The fourth grade social studies curriculum at my son's school covers the regions of the United States. He recently learned all about ...

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Three years ago, I made a United States BINGO game for my oldest son. It used some hand-colored states graphics I drew that vanished with ...

My 9-year-old son asked me if our state was part of the Louisiana Purchase. "Um … well … that's a good question, son," was m...

To help my son practice capital cities for our great 50 states, I made him a fun pegboard to practice. Here's how I did it (and you c...

This idea has been stuck in my head for awhile, ever since I heard about how quilts were used to communicate to runaway slaves on the Und...

My oldest son (8 1/2 years old) has always had a fascination with U.S. geography and the history of the states. This game combines both. ...

Our oldest son loves all things history-related. I wanted to teach him about the Lewis & Clark expedition and the group of adventurers...

Want a clever way to help your child learn the 50 states and their whereabouts? This game is perfect! Before my son and I started pl...

Have you seen that commercial from Allstate ? The one with the male (supposedly) French model she met on the Internet? My seven year old...