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Topic Social Studies
Grade(s): 1-3
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Created: 11/25/07
Updated: 11/25/07
Skill Sets: Research | Information Literacy | Oral Presentation
Format: Project
Time Required: Students will work collaboratively & individually. 5 class periods. 45 Min. per class.

Description, Learning Objective: Students write about and illustrate community service themes.

Procedure: The class goal is to create a Community Book of Service or Wall Presentation. To do this students will:
1) Select a topic such as feeding the poor, donating money, helping a younger sibling with homework, helping parents, volunteering at church, etc.
2) Draw a picture about their topic freehand.
3) Draw the picture of their topic in KidPix (or another drawing program).
4) Write a poem or short paragraph about their topic.
5) Type the poem or information into PowerPoint.
6) Import the pictures into the PowerPoint slides.

Resources: Technology resources:
Kid Pix, PowerPoint