Help your fifth grader honor Black History month and the musical genre of jazz by crafting decorative music notes embellished with jazz musical instruments.

Using an empty plastic bottle, your child can create a newfangled version of this African percussion instrument.

Celebrate the spirit of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech with this meaningful and educational art project.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. King by making a timeline of some major events during his life and the Civil Rights Movement.

Honor the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by interviewing someone in your community who lived it.

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.

In honor of Black History Month, this activity encourages your child to focus on African American inventors, and do a little inventing of his own.

Celebrate Kwanzaa with your fourth grader, or introduce them to a new cultural practice, by showing them how to weave a Kwanzaa mat out of an ordinary paper bag!

In this activity, your child will write a poem recognizing and appreciating the beauty inherent in diversity.

This gumbo recipe is a yummy way to celebrate Black History Month, and get a little practice in measurement.