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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Second Grade
Reading
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
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Make a Timeline of an Influential Person
Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.
Second Grade
Reading
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Rules of the Road Signs
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Rules of the Road Signs
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.
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Rules of the Road Signs
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Rules of the Road Signs
Use the appeal of the common road sign to your advantage by creating a game with hidden learning opportunities.
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster
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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.
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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster
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Create a "Wants and Needs" Poster
Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
Second Grade
Community and Culture
Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
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Make and Play a Loteria Board Game
Play loteria, a Mexican board game! Help your child make this fun and festive game to help her build her vocabulary and have a blast while she's at it.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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Going to the Park? Make a Map!
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Going to the Park? Make a Map!
First Grade
Reading
Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.
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Going to the Park? Make a Map!
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Going to the Park? Make a Map!
Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.
First Grade
Reading
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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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Korean Paper Fans
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Korean Paper Fans
Second Grade
Community and Culture
Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.
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Korean Paper Fans
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Korean Paper Fans
Make a Korean paper fan! This activity is a great way to help your child explore different cultures while she builds her fine motor and arts and crafts skills.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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How to Make a Lei
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How to Make a Lei
First Grade
Patterns
Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!
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How to Make a Lei
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How to Make a Lei
Make a lei and bring a touch of the tropical lifestyle into your home!
First Grade
Patterns
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Make a Basket for Moses
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Make a Basket for Moses
First Grade
Community and Culture
This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.
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Make a Basket for Moses
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Make a Basket for Moses
This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, and will help kids learn about Jewish culture.
First Grade
Community and Culture
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Flags of the World Banner
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Flags of the World Banner
Second Grade
Geography
Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.
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Flags of the World Banner
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Flags of the World Banner
Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.
Second Grade
Geography
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El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Altar
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El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Altar
Pre-K
Community and Culture
El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days
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El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Altar
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El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Altar
El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days
Pre-K
Community and Culture
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Taste Perception
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Taste Perception
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.
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Taste Perception
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Taste Perception
This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.
First Grade
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Make Day of the Dead Masks
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Make Day of the Dead Masks
Second Grade
Community and Culture
Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.
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Make Day of the Dead Masks
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Make Day of the Dead Masks
Teach your first or second grader about an important Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, with this traditional skeleton mask made out of a paper plate.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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Craft a Mini Totem Pole
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Craft a Mini Totem Pole
First Grade
Community and Culture
Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!
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Craft a Mini Totem Pole
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Craft a Mini Totem Pole
Give your child an American history lesson as you create a colorful mini totem pole!
First Grade
Community and Culture
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Create a Texture Map
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Create a Texture Map
Second Grade
Geography
Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!
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Create a Texture Map
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Create a Texture Map
Your child can create an interactive map of his neighborhood focusing on the different textures he finds!
Second Grade
Geography
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Sugar Skulls
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Sugar Skulls
Second Grade
Community and Culture
Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.
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Sugar Skulls
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Sugar Skulls
Get started on an ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos with this easy edible sugar skull project.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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Patriotic Quilt Placemats
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Patriotic Quilt Placemats
Kindergarten
Civics and Government
Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!
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Patriotic Quilt Placemats
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Patriotic Quilt Placemats
Craft a patriotic placemat from red, white, and blue construction paper in this festive craft project!
Kindergarten
Civics and Government
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Using a Compass
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Using a Compass
Second Grade
Earth and Space Science
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.
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Using a Compass
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Using a Compass
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.
Second Grade
Earth and Space Science
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Map My Ancestors
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Map My Ancestors
Second Grade
History
This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.
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Map My Ancestors
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Map My Ancestors
This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.
Second Grade
History
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Make a Garland of Flags!
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Make a Garland of Flags!
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.
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Make a Garland of Flags!
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Make a Garland of Flags!
Make a garland of paper flags representing your child's favorite countries.
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
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Tzedakah Box
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Tzedakah Box
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project.
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Tzedakah Box
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Tzedakah Box
Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project.
Kindergarten
Community and Culture
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Abraham Lincoln's Hat
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Abraham Lincoln's Hat
First Grade
Civics and Government
Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.
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Abraham Lincoln's Hat
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Abraham Lincoln's Hat
Honor our 16th president by having your kid assemble his famous stovepipe hat! This Abe Lincoln hat craft is the perfect way to celebrate Presidents Day.
First Grade
Civics and Government
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Yankee Doodle Three-Cornered Hat
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Yankee Doodle Three-Cornered Hat
First Grade
Civics and Government
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!
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Yankee Doodle Three-Cornered Hat
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Yankee Doodle Three-Cornered Hat
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!
First Grade
Civics and Government
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Craft a Japanese Fan!
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Craft a Japanese Fan!
First Grade
Community and Culture
Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.
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Craft a Japanese Fan!
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Craft a Japanese Fan!
Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.
First Grade
Community and Culture
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Create an Animal Folk Tale
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Create an Animal Folk Tale
First Grade
Writing
Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.
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Create an Animal Folk Tale
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Create an Animal Folk Tale
Children tap into their own imaginative storytelling skills by creating and writing a richly embellished folk tale about their favorite member of the animal kingdom.
First Grade
Writing
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Homemade Coins
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Homemade Coins
First Grade
Civics and Government
Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!
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Homemade Coins
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Homemade Coins
Your second grader can honor two renowned U.S. Presidents--Abraham Lincoln and George Washington--by crafting larger-than-life pennies and quarters!
First Grade
Civics and Government
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Create Aboriginal Handprint Art
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Create Aboriginal Handprint Art
Second Grade
Community and Culture
Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.
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Create Aboriginal Handprint Art
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Create Aboriginal Handprint Art
Teach your child about the art of ancient Australia by creating your own handprint art just like Aboriginal artists did thousands of years ago.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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Write a Postcard From Africa
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Write a Postcard From Africa
First Grade
Reading
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.
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Write a Postcard From Africa
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Write a Postcard From Africa
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.
First Grade
Reading
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Chinese Good Luck Charms
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Chinese Good Luck Charms
Second Grade
Community and Culture
Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.
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Chinese Good Luck Charms
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Chinese Good Luck Charms
Chinese New Year is a time when many different luck-bringing rituals are performed. In this activity your child will create a lucky trinket.
Second Grade
Community and Culture
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Make a Felt Matryoshka
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Make a Felt Matryoshka
First Grade
Community and Culture
Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.
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Make a Felt Matryoshka
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Make a Felt Matryoshka
Your child can decorate her own set of Russian nesting dolls in this easy felt craft.
First Grade
Community and Culture
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