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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   All About Elections
   This episode focuses on presidential elections.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   Back to School
   Help prepare your kids for a return to the classroom with these great books and expert kid tips about adjusting to a new school.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Game & Tool
   Crossword Puzzles
   The Crossword Puzzles tool lets children and teens choose from a selection of puzzles and solve them online. They can also create their own puzzles to solve online or print off.
4. 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!
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Activity & Project
   Learn About Staying Safe
   Share a fun book about staying safe and then talk about real-life safety issues before writing a letter to someone in your community who can help.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Activity & Project
   Let the Show Begin! Literary Talent Show
   Children choose their favorite songs, poems, or stories to act out in a talent show for friends and family.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Activity & Project
   School Day Extension
   Use the Word Mover mobile app to bring school home! A printout from school is used to generate a word bank and then create story or poem, which a child uses to “teach” a concept to a family member or caregiver.
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
    Shiver Me Timbers: Books About Pirates
    Ahoy, mateys! In this episode, Emily be talkin the pirate talk with author Jane Yolen and discovering some myths and truths about pirates from the days of yore.

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