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

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

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.

This Kool-Aid tie-dye activity is a kid-friendly craft that never gets old. Learn how to make tie-dye shirts using assorted Kool-Aid flavors here.

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

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.

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.

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

This science fair project teaches kids experimental design and how to test if subjects can really sense if they are being watched.

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

This project, focused on the burial practices of ancient Egyptians, is a great addition to a social studies curriculum.

Put your kid's Internet research skills to the test with this activity that will help him learn more about the history and cultural significance of fireworks.

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

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

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

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

This science fair project idea measures out the sugar of various foods and find out whether people can correctly determine how much sugar is in common foods.

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

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

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

The words of great thinkers throughout the ages have changed the course of history. Have your kid find an inspiring quote and create a work of art around it.

Build a decorated box and fill it with research that can help you get to your dream location someday!

This science fair project idea examines whether boys and girls differ in reflexes.

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

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.

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.

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

Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.

Every year at the Passover Seder, the Ten Plagues are mentioned as part of the ritual. Have your kid draw the plagues to help him remember their importance.

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