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title: ExtendED Notes Articles | After School 101
description: After School 101 | Articles and insights with an emphasis on after school programs.
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# Posts about After School 101

![6 Ways to Make Reading Fun For Your Students](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Extended%20Notes/ExtendED%20Notes%20Blog/6%20ways%20to%20make%20reading%20fun%20image.jpg)

#### 6 Ways to Make Reading Fun For Your Students

Discover 6 creative ways to make reading enjoyable for students, helping them build knowledge, analytical skills, and a lifelong love for books.

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![10 Time Management Tips For After School Program Leaders](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Extended%20Notes/Extended%20Notes%20Blog/time%20management%20tips%20for%20program%20leaders.webp)

#### 10 Time Management Tips For After School Program Leaders

Tips to optimize your time as an after school program leader.

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![Why Critical Thinking is a Skill of the Future](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_293006000-2__800x400.jpg)

#### Why Critical Thinking is a Skill of the Future

Critical thinking remains an important skill for students to understand and learn.

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![Creating a Social Contract to Foster Afterschool Social Responsibility](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_689879734-2__800x400.jpg)

#### Creating a Social Contract to Foster Afterschool Social Responsibility

Need a way to manage your afterschool program that even your students will enjoy? Try creating a social contract.

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![Learning Beyond the Classroom - 4 Field Trip Ideas for Students](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_153645101__800x400.jpg)

#### Learning Beyond the Classroom - 4 Field Trip Ideas for Students

For students, an occasional field trip is a nice break in routine and an adventure that helps them discover new things.

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![7 PD Tools to Help You Grow as an After School Professional](https://www.extendednotes.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_397392670_(1)__800x400.jpg)

#### 7 PD Tools to Help You Grow as an After School Professional

As policies and education standards change, after school programs must stay aligned in order to successfully serve today’s students.

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