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

Invite children to create a Fourth of July centerpiece with this simple craft activity!

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

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

Welcome the holiday season by making your own paper lantern. Learn about traditional light festivals from the United States with this fun, easy activity.

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

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.

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.

Take a stab at 18th century American cooking with your kids by following this tasty recipe from one of the first colonial cookbooks.

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

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.