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Issued May 2009 1 Form D-3217 (E) <br />k.Vhat coo Census in Schools program <br />lessons entail? <br />Familiarize students with the census questionnaire. <br />Help children build map literacy by teaching students how <br />to read different kinds of maps and how to create their <br />own maps. <br />Immerse students in census data and encourage them to <br />collect data on their own. <br />• Challenge students to get to know their communities and <br />think about community needs. <br />• Make it easy for educators to include the materials in their <br />lesson plans. <br />Flaw can you use the Census in Schools <br />program? <br />Integrate the standards -aligned materials and lesson plans into <br />your curriculum. <br />A Teach students about the history and importance of the <br />nation's census and underscore how a complete count <br />benefits their communities. <br />Help students understand that the census is about them, <br />their families and their neighbors, not just about people in <br />other places. <br />Ask Parent Teacher Associations and Parent Teacher <br />Organizations to get involved in raising awareness of the <br />2010 Census. <br />Spread the news about the 2010 Census through school Web <br />sites, newsletters and parent -teacher conferences. <br />Provide students with family take-home pages to promote <br />participation in the 2010 Census and initiate a family dialogue <br />about the benefits of being counted. <br />• Become an official Census Bureau partner for the <br />2010 Census. <br />• Send notices about the Census in Schools program to <br />your members. <br />• Publish articles about the program in newsletters and on your <br />organization's Web site. <br />• Encourage school administrators to endorse the <br />Census in Schools program nationwide. <br />For more information about the Census in Schools program.. <br />please visit census.gov/schools/. For more information <br />about the 2010 Census, please visit 2010census,gov. <br />