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This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

Explore geometry, patterns, and history by creating pretty decorative Islamic tile art.

Have your child try her hand at creating a colorful, beaded necklace that's not only stylish, but also tells a story.

Enhance fourth-grade measurement making skills and social studies learning with this stitching project.

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.

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.

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.

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

Your child will learn a whole alphabet of different jobs while they complete this brain-teaser chart just in time to celebrate Labor Day!

In this activity, your child will reference Matisse and also learn about patterns.

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.

To celebrate black history month, use this matching quiz to help your kid demonstrate their knowledge of famous African-Americans.

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

Capture a bit of mythological magic with this clever sock craft!

Ignite your child's creativity by having them design their own clay version of an alebrije, a traditional fanciful creature like the ones made in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Car cluttered with old maps now that you've adopted GPS technology? Upcycle them in this fun geography craft.

Children research and make a timeline of an inspiring woman in this biography activity.

Help your child construct and author a "sempuyo," a traditional Japanese book with accordion-style pages; she will develop her writing and fine motor skills.

Explore the world from your own home by conducting research about other cultures with your 4th grade child.

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.

Help your kids put together a travel journal for your family's next vacation to get them reading, writing, and thinking about what's happening on the trip.

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

Next time you're headed out on the road with your fourth grader, try this alphabet-geography game that the whole family can play.

Learn about the architecture of Asia by building your very own model of a pagoda!

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.

Challenge your fourth grader to try to recreate the geography of her state using just flour, salt, and water.

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.