Sign your child up for book-based programming at your library. Expose your child to different genres of books so he becomes a lifelong reader. These after-school programs will support common core standards including speaking and listening, language,

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• After School Programs _at_ Your Library

• Sign your child up for book-based programming at
  your library. Expose your child to different
  genres of books so he becomes a lifelong reader.
  These after-school programs will support common
  core standards including speaking and listening,
  language, and reading foundational skills.

• Lisa M. Shaia

• Thrive After 3

• Author of forthcoming book After -School Clubs to
  Encourage Reading
• ALA , September 2013

• thriveafterthree.wordpress.com

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• Spring Session
• March-April

• Fall Sessionmid-September-mid-November

• Winter SessionJanuary-February

• Early elementary
• Listen to Shark vs. Train and practice your
  voting skills.
• Define your superhero skill and create a mask for
  your new identity.
• Thumb-wrestle with Stink and your classmates.

• Early elementary
• Create a Monster Catcher net and go on a Great
  Monster Hunt.
• Make your very own Gingerbread Girl and hope she
  doesnt run away.

• Early elementaryJoin us for a weekly read-aloud
  of a classic story. Bring your own snack.
• Upper elementary
• Join us for a Lego-extravaganza! Listen to
  stories and receive a top secret assignment.
  What will you build?

• Upper elementary
• Create a board game with your friends.
• Sharpen your spy skills with Notice the
  Difference Game.
• Learn the qualities of a graphic novel.

• Upper elementary
• Compete in Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeopardy, a
  smell-a-thon contest, and a sound prism rivalry
  with popular fiction titles.