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Hunger at Home Lesson PlanHunger at Home Lesson Plan
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Year
1997
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Hunger at Home

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Learners discuss the plight of the homeless in the U.S. and in their own community. They participate in a food drive for a local shelter. They role play being homeless and discover what it would be like to not have food or shelter.

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homelessness, hunger

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homelessness, hunger, Simulation, social studies

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You will find a large amount of information regarding homelessness, from food stamp information to civil and legal rights of homeless people.
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