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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   Alphabet Books for All Ages
   Find alphabet books to inspire and educate the entire family in this Chatting About Books podcast episode.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   Celebrating the Earth
   Every day is Earth Day! Emily shares her story of children inspired by The Lorax and how they might take action with 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save the Earth. Emily also explores science and nature activities with guest Sharon Betty and The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Explore and Write About Nature
   In this activity, children look closely at living things in their natural environments and then make books about what they see.
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Go Ape 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.
5. 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.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Printout  |  Writing It Out
   My Nature Story
   Encourage children to ask questions about the natural world, to make observations, and to use their imaginations. They use their findings to create their own book.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Star Light, Star Bright: Reading and Writing about the Nighttime Sky
   Children watch the nighttime sky come alive as the read an online book about fascinating elements in the night and write a poem/story about the things they learn!
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Take a Virtual Field Trip
   Can't make it to a zoo? Observe animal habits and habitats using one of the many Webcams broadcasting from zoos and aquariums around the United States and the world.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Activity & Project
   The Natural World as Inspiration: An Outdoor Art Show
   Children incorporate materials from outdoors with paints or crayons to create pieces of art to display on their clotheslines, fences, or porches for a neighborhood art show.
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
    World of Animals
    Explore the world of animals through Caroline Arnold’s nonfiction picture books for children.