Katie and Lindi Care Packages for the Troops

Proposal

Grade Level: 4th
Content: Supporting Troops Overseas
Service Need: Collecting good to send to military forces
Service Idea: Create care packages for overseas military personnel; write letter of support and encouragement
Preparation: Discuss with students the topic of military and maps of Afghanistan; civic service, supporting our country; explain why we are supporting them
Action: Provide students with a list of goods to collect for soldiers. Spend one day writing letters; grouping by class or by last name
Reflection: Response from soldiers (videos, letters); discuss other ways to help around the world
Demonstration: Create flyers to post around the school and community to encourage troop support
Curriculum Connections:
English/ Language Arts: Letter writing
Social Studies/history: Geography, civics
Mathematics: Counting and sorting collected items
Science: Climate of Afghanistan
Skill Development: Organization, Communication (written)
Community Contacts: Local grocery stores or packing stores to donate boxes
Family members who are military-speak to groups of students

Letters were sent home to parents to make them aware of the project.






The students decorated cards to support the troops.











The students also gathered items and packed them to be shipped to Afghanistan.
The students took it as far as they could and hoped it would make it safely.
Our host teachers signing off on our implementation and completion of the project.

Letter Returned from a solider:

From: Christopher Kochert
To: lindi@thebearchells.org
Sent: Sat, April 10, 2010 6:59:22 AM
Subject: the letter to the classes

Dear students,
My name is Specialest Kochert, Christopher L, wanted to take the time to say thank you for the support and the gifts. We really enjoyed the cards and candy that yall sent to us. Gettin support from you guys helps us to drive on to do better at our jobs to make sure you all got yalls freedom. Were over here in Bagram, Afghanistan. Its a mountain dessert where we are at. Mountains surround our base. It gets really hot here in the summer and really cold in the winter. They say that Afghanistan is about the size of texas. The city Kabul is the capital of afghan and its where we are trying to establish the government. Out here is okay however it has its moments but with the support of you all it'll help us to make sure we do a good job and come home safe. Thank yall again for the support and stay in school and learn. Have a wonderful day.