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What Is Liberty?
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What Is Liberty?
Fifth Grade
History
Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!
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What Is Liberty?
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What Is Liberty?
Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!
Fifth Grade
History
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Presidents Day Game
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Presidents Day Game
Third Grade
History
What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!
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Presidents Day Game
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Presidents Day Game
What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!
Third Grade
History
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Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
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Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
Second Grade
History
What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!
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Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
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Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!
Second Grade
History
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How to Pan for Gold
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How to Pan for Gold
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.
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How to Pan for Gold
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How to Pan for Gold
Looking for a fun summer adventure? Learn what it was like to be a prospector during the California Gold Rush by panning for gold in a local creek.
Fourth Grade
Earth and Space Science
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Draft a Family Constitution
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Draft a Family Constitution
Fifth Grade
History
What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.
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Draft a Family Constitution
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Draft a Family Constitution
What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.
Fifth Grade
History
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Native American Pictographs
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Native American Pictographs
Third Grade
History
An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.
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Native American Pictographs
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Native American Pictographs
An ancient form of writing gets new life in an activity designed to help your child read understand what life was like for early Native Americans.
Third Grade
History
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Play the Bill of Rights Drawing Game
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Play the Bill of Rights Drawing Game
Fifth Grade
Reading
Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.
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Play the Bill of Rights Drawing Game
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Play the Bill of Rights Drawing Game
Learn about the Bill of Rights this Presidents Day by playing a Pictionary-inspired drawing game. Players draw a right as others try to guess what it is.
Fifth Grade
Reading
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Who Were the Founding Fathers?
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Who Were the Founding Fathers?
Fourth Grade
History
Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.
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Who Were the Founding Fathers?
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Who Were the Founding Fathers?
Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.
Fourth Grade
History
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Origin of Fireworks
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Origin of Fireworks
Fourth Grade
Community and Culture
Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.
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Origin of Fireworks
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Origin of Fireworks
Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.
Fourth Grade
Community and Culture
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Egyptian Sarcophagus
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Egyptian Sarcophagus
Third Grade
History
Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.
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Egyptian Sarcophagus
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Egyptian Sarcophagus
Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.
Third Grade
History
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Pup Tent
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Pup Tent
Fourth Grade
History
Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.
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Pup Tent
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Pup Tent
Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.
Fourth Grade
History
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Historical Quotes
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Historical Quotes
Fourth Grade
History
The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.
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Historical Quotes
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Historical Quotes
The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.
Fourth Grade
History
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Rocket Like Mae Jemison
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Rocket Like Mae Jemison
Pre-K
History
Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!
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Rocket Like Mae Jemison
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Rocket Like Mae Jemison
Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!
Pre-K
History
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Design Your Own Anasazi Pottery
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Design Your Own Anasazi Pottery
Fifth Grade
History
Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.
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Design Your Own Anasazi Pottery
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Design Your Own Anasazi Pottery
Inspire young anthropologists with this 5th grade art project: make patterned pottery in the Anasazi style! All you need are a paper plate and markers to start.
Fifth Grade
History
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Write a Thanksgiving Proclamation!
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Write a Thanksgiving Proclamation!
Fourth Grade
Writing
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.
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Write a Thanksgiving Proclamation!
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Write a Thanksgiving Proclamation!
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.
Fourth Grade
Writing
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Kinesthetic Painting
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Kinesthetic Painting
Pre-K
History
Introduce your kid to abstract art with this painting activity. It's the perfect way to engage a kinesthetic learner and spark an interest in art history!
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Kinesthetic Painting
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Kinesthetic Painting
Introduce your kid to abstract art with this painting activity. It's the perfect way to engage a kinesthetic learner and spark an interest in art history!
Pre-K
History
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Stonehenge Jewelry
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Stonehenge Jewelry
Fourth Grade
History
Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.
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Stonehenge Jewelry
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Stonehenge Jewelry
Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.
Fourth Grade
History
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Olympic Chart
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Olympic Chart
Fifth Grade
Geography
How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.
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Olympic Chart
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Olympic Chart
How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.
Fifth Grade
Geography
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History Scavenger Hunt
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History Scavenger Hunt
Fourth Grade
Reading
Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.
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History Scavenger Hunt
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History Scavenger Hunt
Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.
Fourth Grade
Reading
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Grandparents Day Craft
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Grandparents Day Craft
Second Grade
History
Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.
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Grandparents Day Craft
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Grandparents Day Craft
Help your child appreciate grandparents, history, and societal changes while making a poster handmade, heartfelt grandparent's day craft.
Second Grade
History
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Make Cave Paintings
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Make Cave Paintings
Fourth Grade
History
Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.
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Make Cave Paintings
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Make Cave Paintings
Using butcher paper, ink and charcoal, your child will explore ancient motifs such as buffalo, bison and hunters by creating her very own cave painting.
Fourth Grade
History
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Draw Your Own Cartouche: Personalized Hieroglyphics
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Draw Your Own Cartouche: Personalized Hieroglyphics
History
Bring history to life by helping your child create her own cartouche like the Egyptians did thousands of years ago.
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Draw Your Own Cartouche: Personalized Hieroglyphics
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Draw Your Own Cartouche: Personalized Hieroglyphics
Bring history to life by helping your child create her own cartouche like the Egyptians did thousands of years ago.
History
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Write Your Reflections on Rosa Parks
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Write Your Reflections on Rosa Parks
Third Grade
Reading
This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.
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Write Your Reflections on Rosa Parks
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Write Your Reflections on Rosa Parks
This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.
Third Grade
Reading
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Read and Respond: A Civil War Letter
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Read and Respond: A Civil War Letter
Fifth Grade
History
Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.
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Read and Respond: A Civil War Letter
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Read and Respond: A Civil War Letter
Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.
Fifth Grade
History
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Cross the River, Patriot!
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Cross the River, Patriot!
Fourth Grade
History
This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!
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Cross the River, Patriot!
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Cross the River, Patriot!
This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!
Fourth Grade
History
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How to Make Peanut Butter
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How to Make Peanut Butter
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!
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How to Make Peanut Butter
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How to Make Peanut Butter
Help kids tap into their inner inventor by teaching them how to make peanut butter through trial, error, and lots of taste testing!
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Mud Bricks
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Mud Bricks
Pre-K
Earth and Space Science
Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.
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Mud Bricks
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Mud Bricks
Here's an arts and crafts activity for preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners: build brick buildings with homemade mud bricks made from dirt and water.
Pre-K
Earth and Space Science
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Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution
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Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution
Fifth Grade
History
Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!
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Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution
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Trace the "Steps" to the American Revolution
Help your kid keep track of all the developments that led to the American Revolution, by portraying the steps visually and literally!
Fifth Grade
History
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Newspaper Editing
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Newspaper Editing
Writing
Show your teens the connection between making history and writing it by having them write, illustrate, and edit a newspaper from the past.
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Newspaper Editing
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Newspaper Editing
Show your teens the connection between making history and writing it by having them write, illustrate, and edit a newspaper from the past.
Writing
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Make a Seven Wonders of the World Brochure
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Make a Seven Wonders of the World Brochure
History
Help your teen delve into the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; he'll come up with catchy slogans to advertise them in a pretend travel brochure.
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Make a Seven Wonders of the World Brochure
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Make a Seven Wonders of the World Brochure
Help your teen delve into the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; he'll come up with catchy slogans to advertise them in a pretend travel brochure.
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