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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.

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.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

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

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.

To pay tribute to the ancient Mexican art of mosaics, your child can craft a colorful mosaic using old magazines, a paper plate and lots of imagination.

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

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

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

Get your creative kid into tasseography! The ancient art of reading tea leaves gets a modern update in this simplified version for youthful fortune tellers!

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

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

Help your fifth grader bring the magnificent spirit of Rome to a modern day, personalized clay coin.

This Pysanky egg-decorating activity is perfect for young artists. Bring a little color and creativity to any holiday with this traditional Ukrainian craft.

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Encourage your child to make a Chinese scroll painting as part of his world history or art studies, or just to pass the time on a weekend.

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

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

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

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

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.

In this activity, your child will create a red envelope that can be filled with money to spread good will and ward off evil spirits in the New Year.

Explore what freedom and liberty mean to you this Fourth of July with a beautiful portrait collage!

Are you looking for a fun craft for the next big American holiday? Make this hat with your kid and let him march around the room like a Revolutionary soldier!

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

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

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.

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.