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.

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

Your child will create their very own traditional Indian Toran wall hanging using construction paper, yarn and paint.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Encourage your child to memorize the items on the Seder plate and what they symbolize with this artsy activity.

What could be more fun than doing sidewalk art? How about making your own colored sidewalk chalk!

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.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

This Labor Day, encourage your child to learn more about the different tools and supplies found in a doctor's bag by having her create one of her own!

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

Celebrate Mexican heritage and inspire creativity in your budding artist with this unique arts and crafts activity.

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.

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

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

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

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

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

Make an initiation shield like the ones from the Kikuyu tribe in Africa for an art project.

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

Civil War soldiers didn't take their wives with them to the battlefield, but they took along a piece of home: little sewing kits called "housewives".

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