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Second Grade
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Subject Area |
Curriculum Objective |
Suggested Service Learning Project |
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Science |
Animals - life cycles |
Students build bird or squirrel feeders to create a food source for the animals through the winter |
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Social Studies |
Civics - Decision making |
Students learn about making good decisions and teach the new first graders their methods |
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Social Studies |
Culture - resolving conflicts |
Students create a Kindness Wall where others can write their acts of kindness and/or create a kindness newsletter |
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Social Studies |
Economics |
Students have a fundraiser for another service learning project but tie it into economics as well (money management, budgeting, etc.) |
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Social Studies |
Geography - maps |
Students create a simple map of the Glendale or Kirkwood area for new families (give to city hall to give out) |
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Social Studies |
Heroes |
Students learn about heroes and then devise a service learning project to become heroes themselves |
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Communication Arts |
Writing skills |
Students become pen pals with the elderly in a nursing home |