Curated OER
Can You Make a Difference?
Students write and present a speech. In this service lesson plan, students read an anecdote adapted from The Star Thrower and discuss their feelings about their ability to make a difference in the world. Students make a short speech...
Curated OER
What Are Our Talents?
Students read a book. In this philanthropy lesson, students read The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush and discuss the children in the story and the gift or talent they share with their people. Students determine what they have to offer...
Curated OER
Reflecting on the Power of Volunteerism
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students contribute to society by examining volunteer activities that benefit others. Students collaborate to create a skit to promote volunteerism.
Curated OER
We the Past
Students study philanthropy related terms and philanthropy in the United States and their local community. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students study pictures of present and past Americans and discuss their philanthropic...
Curated OER
Resources and Trade Flow
Learners plan for a service project. In this service lesson, students determine the materials they will need to complete their service project. Learners discuss possible trade flows into the United States.
Curated OER
Evaluating Our Success
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students collaborate to determine the success of a service learning project that their class completed.
Curated OER
Philanthropy in Literature
Students define the term philanthropy and find examples of it in everyday life. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students try to define philanthropy and illustrate it. Students then work in groups to define the term and...
Curated OER
One Small Act
Young scholars perform acts of kindness. In this caring lesson, students brainstorm ideas for acts of kindness. Young scholars select their favorite idea and work in groups to make a plan for how to carry out their act of kindness.
Curated OER
Heroes and Celebrities
Students compare heroes and celebrities. In this role-model lesson, students identify the characteristics of a hero and those of a celebrity. Students think of their heroes and place the make a chart of their heroes versus celebrities....
Curated OER
This Land is Your Land: Volunteering in the Community
Students discover what a Relief Office does. In this volunteer lesson, students investigate what a Relief Office does, and who helps run it. Students discuss ways he/she could become a volunteer.
Curated OER
Love Your Neighbors Like Yourself (Private-Religious)
Students role play. In this service lesson, students brainstorm what it means to love their neighbor as themselves. Students discuss why it is important to help others and role play scenarios where they volunteer to help someone in need.
Curated OER
Volunteering Our Time
Students participate in a service learning project. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students volunteer their time at a local soup kitchen and reflect upon the experience in a journal.
Curated OER
Clara Barton to the Rescue
Students plan a service project. In this philanthropy lesson, students learn about Clara Barton and discuss her contributions before and after the Red Cross. Students discuss the importance of the Red Cross and list times they have given...
Curated OER
Project Assessing the Need
Students determine ways to serve the community. In this service learning instructional activity, students list human wants and human needs and repeat the activity for community wants and community needs. Students contact local agencies...
Curated OER
Making a Difference
Students create a plan to better their school. In this civil service activity, students will deepen their understanding of the term "philanthropy" by reflecting on Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech and a quote by John F....
Curated OER
The LEAGUE: Learning to Give Lesson 3
Students reflect on giving to people in their community. In this philanthropy lesson, students think about an elderly person in their neighborhood or community who has done something to make that community more beautiful. Students...
Curated OER
Create a Volunteer Spirit
Students evaluate how volunteering helps others. In this philanthropy lesson, students define what a volunteer is and brainstorm a group volunteer project to implement in the school. Students write an essay describing how volunteering...
Curated OER
Our Land: League Philanthropy Unit
Learners use the folk singer Woody Guthrie's song 'This Land is Your Land' to learn about the responsibility of every person to take care of each other and the land. In this land preservation lesson, students sing the song, learn...
Curated OER
Yea For Volunteers!
Students explore volunteerism. In this citizenship lesson, students define the term "volunteer" and identify volunteers in a classroom setting. Students illustrate and write about the concepts of being a volunteer.
Curated OER
What Does This Have To Do With Me?
Students examine how to make a difference in their community. In this philanthropy lesson, students discuss if one person can make a difference, brainstorm a list of actions individuals can take to make a difference and write an essay...
Curated OER
Rallying to the Cause
Middle schoolers study the role of volunteering during the Civil War, the Reconstruction, and today. In this volunteerism lesson, students work with a partner to read biographies of volunteers while looking for their Core Democratic...
Curated OER
Reflections and Revisions
Students reflect upon and express affective and cognitive learning experience as a result of a direct service experience. In this service learning lesson, students examine and analyze symbolism portrayed in literature and its...
Curated OER
People Who Work
Students chart volunteers they are familiar with in school, church or in the community. In this nonprofit jobs, instructional activity students understand that all members of a community need to take responsibility in that community....
Curated OER
Ask a Volunteer!
Young scholars investigate the motivation of volunteers. In this philanthropy lesson, students interview school volunteers on why they volunteer and write thank-you letters to them