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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Activity & Project
   Let the Show Begin! Literary Talent Show
   Children choose their favorite songs, dances, poems, or stories to act out in a talent show for friends and family.
2. 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.
3. 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 a book about fascinating elements in the night and write a poem/story about the things they learn!
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Write a Gem of a Poem
   Learn about diamante poems, and then consider the idea of cause and effect before working it into the diamante poem format.
5. 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.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Write Theme Poems
   Use shape and theme poems, or poems that look like the things they describe, as a fun way to introduce children to poetry.