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

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

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

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

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

Teach your child about Chinese New Year by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

Tu B'Shevat is a Jewish holiday during which the "new year" for trees is celebrated. In this activity your child will paint a pot to grow his own plant.

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

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!

Pop up a pup tent, just like Civil War soldiers did on the battlefield.

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

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

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.

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.

Ancient Greek vases were not only utilitarian, they were also works of art. Jump into ancient cultures by decorating your own vase in classic Greek style.

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.

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

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

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