Students write letters to pen pals in a very different community from their own and develop a joint project over long distance that benefits their own communities.

Service Experience

In Lesson Two: Cans Make a Difference, students on two ends of the pen pal relationship work together to collect enough canned items to equal or surpass the weight of an agreed-upon animal. In Lesson Three: Long-Distance Service, students choose, plan, implement and evaluate a service project based on the interests and abilities of both classes.

Lessons in This Unit

Do It Write

Unit:

Kids Can Make a Difference

Lesson 1 of 3

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The classroom is matched up with another classroom in the country or the world. The students communicate by letter or e-mail and compare characteristics of place such as methods of transportation, weather, resources and culture. Students will eventually work with their pen pal classroom to design and implement a service project.

Subjects

Cans Make a Difference

Unit:

Kids Can Make a Difference

Lesson 2 of 3

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Students write to pen pals in a different community and discuss ideas related to a service project. The pen pals plan and monitor a canned-good donation project.

Subjects

Long-Distance Service

Unit:

Kids Can Make a Difference

Lesson 3 of 3

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Students choose, plan, implement and evaluate a service project. They work cooperatively with their pen pals and communicate through writing.