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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   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.
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   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Postcards from the Trail
   After enjoying an online book about traveling west on a wagon train, children create postcards from the point of view of the main character for one or more stops on the journey.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   Teens as Writers
   In honor of NCTE's National Day on Writing, tune in to hear about the growing number of books featuring teens who write.
   
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Telling My Story: Make a Bio-Cube
   Let children explore an interesting subject—themselves. An online tool will teach them to summarize and organize information as they write.