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Benjamin Franklin wasn't just a Founding Father of the United States of America—he was so much more. In this lesson, students will learn how Ben Franklin changed the shape of Philadelphia.

Tin Can Lantern

Help your child comprehend the past by using hands-on activities like this homemade lantern project.

Sew a Colorful Amish Potholder

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

Scratch Art for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Martin Luther King Stamp

Help your fourth grader design a first class postage stamp for a hero who stood up for the dignity of people from all walks of life.

Write a Thanksgiving Proclamation!

Helping your child write his own "Thanksgiving Proclamation" can help him grasp the spirit of the day, and develop more of an attitude of gratitude.

Write with a Quill Pen

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Molasses Cookies

Mix up a batch of molasses cookies, and you'll have a delicious chance to teach your child some math and social studies in the process!

How to Make a Loom

Celebrate our nation's colonial history by making your very own weaving loom!

Road to Independence

Help middle schoolers use maps, math, and history for some Fourth of July fun.

Cross the River, Patriot!

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

What is Liberty?

Here's a 4th of July project that invites your fifth grader to explore what "liberty" really means to her.

Signing the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence set forth inspiring ideals of liberty. If your kid had the chance today, would she sign the Declaration?

Make a State Symbol Collage

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

Draft a Family Constitution

What are the rules of your home? Help your fifth grader draft a Family Constitution and even give it an aged look using soaked tea bags.

Ride the Pilgrims' Mayflower!

Ride the Pilgrims' Mayflower with this math-inspired game for Thanksgiving. Learn about the Pilgrims' Mayflower while building problem-solving and math skills.

Say "Huzzah" This Thanksgiving!

Have some fun--and learn some history while you're at it--with these words and phrases used by our Pilgrim ancestors in the 1620's.

The Mayflower Compact: Would You Sign?

Would you sign the Mayflower Compact? Read it and see!

Three Kinds of Colonial Cornbread

Explore Pilgrim foodways with three heritage cornbread recipes.

Three Outdoor Pilgrim Games

Pilgrim games are fun for the whole family before and after Thanksgiving dinner. These Pilgrim games take your family outdoors on for fun, traditional games.

Sourdough Science!

Make sourdough bread...and learn some colonial history and modern science in the process!

How to Build a Freedom Kite

Making a freedom kite is a great way to show appreciation on Memorial Day or July 4th, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.

Morse Code Messaging

Teach your child Morse code, and a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!

Who Were the Founding Fathers?

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

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