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1. 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.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   5 – 10  |  Activity & Project
   Make a Magnetic Poetry Set
   Let children practice using different types of words in a fill-in-the-blank-story game before making their own word list for a magnetic poetry set.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.