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

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

Practice early social studies skills and get your child excited about the new school year with this fun 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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".

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

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Learn more about the fascinating folk art of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs with this easy craft.