1. What is a homeless
shelter?
Teachers discussion for students
grade 5-8

2. What is a homeless shelter?

3. What is a homeless shelter?

4. What is a homeless shelter?

5. What is a homeless shelter?

6. What is a homeless shelter?

7. Children are living in our community
without having those basic needs.

8. Helping children in need.

9. Backpacks campaign.
A Christmas gift filled with surprises.

10. As a team lets decide how we are
going to gather these items!
O Fill individual backpacks to bring in.
O Delegate who will bring in what items,
work together to fill backpacks.
O Raise money for a cash donation to
Stephen’s Backpack Society.
O Challenge another class to fill backpacks
too.

11. Some of the items we will be
collecting:

12. Activities:
O Research:
O What is a homeless shelter?
O Who lives at a homeless shelter?
O How do people end up staying at a shelter?
O What support is available for people at homeless
shelters?
O Write a story about someone who lives in a shelter.
O Volunteer at your local homeless shelter with your
class or family.
O Set up a fundraiser. Find fundraising ideas at
www.stephensbackpacks.com