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

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.

Being a kid is hard work. Soothe stresses and calm fears with this DIY Zen garden -- all you need is sand, stones and a shoebox.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

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.

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

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

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.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

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

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

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 is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

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

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

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.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

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

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

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.

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

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.

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

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

Learners can hone their cutting skills while making this patriotically festive star collage!

Has your child ever told you he wants to travel the world and meet new people? Why not keep track of his future travel plans with some fun footprint art.

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