Kids make a difference!Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by joining the Kindness and Justice Challenge Your students can honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. by joining the Kindness and Justice Challenge, a leadership program that encourages students in grades K-12 to perform Acts of Kindness (helping others) and Acts of Justice (standing up for what is right). This year's Challenge runs from January 22-February 1, 2002. Join at http://coach.dosomething.org Learning About Martin Luther King, Jr. The program gives children opportunities to learn and think about King and his message. For a two-week period period, children spend 15-25 minutes each day learning about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the values he taught--responsibility, tolerance, respect, nonviolence, and courage. When teacher Sharon West and her students at Memorial Junior School in Whippany, New Jersey Whippany is an unincorporated area located within Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey. Cedar Knolls is another unincorporated area within Hanover Township. Its name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area. , participated in last year's Challenge, she introduced one of these values each day, asking students to define it in their journals as it related to their own lives. They then shared their responses and worked together to create collaborative definitions, as well as strategies to make their classroom a better place. Recording Acts recording acts n. the statutes of each state which established the keeping of official records by County Recorders or Recorder of Deeds. (See: record) of Kindness As their understanding of the values of kindness and justice grow, children are challenged to put these lessons into practice by performing positive acts at school, at home, and in the community. All classes keep a running tally of their positive acts. (Have them record their acts on construction paper stars to "light up" your classroom walls.) Students can also visit the organization's Web site to officially record their total acts and to learn about the positive acts performed by other students from all across the country. Kind Deeds for the Whole Class 1 Adopt-a-Grandparent! Arrange for students to visit with local nursing home residents, as did the fifth graders at Quitman County Quitman County is the name of two counties in the United States:
2 Collect children's books or school supplies and donate them to a local preschool or day care where they are needed, as did the students at Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, CA. 3 Clean up a public park so that the whole neighborhood can enjoy it, as did more than 100 kids at Monroe Middle School Monroe Middle School, or Monroe Middle, is located at 5105 Bedford Avenue in the Benson community of Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1926, Monroe is one of the oldest middle school buildings in Omaha, and in 1956 it became the first junior high school in the Omaha school in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , CA. 4 Write letters to the men and women serving in the armed forces, as did sixth graders at Ansonia Middle School in Ansonia, CT. 5 Collect donations of food and toiletries toi·let·ry n. pl. toi·let·ries An article, such as toothpaste or a hairbrush, used in personal grooming or dressing. toiletries npl → artículos mpl de aseo (= for a homeless shelter Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people. Usually located in urban neighborhoods, they are similar to emergency shelters. The primary difference is that homeless shelters are usually open to anyone, without regard to the reason for need. , as did the fourth graders at Washington Street The following streets in the United States are called Washington Street:
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