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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.

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

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

Learn an ancient craft with this introduction to weaving. A great tie-in for kids learning about ancient cultures.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos by baking pan de muerto. In this 5th-6th grade activity, your child will explore another culture while learning about baking.

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

Help your child put a new spin on her favorite myth by turning it into a mad lib! Guaranteed to bring the giggles, this fun activity also packs in the learning.

Explore history and prepare for backyard battle with this samurai helmet craft.

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

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

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

It's always good to have a little help during the holiday. Show your child how to set a table setting and then help him create a placemat map.

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

Diwali is a holiday celebrated in many Asian Pacific countries the world over. Make this delicious Indian treat with your child to celebrate the holiday.

What better way to remember the achievements of past U.S. Presidents than with a game of memory!

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

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.

How can your child learn about nations during the Olympics? By adopting 5 teams as his own! Here's how.

Follow this Colonial recipe for candied rose petals, and share the sweets with friends, family or classmates.

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.

This science fair project idea explores how far the âdanger zoneâ is from different types of caution signs.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

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.

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.

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

With this activity, you'll create a family treasure...and reinforce social studies basics while you're at it!