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

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

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.

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.

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.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

Celebrate the colors of the American flag with this playful craft project!

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.

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.

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

This November, it's elephant versus donkey! Does your third grader understand the meaning behind the animals political parties choose to represent them?

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

In this activity, kids learn a little about Japanese culture by making their own windsock in the shape of a koi fish.

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

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.

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

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

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

This Haggadah scroll activity is great for getting kids to practice handwriting, but it will also get them thinking about the meaning behind Passover.

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

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

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.

An "I Love You" book is a perfect gift for a very special friend on Valentine's Day. Our "I Love You" book shares the love in eight different languages.

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

Promote your child's appreciation for Jackie Robinson, an important figure in African-American history, by having your child create a baseball card!