Spark your child's interest in current events by encouraging them to write a letter to the U.S. president.

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Do lefties just write different or are their brains different? This science project has students explore what it means to be left handed.

Helping your child write their own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help them grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

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 fifth grader trace your family's roots and interview all the living mothers to create a makeshift, 3-D family tree!

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Show your teens the connection between making history and writing it by having them write, illustrate, and edit a newspaper from the past.

Study the effect of music on blood pressure. Compare blood pressure readings before and after the listening session. Analyze results, write a detailed report.

Here's how teens can produce an audio guide of an exhibit, field trip, or ballgame, confess their thoughts in an audio diary or record a letter to a friend.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

This science fair project idea investigates the relationship between memory and age.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Introduce your first grader to our country's most famous leaders with an artsy info board full of facts, patriotic colors and coins!

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!

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.

Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.

Celebrate African heritage by making an African flag banner. This fun, culturally-inspired art project is perfect for Black History Month.

Learn about our cognitive capacity of attention and to learn about factors that influence attention.

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.

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

Celebrate Veterans Day with your child by helping them create and send a well-deserving veteran a "thank you" card via the U.S. Veteran's Affairs Department.

Bring a bit of the fun of Yuan Xiao Jie to your home with this lantern activity. Happy New Year!

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

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

Washi Ningyo, otherwise known as Japanese paper dolls, make fantastic bookmarks! Encourage your child to read more with this delightful, origami-inspired doll.