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Worcester third-graders make hats for the homeless
February 12, 2019
Cutting out the pattern for hats for the homeless are Worcester Prep students Scarlett Shimko, left, and Brooke Moore.
Modeling his complete, handmade hat is WPS third-grader John Crossett.
Jackie Knowlton, center, stands between students Aidan Boothe, left, and Ayven Browne showing off his finished hat.
Worcester Preparatory School third-grade teacher Jackie Knowlton incorporated making hats for the homeless into her social studies lesson plan this year.
While studying the constructs of civic engagement, Knowlton and her students discussed problems that exist in the local community and brainstormed ways they could help beyond the classroom. Not only did they extend goodwill in the community, they also incorporated their math skills, in measurement and circumference, to create hats they then donated to Diakonia in Worcester County, Md.
