Literacy for You and Me
What can we do to address the issues around literacy and education in our community?
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Students learn about literacy in our world, nation, state and their local community. Students reflect on statistics about literacy rates and access to books, then they create a plan of action to increase access to reading materials.This unit contains a specific plan for a service project that can be adapted to fit local needs and interests of the students.
The purpose of this lesson is for students to learn about literacy in our world, nation, state and their local community. Students reflect on dramatic statistics about literacy rates and access to books, then they create a plan of action to increase access to reading materials.
The purpose of this lesson is for students to plan and execute a book drive.
The purpose of this lesson is for students to track the books donated in a book drive. Students will use the idea of paying it forward to create a blog and track how far their donated books have traveled and read student reactions to the books.
The purpose of this lesson is for students to deliver the books to the recipients and spend some time reading with their partners. Students return to class to reflect on their experiences and celebrate the impact of the service project.