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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 – 12  |  Game & Tool
   Diamante Poems
   Diamante poems are poems where the longest line comes in the middle, creating a diamond-like shape. The Diamante Poems tool helps children write these patterned poems.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Tip & How-To
   Help a Child Write a Book Review
   Learning how to evaluate and write a review of a book is an excellent foundation for the critical thinking skills that a child will continue to draw on and refine throughout his or her life.
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Tip & How-To
   How to Start a Writer’s Notebook
   Writer’s notebooks allow children and teens to take in the world around them and document their daily lives. Use these tips to learn how to start a writer's notebook with your child.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Activity & Project
   It’s Raining Cats and Dogs! Make a Children’s Book about the Weather
   Kids learn about weather sayings throughout history while writing and illustrating a book for younger children.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Printout  |  Writing It Out
   Make a Magnetic Poetry Set
   Children can make their own magnetic poetry set. Watch as the refrigerator becomes a space for literary art.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Game & Tool
   Stapleless Book
   The Stapleless Book tool allows children to make an eight page book of their own, ideal for stories, notes, new words, and more.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   Teens as Writers
   In honor of NCTE's National Day on Writing, tune in to hear about the growing number of books featuring teens who write.
   
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Printout  |  Writing It Out
   You’re the Director!
   Children can take a turn in the director’s chair. They can make decisions–and learn the elements–of stories told on film.