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Looks Like Respect, Sounds Like Respect, Feels Like
Students explore philanthropy through art. For this service learning lesson, students discuss the diversity in their community and use their senses to create tolerance posters.
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And Now, What to Plant?
Students build a bird sanctuary. In this service learning lesson, students explore the variety of plants that could be put into the garden and make the selection of best plants for the area.
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Forecast Sunny and Warm
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. For this service learning lesson, students participate in hands-on activities that replicate building a foundation and providing for future generations.
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My Bank, My Budget, My Decisions!
Students build a budget. For this philanthropy lesson, students write a personal budget that includes spending, saving, investing, and donating. Student philanthropists donate money to charities.
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Rights and Responsibilities: Making the Connection
Students examine the Bill of Rights. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students identify the responsibilities that accompany the 5 basic guaranteed rights in the Bill of Rights. Students interview a community member regarding...
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Was Nobel Noble? Meet the Man
Students discover the man behind the Nobel Peace Prize. In this philanthropy lesson, students research Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Peace Prize and create personal banners including works they would like to be remembered for.
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Soup to Nuts
Students explore the concept of idioms as they learn about philanthropy. For this literature and service learning lesson, students read Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen and examine negative idioms. Students reflect on hurtful language...
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Hero Traits
Eighth graders explore the concept of serving the common good. In this service learning instructional activity, 8th graders brainstorm a list of real-life heroes and create charts displaying how the actions of the heroes affected others.
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What Is a Foundation?
Students explore the concept of grants. In this philanthropy lesson, students meet a grant-writer and then collaborate to prepare a grant request.
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Bullying and Core Democratic Values
Middle schoolers explore the concept of core democratic values. After completing a survey of student populations regarding bullying, small groups analyze their findings and present their findings to the Student Council, principal, or the...
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Center Stage—Focus on the Mentally and/or Physically Challenged
Students discover the skills needed to work with the mentally and physically challenged. In this service learning lesson, students create a set of guidelines for working with the mentally and physically challenged.
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Common Good
Young scholars explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students read stories and then discuss the meaning of philanthropy as they identify ways the characters contribute to the common good.
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Are We the People?
Students investigate their elected officials and their roles. In this governmental leadership lesson, students discuss the Constitution and research their elected officials. They also organize the information they find regarding the...
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Philanthropy "Giants"
Students report on the activism of corporate philanthropists. In this service learning instructional activity, students research companies that operate as philanthropists and identify their recipients.
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Johnny Be Good
Students explore the Johnny Appleseed story. In this service learning instructional activity, students listen to the story of Johnny Appleseed and discover how he was a philanthropist.
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An Apple a Day
Students explore the Johnny Appleseed story. In this service learning lesson, students sequence the life cycle of apple trees and recognize how Johnny Appleseed worked as a philanthropist.
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Apple-icious
Students explore the Johnny Appleseed story. In this service learning instructional activity, students invite others to a Johnny Appleseed inspired performance to share an applesauce snack.
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Helping Others
Students explore philanthropy. In this service learning instructional activity, students read The Seven Chinese Brothers, identify the elements of the story, and then go out in the world to help others by sharing their talents.
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Giving Generously
Students explore philanthropy. In this service learning instructional activity, students read Runaway Rice Cake, identify the elements of the story, and make rice cakes to share with others.
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Seems Like a Million Bucks
Students explore philanthropy. For this service learning lesson, students read Sam and the Lucky Moon, identify the elements of the story, and examine the benefits and costs of giving.
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Polite Listeners and Traffic Rules
Learners consider the necessity of rules. In this citizenship lesson, students consider the reasons for rules and they complete traffic light activities.
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Speaking for the Trees
Students present a play based on The Lorax.In this environmental issues lesson, students read and discuss literature and complete activities pertaining to environmental stewardship.
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A Shredding We Will Go
Students take charge of a recycling project . For this environmental issues lesson, students manage a paper recycling project and use compost made from the recycled paper to beautify trees.
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World Hunger
Students discover the benefits of balanced nutrition. In this service learning lesson, students read Beatrice's Goat and create a poster featuring the Heifer International Project.