Service Learning in Preschool: An Intergenerational Project Involving Five-Year-Olds, Fifth Graders, and Senior Citizens.

Freeman, Nancy K.; King, Sherry

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Publication Date: 2001

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Service Learning in Preschool: An Intergenerational Project Involving Five-Year-Olds, Fifth Graders, and Senior Citizens.

Freeman, Nancy K.; King, Sherry

Early Childhood Education Journal, v28 n4 p211-17 Sum 2001

Notes the increasingly popular pedagogy of service learning. Describes an intergenerational service learning project that brought together preschoolers, elderly, and at-risk elementary school students, included both direct service and indirect service, and made valuable contributions to young children's developing literacy, social-emotional, physical, and cognitive abilities. (Author/SD)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Experiential Learning, Grade 5, Intergenerational Programs, Mixed Age Grouping, Older Adults, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Service Learning

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Language: English

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