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1. 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.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   2 – 6  |  Activity & Project
   Batter Up! Telling Sports Stories With Trading Cards
   Summer is the time for baseball! Through the retelling of the 1941 baseball season, children will see two legendary players as characters and can create trading cards that highlight these players.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   1 – 4  |  Activity & Project
   Become a Young Archaeologist
   Want to visit a museum without leaving your computer? Virtually dig for famous historical artifacts from around the world found in the British Museum.
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Activity & Project
   Books Will Take You There!
   While enjoying a book that features a journey, children write postcards from the perspective of the main character for each stop along the trip.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Activity & Project
   Can Letters Tell a Story?
   Shake up children's summer reading by introducing them to new and fun formats for storytelling.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Can You Convince Me?
   Children learn how to make a convincing argument—an important skill in school and in life.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   2 – 4  |  Activity & Project
   Confection Connection: Using Sensory Details in Writing
   Get children excited about writing and descriptive language by creating yummy descriptions of their favorite candy.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Create Trading Cards for Favorite Characters
   Use the online Trading Card Creator tool to have children make cards describing their favorite characters from the books on their reading list.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Creating Comics and Cartoons!
   Using published comics and cartoons as examples, children can create their own while playing with images and language.
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
    Creating Family Timelines
    Children can interview family members and make an illustrated timeline of the most important family events and memories.
    

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