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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Tip & How-To
   Engaging the Five Senses to Learn About Our World
   The outside world shapes children’s development through experiences that they have, which include using their five senses—hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch. Drawing a child’s attention to the five senses and discussing them increases understanding of and communication about the world around us.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Tip & How-To
   Help a Child Choose a Book
   Help children pick books that spark their interest, leave them feeling accomplished, and ready to hunt for their next book!
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 3  |  Tip & How-To
   Help a Child Edit and Revise
   Help children make the most of their writing by teaching them about revising and editing, two important parts of the writing process.
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Tip & How-To
   Help a Child Write a Poem
   Encourage creativity and word play by helping a child recognize the elements of a poem and explore different ways of writing one.
   
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Tip & How-To
   Help Children Play and Stay Safe Online
   The Internet is home to a wealth of information that even the youngest children can access. Teach kids how to safely enjoy all that the online world has to offer.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 3  |  Tip & How-To
   How to Act Out a Story
   Help a child make a more personal connection with a book by acting out the story and exploring different characters' perspectives.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Tip & How-To
   How to Encourage Higher Order Thinking
   Practicing Higher Order Thinking (HOT) skills outside of school will give kids the tools that they need to understand, infer, connect, categorize, synthesize, evaluate, and apply the information they know to find solutions to new and existing problems.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Tip & How-To
   Make the Most of Reading Aloud
   Learn a few simple read-aloud strategies that can sharpen a child’s emerging reading skills and help you have fun together with a good book.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Tip & How-To
   Make Time for Reading
   It’s DEAR time! (Also known as time to Drop Everything and Read). Find out how making time to read with children every day can foster their love of books and help them learn to read.
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Tip & How-To
    Practice Writing Letters and Words
    Use this tip to help a child become comfortable with writing, and you’ll lay a foundation for success in all future writing efforts.

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