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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Make ancient Egypt come alive by showing kids how to make their own mini sarcophagus out of a shoe box.

Learn more about the fascinating folk art of Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs with this easy craft.

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Help your kids map the "global footprint" of your family's grocery cart by investigating how far your food travels before landing on your dinner table.

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.

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.

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.

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