Military Kids Connect Lesson Plan Send Something Special
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4LESSON PLAN
Send Something Special
Topic: Adopt a Military Platoon
| Grade Level: High School
Subject: Social Studies/Service Learning | Time: 50 minutes plus time to collect and send items
OBJECTIVE(S):
Students will better understand the sacrifices made by deployed service members and will plan, organize,
and implement a school-wide military care package project.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
• Holiday Cheer video from the website
• List of “Suggested Items for Military Care Packages”
• “Care Package Project Planning” Worksheet
• “Care Package Project Assessment” Worksheet
• Flip chart with markers
• Go to “Related Materials” in on-line version of this lesson plan to access all required links:
OTHER RESOuRCES REquIRED:
• Computer with classroom display and Internet access
• Free shipping supplies (see “Tips” below)
LESSON
Suggested Activity Set-up and Discussion (3 minutes)
• Teacher introduces lesson by reviewing with the class that we have soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and other
countries, often for a year (or even longer). It can get lonely, and it helps service members to know that people
back home remember and appreciate them.
• Inform students they are going to watch a video about a teenage girl who found a way to let hundreds of
soldiers know they weren’t forgotten.
Video (4 minutes)
• Cue and screen Holiday Cheer video
Teacher-Led Discussion (5 minutes)
• Nicole’s care package drive centered around the Christmas holiday. But troops appreciate receiving care
packages any time of the year. The class will plan, organize, and execute a project to “adopt” a military platoon
and send a care package with items to be distributed to members of the platoon (15–40 troops).
• Distribute a “Suggested Items for Military Care Packages” and “Care Package Project Planning” Worksheet to
each student.
Large-Group Discussion (25 minutes)
• Teacher logs onto any website for sending care packages to service members (such as
) and class identifies a platoon to adopt.
• Using the “Care Package Project Planning” Worksheet, the class decides how to approach the project, the major
tasks to be accomplished, and the initial steps that need to be taken.
– The planning process will continue throughout the project.
– When the project is complete, students should fill out the “Care Package Project Assessment” Worksheet.
Tips
• Free military shipping kits and instructions for filling out shipping forms can be found at
(Allow 7–10 days for shipping kits to arrive)
• Visit the Post Office website for guidelines. https://
From – A Department of Defense website for military youth coping with deployment.
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