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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   An Introduction to Graphic Novels
   Tune in to hear some background about graphic novels as well as specific recommendations of fantasy epics, memoirs, biographies, and adventure thriller stories, all presented in the form of a graphic novel.
   
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Send a Smile: Make a Card for a Special Occasion
   Everyone loves getting a greeting card, especially if it’s homemade. Make a funny or thoughtful greeting card or invitation with pictures and a poem, joke, or riddle.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Send Postcards From the Concert
   Have children practice combining sentences using initial impressions of music. The finished message goes on an illustrated postcard.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   Teen Literature and Technology
   In this episode, you'll hear about books that "break the rules of writing" by telling stories in the form of emails, blog entries, and instant messages.
8. 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.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   4 – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Unveiling Idioms: A Game of Concentration
   Brainstorm popular expressions with friends and family, then explore their meanings through game play and writing/drawing/cut-and-paste activities.
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
    Write "Moving" Sports Poetry
    We've all heard the expression “poetry in motion”—this activity gets children writing poems about grace and movement using photos of athletes.