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Phil's Garden of Good

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Students read "The Rainbow Fish" and discuss how the fish benefited by giving others. For this sharing lesson, students prepare plants and letters for senior citizens. Students present their letters and plants at a visit to a senior citizen home. Students write a reflection of their visit and experience of giving.

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community service, volunteering, philanthropy

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community service, giving, seniors, science
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K - 2nd
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Science
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