Thrive After 3 After School Programs @ Your Library Lisa M. Shaia 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

Fall Session mid-September-mid-November Winter Session January-February Spring Session March-April 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 doesn’t run away. Early elementary: Join 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.