{"id":2495,"date":"2026-04-24T22:03:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/?page_id=2495"},"modified":"2026-04-24T22:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:03:46","slug":"activity-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/for-teachers\/activity-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activity Guides<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1037\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_4196.jpg?resize=1179%2C1037&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2096 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Do you want to take a deep dive into my books? These free activity guides include writing, art, research activities&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1JkWLTDATaH5bDyB9uX7HTymP62vQPNa0?usp=share_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Puerto Rican Childhood<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1-1VpWXWpYD5HIpNKXGROjOjNc8ZR0FXO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gnomes &amp; Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>More coming soon!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activity Guides Do you want to take a deep dive into my books? 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