Here's a social studies activity to help your middle-school or high-school teenager better understand how contour maps work using only the back of her hand.

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

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

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

Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!

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

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

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".

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

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

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

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

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.

This activity with add some fun and education to long car trips. Perfect for family vacations!

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

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.

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.