Sweets, Treats and More-Raising Money For Local Charities

March 20, 2020

Project: Sweet Treats and More: Raising Money for Local Charities Students learned about… ELA, Math, Social Studies, Cooking and Local…

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School Readiness

December 11, 2019

Rising fourth graders investigated needs related to kindergarten readiness for children in their community based on information they learned about…

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Creating a River CD – River History

April 19, 2019

During their study of local history and folklore, fourth grade students were challenged by their teacher to find folklore or…

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Homeless Animal Awareness – Animal Welfare

April 19, 2019

Third-grade teachers invited staff from the Animal Rescue League of Greater Portland (ARLGP) to talk with students about the problems…

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Agents of Change – Injury Prevention and Safety

April 19, 2019

During a LifeFlight visit to their school, fifth graders learned that a large number of LifeFlight patients are young people,…

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Stepping into Fitness – Fun Run and Trail Marking

April 19, 2019

After learning in health class that childhood obesity is a growing problem in Maine and across the country, fifth graders…

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Turtle Power – Protecting Turtles

April 19, 2019

As part of their science curriculum on vertebrates, fourth-grade students decided to do a service-learning project. The class began by…

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Vernal Pool Trackers – Ecological Inventory

April 19, 2019

To explore options for a service-learning project in their science ecology unit, fifth-grade students in York, Maine met with York…

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Peace by Piece – School Mural Promoting Respect

April 19, 2019

Fifth and sixth graders received an invitation from their school principal asking if they would work with him to artistically…

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Kids and Nutrition – Promoting Healthy Eating

April 19, 2019

Fourth grade students at Cotuit Elementary School in Massachusetts were upset to learn that the school district had no student…

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