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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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