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My family spent 9 days last August, with a very similar itinerary. Some thoughts:
Homer is too little bang for the buck
Take a glacier cruise out of Whittier, if it's a rare sunny day. If not, take the short trip out to the Portage Glacier. If you take the tunnel to Whittier, hike the Portage Pass Trail if you have a a couple of hours to burn.
Matanuska Galcier hike - great way to spend a day.
Seward Sea Life Center, maybe a 1/2 day kayak in Resurrection Bay (we ran into at least a dozen bald eagles, some playful seals, etc. - great time). Don't miss the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center on the way down or back.
In Anchorage - Alaska Native Heritage Center
On the way back from Denali - Reindeer Farm in Palmer, Iditarod HQ in Wasilla - both a nice 60 minute stop.