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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Activity & Project
   All About Me! Use Photos to Write Stories
   Help children use favorite photos to write a homemade memory book.
2. 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.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   A Peek into Amelia's Notebook
   Emily chats with a couple of sisters about two books in the Amelia’s Notebook series and even the grown-up Amelia herself, author-illustrator Marissa Moss.
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Activity & Project
   A Story for Corduroy
   After reading a Corduroy book together, encourage creativity and develop writing skills by writing a story about a favorite stuffed animal.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   Chapter Book Series Worth Starting
   Emily Manning describes some chapter book series that kids will love and chats with author Nikki Grimes about her writing philosophy.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   Delicious Summer Treats
   Podcast host Emily Manning and guests explore a number of ways to get children reading and writing recipes and having fun with food.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
    

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