Click here for this date's resources. After students have tried their hands at writing traditional poetry, invite them to invent their own poetry forms.
Many educators use the terms community service and service learning interchangeably.
They are two very different concepts, though. No matter what grade level or subject you teach, service-learning projects can add a new dimension to your curriculum. Each project is an example of true service learning. Individual projects that involve students in creating Web pages for nonprofits, link the generations, and introduce students to the inner workings of community government. A project launched by teachers and students at Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson, N.H., is designed to do just that.