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.

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

Choose a destination and "race" your way there! This activity is a great for charting progress and motivation.

Practice early social studies skills and get your child excited about the new school year with this fun activity.

Help your child learn about the world through this 3rd-4th grade geography activity: start a postcard collection and mark where they came from on a world map.

Expand your child's geographic awareness with these fun and easy map lessons.

Help your third grader learn time zones with this fun map activity!

Spark your child's interest in international sporting events by creating a banner of world flags.

Build your child's social studies skills by making a map together.