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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Amazing Biographies: Writing About People Who Change the World
   After reading about historical figures and other important people that have changed the world, children choose someone that they consider to be "amazing"—either someone they've heard about or someone they know—and create a book page that highlights this person.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Activity & Project
   Books Will Take You There!
   While enjoying a book that features a journey, children write postcards from the perspective of the main character for each stop along the trip.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Creating Comics and Cartoons!
   Using published comics and cartoons as examples, children can create their own while playing with images and language.
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Creating Family Timelines
   Children can interview family members and make an illustrated timeline of the most important family events and memories.
   
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Exploring the Library
   Plan a visit to a library to discover more about this magical place.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Fairy Tales and You
   Children will draw on their knowledge of story structure and fairy tales to write their own.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Go Wild with Webcams!
   Can't make it to a zoo? After reading a book about apes, observe animal habits and habitats using one of the many Webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Let's Go On A Poetry Walk!
   The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you're surrounded by brilliant shades of green! Observe and collect sensory images from nature and use the sights, sounds, smells, and textures to create original nature poetry.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Let's Play a Game
   Playing board games or card games can be a fun activity, so why not make your own?
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
    Mail Time!
    Sort through your junk mail and talk about what you find for a fun literacy activity before recycling it!
    

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