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Reflection activities

Teachers often use proformae to encourage students to reflect on their learning experience. While these are convenient and provide a record of student thinking, they can become an activity devoid of any real thinking. Oral reflection, whether as a whole class or group within the class, might sometimes be more useful. Alternatively, teachers could devote some time to questioning students about what they have recorded on their proformae and asking them for explanations.

View Sample reflective questions and prompts (doc,30kb) for younger students and Designing reflective prompts (doc,33kb) for older students.

Student-led and three-way conferences

Student-led conferences in which students present their learning to their teacher and parents are an opportunity for students to formally reflect on the learning that has taken place over a period of time. This reflection occurs as students prepare for the conference, as well as during the conference itself when they show and explain to their parents what they have learned.

Usually the evidence they produce is in the form of a portfolio, which students have prepared according to provided guidelines.

The student, with teacher guidance, is the one who selects the work.

The teacher makes sure the students understand the purpose of the portfolio - that is, that:

it represents some but not all the work they have done in class over a period of time

it demonstrates both strengths and weaknesses

it will be used to help them reflect on what they have learned and what they still need to learn

it will help them to state clear goals for future learning, based on the areas where they need to make more progress.

The dvd Peer feedback and student self-assessment contains further material on student-led conferences, including sample conferences with students from Prep and Grade Six, as well as comment on the process from teachers.

Use of rubrics

Rubrics are a valuable tool for self-assessment. Because rubrics not only list the success criteria but also provide descriptions of levels of performance, students are able to use them to monitor and evaluate their progress during an assessment task or activity.

Teachers make certain that students have copies of the rubric prior to commencing the assessment activity and understand the terminology used in the rubric. If necessary, they provide students with models or exemplars to illustrate relevant aspects of the activity.

As they work to complete the activity, students monitor their work to ensure that it demonstrates the required skills, knowledge or understanding. They reflect on their progress and evaluate what they need to do if they wish to improve their performance.

Further information on rubrics is available in the Professional Learning module Success criteria and rubrics.

Use of graphic organisers

A graphic organiser organises facts, concepts, ideas or terms in a visual or diagrammatic way so that the relationship between the individual items is made clearer.

The value of graphic organisers in terms of student self-assessment lies in their ability to assist thinking and make it visible for both the student and the teacher. For example, empty spaces in graphic organisers reveal gaps in the student's knowledge or thinking. They indicate immediately what still needs to be discovered or learned. If graphic organisers are used in preparation for a written response, they can show where more information or further argument is necessary, and when students are asked to explain their use of the graphic organiser there is an opportunity for metacognitive development because they must explain their thought processes. ('Why did you put that piece of information here?')

If students are taught how to use graphic organisers, they can learn to select those which are compatible with their learning styles. Some learners, for instance, will gravitate towards organisers which use words to elucidate links, such as tables of various kinds; others will be happier with symbols such as arrows and boxes of various meaningful shapes.

Useful websites with examples of graphic organisers include the following:

Setting learning targets

The setting of learning targets, or goal-setting, is an intrinsic part of the iterative nature of self-assessment. Student self-assessment begins with setting learning targets, proceeds through the production of work that aims to achieve those targets, to the assessment of the work to see if it does in fact meet the targets and then, finally, to the setting of new targets or revising ones that were not achieved.

Diagrammatically, the process looks like this:

Ideally, students will increasingly assume responsibility for the setting of their learning targets and also for the monitoring or tracking of those targets. In practice, of course, students' ability to do this will vary, and teacher assistance will be more important to some students than others. The provision of suitable 'tracking' sheets is an obvious way for teachers to assist all students.

As with other aspects of instruction, the use of modelling and explicit teaching is of relevance here. Teachers commonly use the SMART acronym as a way of guiding students in the design of a learning target. In this acronym:

S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Achievable or Attainable
R = Relevant
T = Time-bound

The SMART method of setting learning targets:

The learning target must be specific rather than general: 'I will include a topic sentence in each paragraph' rather than 'I will improve my paragraphing.'
Measurable
It must be possible to know whether the learning target has been accomplished, so there needs to be some way of measuring this. 'I will learn my 7 times table', for instance, could be measured by 'Being able to recite to my teacher/parent/peer the table X times without making mistakes.'
Achievable
The achievement of the learning target must be something the student is capable of attaining. Where the prospect of achievement seems daunting, the learning target can be broken down into a series of steps so that the student has the prospect of experiencing success. For example, instead of a learning target that states 'I will use correct spelling', it is better to concentrate on the use of individual spelling strategies so that, over time, the student builds up a repertoire of strategies designed to achieve the aim of improving his or her ability to spell correctly.

The setting of unachievable learning targets will inevitably lead to lack of motivation and low self-esteem.

The learning target needs to be significant and relevant to the student's present learning. If students are left to set learning targets without any guidance, at least initially there is a danger that such targets will be less relevant than if they are set in the context of understanding 'What I know or can do now/ what I still need to know or be able to do/ how I can go about making that improvement'.

Students should specify when they aim to achieve the target. Time-bound learning targets are easier to evaluate and track than those which have no particular time period attached to their achievement.

Time management

Students' ability to manage and organise their own time in order to complete set tasks is a crucial aspect of self-assessment. Schools recognise this when they institute a variety of structures to support students developing independence in this area; the student diary is one example.

In the case of extended projects, middle-year students can be assisted to manage their time if teachers 'chunk' the work into discrete sub-tasks. For instance, students who are researching information prior to making a class or group presentation can be advised that the task comprises the following sub-tasks, each of which will have a certain period of time allotted to it.

Decide on research topic

Draw up list of possible resources

Assign group roles

Conduct research

Develop presentation

Rehearse presentation

Make presentation

This information can be supported visually by a Gantt chart (doc,37kb) which can be displayed in the classroom and used by both teacher and students to monitor progress.

For older students who have experience of Gantt charts, the production of such a chart and its submission to the teacher for feedback could be made a mandatory first step when they are beginning an extended task.

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Strategies to enhance student self-assessment

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Teachers often use proformae to encourage students to reflect on their learning experience. While these are convenient and provide a record of student thinking, they can become an activity devoid of any real thinking. Oral reflection, whether as a whole class or group within the class, might sometimes be more useful.

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In honor of The National Day of Service and Remembrance I’ve come up with a list of 11 service projects kids can do with their families.

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Community service projects are a great way to encourage students to think about the world around them. Finding a project that children and their parents can get behind and support over the course of a few months or the entire school year is the key. If you are considering adding a service project to next year's class, take a look at the ideas that follow. They are perfect for students in grades K through 12 and vary in their levels of involvement and preparation throughout the year.

Community Service Projects for Kids

1. Book Drive

Collect books throughout the year to donate to local homeless shelters, children's hospitals, and more. Allyson W.'s kindergarten class did something a bit different with their book drive though. "This year our kindergarten class sponsored a used book drive. We collected used books and then resold them for under $1...most were 25 cents. We then Paid it Forward to our 5th grade class so they could go on their field trip to Washington, DC," she says.

2. Cards for Soldiers

Writing cards to servicemen and women overseas during the holidays (and throughout the year) is a great way to support our troops while also giving you an opening for talking about history, social studies, geography, and more.

3. Penny Drive

Find a penny pick it up, all year long you'll save enough! Host a penny drive throughout the year using large water cooler jugs to hold the pennies. At the end of the year, donate the money to a charity that your students agree on. You might also want to check out the Penny Harvest website for some ideas about what to do with those pennies.

4. For the Dogs (and Cats!)

Local animal shelters and rescue groups are always in need of newspapers, old towels and blankets, and pet food donations. Make your classroom a collection hub for such things and deliver them to the shelter once a month (or week!) depending on the amount of donations.

5. Host a Walk

If you want a more involved project, start early in the fall and work with your older students to coordinate a charity walk at the local high school's track. Not only does it encourage students to support a cause, it also gives them a great opportunity to learn while managing the many details of such an event.

6. "Birthday Boxes"

Kimberly L. says, "We have done what we call 'Birthday Boxes.' We put cake mix, frosting, candles, as well as, a few toys [in a box]. Then we donate them to a local food pantry for those families in need of a birthday cake We use plain white boxes (ask a bakery [if] they could donate some). We let the kids decorate them with coloring, stickers, or even the fronts of old cards. It makes them feel good to give back for a child's birthday."

7. Recycle for a Cause

Recycling is not only good for the environment, it is also good for the soul. Teacher Robbin H. says, "My class collects aluminum cans throughout the year. I take the cans to a recycling place where they give me money for them, and I donate the money in my class's name to the Humane Society of my county. The students love helping the animals, and I teach them that they are also helping the planet. My students go home and teach, and remind, their parents to recycle. We recycle everything we can, but the aluminum in the one thing we can get money for."

8. Spend Time with Seniors

Many seniors love spending time with children and children love spending time with them. Pilar R.'s class has the full experience. "Singing, playing recorder, playing BINGO, dancing, writing letters, doing any sort of art with seniors at a nursing home [is what we do]. The seniors love them, and my students love the seniors!"

9. Draw a Picture

Servicemen and women overseas are not the only ones who need to be remembered. Kiersten S. has her students focus on the ones at home. "We write/draw pictures for the veterans at the VA hospital," she says.

10. Random Acts of Kindness

"We did Random Acts of Kindness," explains Tiffany S. "I teach kindergarten and they LOVED it. We read books about it, and there is an AWESOME video on YouTube. It helped explain it to my kids totally. We talked about keeping it a secret from the other kids and the other teachers. We got the parents in on it and it took off from there. We took bags of pencils, kisses, suckers, crayons and more to the classrooms and we hung them on the door with a sticker on it. The kids said that we were, "Super Sneaky Secret Spies." We started the "missions" in March and we have been doing them sporadically since then. They are still asking to go on them! I also took little treats and left them in the teachers' lounge...we had a blast with it. We will do it again next year!"

11. Adopt an Animal

Micca W.'s class adopted an animal with their collected funds. "My class collected pennies and change during a science unit about animals and habitats. Then we adopted a polar bear from [the World Wildlife Foundation] they sent us a stuffed bear and each kid took turns taking him home-dressing him-and writing about his adventures with them at their house! It was a project that ended up lasting [for] awhile but it was fun!"

12. Comfort Animals

"During fire prevention week, we collected gently used or new stuffed animals for the fire department to distribute to scared kids when fire or first responders went on a call to the kids home," Bambi D. says.

What service projects do you do with your class? Share your ideas in the comments below or on the Really Good Teacher forums!

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Every school community is filled with love, but every school community loves doing different things! School fundraisers are not one-size-fits-all endeavors.

That's why when our friends at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital shared some of the genius ways schools are fundraising for St. Jude, we knew we had to share. Go beyond the bake sale with these smart school-fundraising ideas.

1. Host a backyard talent show.

Eleven years ago, four elementary school students in Morton, Illinois, had the idea of hosting a small talent show to raise money for St. Jude. That idea has now grown into an annual event that involves the entire community and has raised over $150,000!

How you can do it: Host an open call for talent show tryouts, spread the word, and sell tickets!

Why it works: Never underestimate the power of parents paying for tickets to see their children perform-or the talents of your incredible student body.

2. Make lemonade ... and give it away.

Students in West Point, Mississippi, give away lemonade for free at a stand near an annual arts festival in exchange for donations to St. Jude. In five years they have raised over $15,000 and once accepted a $300 donation for a glass of lemonade!

How you can do it: Publicity is the key to free-lemonade-stand success. Weeks before the event, promote your "free sale" to your community through social media and school-announcement channels.

Why it works: By turning your event into a donation drive to accompany a free treat, your school can raise exponentially more funds than a simple lemonade stand or bake sale with set prices.

3. Do math problems for money.

4. Collect one mile of pennies.

The students of St. Michael the Archangel School in Streator, Illinois, were inspired to collect one mile of pennies for St. Jude. That equals 84,480 pennies, or $844.80! The school community of first- through eighth-grade students pulled together their first mile of pennies in just three weeks. Read more about their story here.

How you can do it: Task your students with bringing in pennies from home and encourage them to ask neighbors and friends to donate their pennies to the cause.

Why it works: The ask is so small-literally just pennies people already have on hand. Thus, the risk of family-fundraiser fatigue is low, and the rate of participation is high. The process of counting pennies and coming together as a school community will be exciting for students.

5. Transform waste into want.

Second-grade teacher Maddie Valeiras of Miami, Florida, went out to lunch with her second-grade team members at their favorite sandwich shop. When she learned that the shop's leftover bread pieces were going in the trash, she had the bright idea to turn them into croutons. The shop owner happily donates the bread pieces, Valeiras bakes the croutons, and the second-grade students package and sell them for $5 a bag-all for St. Jude. Valeiras' elementary school raised $788 in one school year.

How you can do it: Is there a similar resource in your school or community that can be repurposed or transformed into a fundraising good? Is there a way to get your students involved? Ingenuity and community are the keys behind this fundraising tactic!

Why it works: Donated product plus creativity, deliciousness, and student involvement make this fundraiser a crunchy success.

6. Throw a carnival for younger students.

High school students in Loudon, Tennessee, hosted a spring carnival for local elementary school kids. The students provided all of the carnival activities for younger kids, such as face painting, a bounce house, a dunk booth, and lots of games. They also asked local first responders to host meet and greets with the younger children and sold raffle tickets for donated prizes. All proceeds from the high school carnival benefitted St. Jude.

How you can do it: Teen students can serve almost all of the jobs at an event for younger children, and middle and high schools have the campus event space on weekends. All you need is a willing faculty coordinator and the desire to fundraise!

Why it works: Parents of young children are in need of kid-friendly activities and are willing to pay for a fun experience and a great cause. Teens are often in need of service hours and will benefit greatly from this service-learning experience (and have a great time doing it).

7. Ride trikes for a cause.

Preschool, kindergarten, and daycare students have a blast at St. Jude Trike-A-Thons and begin their lifelong service-learning journeys in the process. They learn trike- and riding-toy-safety lessons during a week that culminates with a school Trike-A-Thon event. Trike-A-Thon events have the potential to become community crowd-pleasers. For instance, Early Learning Academy in Lexington, Nebraska, has held its Trike-A-Thon for 15 years, and this year they raised close to $10,000 for St. Jude.

How you can do it: When you register your Trike-A-Thon with St. Jude you receive all of the fundraising and sponsorship resources necessary. You can schedule your Trike-A-Thon week at any time that works for your organization's schedule.

Why it works: Young students' families are supportive of Trike-A-Thons. They love how their children learn riding safety and how to give back at a young age. And on ride day, families come together for a fun-filled day, as kids fly around the trike track!

8. Use rivalries for good.

Two rival high schools in Chester, Virginia, used their week before the big game as a combined fundraiser for St. Jude. Both schools raised funds through games and spirit day activities that required small donations to participate. The higher the school participation, the more funds raised for St. Jude. Most importantly, the two schools came together for a good cause.

How you can do it: Contact another school in your area with whom your school has a healthy rivalry and suggest transforming the competitiveness for good. Then, each school registers with St. Jude and receives resources for hosting successful fundraisers.

Why it works: Students were excited by the school-wide activities and motivated to win bragging rights for their school.

Ready to get started? Get more St. Jude school fundraising tips and resources.

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8 School Fundraisers That Made Us Wonder "Why Didn't We Think of That?!"

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Every school community is filled with love, but every school community loves doing different things! School fundraisers are not one-size-fits-all endeavors. That's why when our friends at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital shared some of the genius ways schools are fundraising for St. Jude, we knew we had to share.

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Stephen Ritz is proof that you can make magic happen with little to no resources. He created a school garden in a South Bronx neighborhood that's grown more than 40,000 pounds (and counting) of veggies.

Stephen has received dozens of accolades for his school garden and chronicles his story in The Power of a Plant: A Teacher's Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools. He created the first indoor edible classroom in the New York City Department of Education where students grow food year-round. Gardening has revitalized the neighborhood and helped give his students jobs, healthy food, and positive after-school activities.

We caught up with Stephen, who now runs the Green Bronx Machine, to talk about how he first got started gardening with students. It's definitely not what you think.

Have you always been a gardener?

I have no background in plants and gardening. I come from a completely urban background.

What's your background in teaching?

I spent years as a special ed teacher, working for years with kids that were in high-need areas. I had a series of tragedies in my life, including losing a student to leukemia, so I moved back home after these tragedies so I could be near family.

Is that when you got a job at the local high school?

Yes. I wanted to stay close to home, so I took a job at a high school that I could walk to. I didn't realize it at the time, but it was one of the toughest neighborhoods in all of New York. A lot of my students were overaged and undercredited. They were wonderful students, but they weren't equipped like a lot of high school students.

How did you get started gardening at your school?

I got this box full of onions at school. I had no idea what I was supposed to do with them, so I put them behind a radiator and forgot about them. Well a few weeks later, a couple of students were having an altercation in my class-which was pretty typical-and this female student throws something at a male student, which knocks over the box of onions.

Out of the box comes this golden flower, which the boy picks up and presents to the girl. (I didn't know it at the time, but it was a daffodil.) The boy gives this flower to this girl, and it totally stuns her. The whole class is like WTF. And that is what I like to call a teachable moment in the South Bronx.

So you had a box of daffodils and didn't even know it?

I did! After that incident, we opened up the box and did our homework. We found out that the daffodils had been sent to us, with encouragement to plant them to help commemorate 9/11.

Did you plant the daffodils?

My students and I planted 20,000 bulbs that year-both our own bulbs and then more by signing up to join other planting events. People loved seeing my students. They fell in love with them. They kept asking us to come back and do more work, so we did. Then employers started asking my students to become their employees.

Did your students like gardening?

My kids became totally famous in their little world. They became involved in a real green movement-they were part this critical movement in urban redesign in New York City. It was environmental revitalization.

How did this lead to bigger and better opportunities for your students?

They found out they could do jobs related to [planting and growing] that represented real living wage jobs. This was huge!

So it wasn't long after that you started a school garden for veggies, right?

Yes. When we started, we didn't even really know what vegetables were. We really had no idea that you can grow food. We didn't really know where food came from.

What do you mean by that?

It was easier to get liquor in that neighborhood than to get lettuce. Plus a lot of my students either were someone or knew someone that grew up hungry or got their food at a soup kitchen. So this notion that you can grow and eat your own food was a big deal.

How did your school garden efforts grow over the years?

When I got started with those first students, we met this older gentleman in the neighborhood who took us in and taught us about growing food. After that, we looked at indoor planting, vertical farming, and indoor technology. We even found out how to grow without dirt or soil.

How did gardening transfer to results at that first school?

It helped move the graduation rate from 17 percent to 100 percent. It also helped improve the attendance rate to 93 percent.

What's your advice for teachers who want to build a school garden with their students?

If you show up with passion, purpose, and hope, then amazing things can happen. I regularly get 50 kids coming to tend to a garden in the heart of New York City. Anyone can do it.
If you've ever thought about creating a school garden with your students, check out the grants and programs section of KidsGardening.org. They feature current grants, tips for getting support, and more.

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How One School Garden Transformed a Neighborhood - We Are Teachers

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Stephen Ritz is proof that you can make magic happen with little to no resources. He created a school garden in a South Bronx neighborhood that's grown more than 40,000 pounds (and counting) of veggies. Stephen has received dozens of accolades for his school garden and chronicles his story in The Power of a Plant: A Teacher's Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools.

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Are you interested in getting your students involved in service learning? The teachers we've talked to agree that the key to making service learning work is to encourage students to come up with their own project idea-or find one that they truly support-and to connect that project to the curriculum in multiple ways. To inspire you, here are seven cool service learning projects that teachers have shared on our site:

1. Invite students to research a local landmark, such as a historical site or community park.

After researching the history of the site and touring it in person, encourage students to brainstorm ways your class could improve the landmark for visitors while maintaining its historical integrity.

2. Sponsor a service learning craft club.

Members can put their talents to work making decorations for school events as well as for the wider community. Invite club members to share any special skills-such as sculpting or needlepoint-with the rest of the group.

3. Make measurement practice meaningful.

Have students put together coffee, tea, or hot chocolate mix for local workers who make a difference in your community, such as nurses, firefighters, or police officers.

4. Beautify your school.

Encourage students to study the origins and key players of an artistic movement, such as street painting, and then inviting kids to create their own works of art inspired by the movement.

5. Take your recycling program to the next level.

Ask students to create video or audio podcasts discussing the importance of recycling and waste reduction. Post the podcasts on your school website for the wider community to learn from.

6. Study the art and culture of an impoverished nation or one that is in crisis.

Invite students to make their own artwork inspired by that country, then auction off the pieces and donate the proceeds to a charity in the struggling nation.

7. Start a gardening project with a younger classroom.

Have your students take the lead on planning and researching the garden and then presenting the information to the younger kids. Your students will learn leadership skills in addition to creating a spot to promote relaxation and nutrition at your school.

Question for you: What kind of service learning projects do you do in your school?

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7 Creative Service Learning Projects - WeAreTeachers

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Are you interested in getting your students involved in service learning? The teachers we've talked to agree that the key to making service learning work is to encourage students to come up with their own project idea-or find one that they truly support-and to connect that project to the curriculum in multiple ways.

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Teach your preschool and daycare kids bike safety and the importance of helping others, all while having fun with St. Jude Trike-A-Thon.

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Join the fight against childhood cancer by organizing a St. Jude Math-A-Thon at your school.

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Service learning is essential for students of every age. But kids' first service learning experiences must be enjoyable in order to establish a lifelong passion for giving back. The key is to provide an authentic, memorable volunteerism experience, all the while making service learning fun for kids.

Various studies have shown the important effects service learning has on students' academic and emotional growth. Benefits include:

Improvement of students' problem analysis, critical thinking, and cognitive development.

Heightened student engagement in the lesson.

Ability to link what they have learned to the "real world."

Enrichment of social emotional learning, which increases students' self-esteem and compassion for others. (Source: The Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College)

Together with our friends at St. Jude, we've come up with seven easy but impactful ways you can make service learning fun for the kids in your classroom.

Preschool and day care children learn about trike and riding-toy safety and the importance of helping others, all while having fun and earning prizes. Launched in 1983, St. Jude Trike-A-Thon fundraisers provide educators with a weeklong curriculum that includes a series of interactive lessons with two charming characters, Bikewell Bear and Pedals the Bunny. Educational materials-storybooks, videos, and coloring books-that support learning are also provided. All of this adds an educational bent to your big trike event and your efforts for St. Jude! Click here to find out more.

2. Challenge older kids to be the tour guides for younger ones. (1-4)

Five-year-olds are excited and can be a bit apprehensive when entering elementary school or making the jump from kindergarten to "the big leagues." Have older elementary students visit the kindergarten or a local preschool to present special books, photos, or videos they created that tell children what to expect when they transition to a new grade.

The St. Jude Math-a-Thon is designed to work with your school's existing curriculum. Students raise money from friends and family and solve math problems in grade-specific Funbooks, developed by Scholastic. Students also learn how math plays an important role in the lifesaving work happening every day at St. Jude. Visit stjude.org/math to get your class involved.

4. Try a soap drive. (K and up)

Photo credit: MySuburbanLife.com

Students collect soap donations from families, as well as unused soap from local hotels that would normally be disposed of, and donate them to local homeless shelters.

5. Start a real-life business and donate the proceeds. (2 and up)

While learning about economics, have your students develop their own businesses to raise money for a charitable cause. Students develop a product, brand name, and logo and create a commercial by filming one another with an iPad or present their product to the class. Then turn your classroom or school cafeteria into a kid business expo where students can purchase goods from their classmates and students sell their wares. Products that students have sold with success in kid business classrooms include lip balm, slime, cake pops, UFO Frisbees, and candy boxes. The proceeds then go to your students' cause of choice, such as St. Jude!

6. Read to senior citizens. (3-5)

Students can improve their reading skills by reading to nursing-home residents in their local communities. Not only are students making new friends, they are improving their reading fluency.

7. Create your own fundraiser for St. Jude kids. (Pre-K-12)

Pair your passion with a purpose by designing your own fundraiser for St. Jude. When it comes to creating your own event, the sky's the limit! Talent shows, bake sales, and walk-a-thons are just a few of the many ways schools nationwide are already raising funds for St. Jude. Access free online fundraising resources and support by visiting stjude.org/yourway.

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7 Ideas That Make Service Learning Fun for Kids - WeAreTeachers

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