Be active while learning about American history with this twist on the classic running game "Capture the Flag."

Play multiplication war, a fun card game, with your child and before long those annoying multiplication facts will be part of her mathematical skill set.

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".

Children read a famous letter from the American Civil War, then write a response, in this thoughtful history activity.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Have you ever taken a bag of snacks with you on a road trip? If you lived in the 19th century, you might have taken hardtack instead.

Competitors go head-to-head only this time it's a race to figure out the lowest common multiple of two numbers; an important step to working with fractions!

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

Challenge your child to a word count war, and practice good note-taking skills at the same time!

This Fourth of July, play a fun history-inspired math and logic puzzle game for your kids to play!

Help your fifth grader embrace the roots--literally--of Mother's Day by growing carnations to honor mothers in you family's history.

Have your child make a giant red poppy out of tissue paper in remembrance of the brave soldiers who served, especially those who died serving their countries.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

This year for Valentine's Day, you and your child can bake up a batch of classic red velvet cupcakes and learn more about the history of this vintage treat.

Make an elegant Mother's Day card to celebrate the love and work in raising kids.