Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

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.

Give your second-grader insight into the Huichol culture of Mexico with this arts and craft activity by creating an ojo de Dios (eye of God), or yarn weaving.

Here's a place mat your second grader can create, based on the classic frontier tradition of patchwork quilting.

Your first or second grader will delight in creating multi-colored confetti egg smashers, traditional in Mexico, called cascarones!

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

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

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.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

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

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

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

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

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

Free science fair project idea that examines the differences between cats and dogs. Analyze objective qualities rather than subjective ones.

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

With a handful of craft supplies, your fourth grader can capture some of the artistic magic of the ancient Maya.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

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.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

Light up the sky with this lotus lantern, a perfect way to explore Buddha Day.

This family project is a fun way to teach your child about her heritage and practice her geography.