The document summarizes several K-8 school service learning projects that address both learning objectives and community service. The projects integrate curriculum like literature and writing with activities like recycling, reading buddies, editing assistance, and donating funds and resources to address local and global needs.

1. SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTScotch Plains-Fanwood High School plans to implement a recycling program starting in the 2010-2011 school year. Presently, recycling takes place in the following areas:Cafeteria: Glass and PlasticReceiving Room- CardboardRecycling takes place in the classroom on a limited basis (paper only).

2. SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTCurriculum integration of literature related to Recycling/Green MovementExamples of Books that could be used for outside reading:Friedman, Thomas. Hot, Flat, and Crowded.Inhoff, Daniel. Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Over Packaged World.Tammemagi, Hans. The Waste Crisis: Landfills, Incinerators, and the Search for a Sustainable Future.Strasserr, Susan. Waste and Want. A Social History of Trash.

3. MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTSPark Middle SchoolTerrill Middle SchoolGrades 5 & 7

4. SERVICE LEARNINGAddress civic responsibilitySelection of select an issue Description of the issue

5. SERVICE LEARNINGIdentification of a community need Determination of specific goals and objectives to meetDevelopment, implementation, and evaluation of the action plan

6. Grade 5The Service Projects will be thematically based and connected to student social, emotional, and academic growth.Grade 7The Service Projects will be connected to student interests and civic responsibility

7. Service “Learning” at BrunnerRoles, relationships, and challenges of a communityWhy do some people in my community need help getting basic services?Scaffolded across disciplinary subjects - art, language arts, & social studiesWriting is a tool for reflection and self-discovery

8. “Service” Learning at BrunnerStudents create placemats for community in needBrunner partners with “Meals on Wheels”Messages of encouragement, empathy, and cheerPlacemats are functional and symbolic of a “need”

9. Coles School Service Learning Project 2010-11The learning…Editing and revising

10. Use of a checklist to guide conferences

11. Increase the use of questions to improve detail in writing

12. Increase sense of belonging to the Coles communityThe service…Assisting younger children in learning the craft of revision and editingLearning how to ask questions to help facilitate thinking

13. Evergreen SchoolReading BuddiesThe LearningContinue to develop understanding of the importance of literacyExplore the impact of literacy on the quality of life both within their community and globally

14. Evergreen SchoolService:Paired reading sessions Interactive read-alouds“Book Talk”

15. McGinn Elementary SchoolService Learning ProjectLearning Objectives:To develop comprehension, problem solving, and writing skillsTo develop an understanding of cultures of the world

16. To learn about the world through maps and other geographic representationsTo read a wide range of literature from many cultures ina wide variety of genres