Use paper mache and fingerpaint for a party pinata everyone will love.

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

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

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

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

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.

Create a yarn doll out of a few toothpicks and colorful string with this Guatemalan craft.

Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Do this fun writing activity with your child to honor Black History Month.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

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

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.