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Implementing a Civic Action Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are provided with a six-step process for empowering students to plan and implement civic participation projects in the community. They look into solutions to community problems and seek ideas for actions project in response to...
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Looking at the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This set of discussion questions prompts learners to think about their place in the global community. These questions encourage them to consider food availability, free community services, schooling, and what life in other countries...
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Wildflower Beautification Project

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students, in cooperative groups, design and create a wildflower garden for the community. They write letters to property owners requesting use of their land and then write invitations to their parents and to local, state, and federal...
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Preparing and Planting the Garden

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students prepare to build and plant a garden. In this service learning lesson, students take all the necessary steps to prepare a community garden for planting and reflect on the experience.
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Preparing the Soil

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning activity, students read Seedfolks and discuss the characters in the story and consider their actions that led to a community garden. Students journal about their...
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Sharing Our Knowledge

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students evaluate their participation in an animal welfare service project. In this animal welfare lesson, students reflect upon their experience by using their feelings and descriptions in their writing. Students share their experiences.
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Mother Teresa

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the life of Mother Teresa and her contributions to humanitarian services. They listen to a guest speaker, listen to a teacher-led lecture, write an essay, complete journal entries, and participate in a service...
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And Now, What to Plant?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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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Cultural Connections

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students examine the impact of the works of Cesar Chavez, George Washington Carver, Sunderlal Buhuguna, and Abdul Sattar Edhi.
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Heroes Who Made a Difference: Memorializing a Distinguished Service Cross Award Recipient

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Ever wonder how to memorialize World War I heroes in the classroom? Activities in a high-quality social studies resource prompt middle schoolers to research Internet sources, complete a graphic organizer, and write an editorial feature...
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Kids Can Make a Difference

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
What is a philanthropist? We can all be philanthropists! After assessing the needs of the school and listening to literature about how they can help others, primary learners develop a class project and maintain a journal of their...
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La Influencia Latina en Nuestra Comunidad (The Latino Influence in our Community)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students visit a grocery store to create a list of Latino products. They take photographs of areas in their community that demonstrate the latino population. Students research community services available to the Latino population. They...
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Aluminum Can Drive

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a recycling project to clean-up their school. In this service project lesson, 2nd graders assess their campus for litter, set up a recycling project, clean up their campus, and recycle the trash. Students also...
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Community Arts Projects

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Youngsters learn about community through exploration of their own neighborhood.In this lesson about community, young scholars create a community in their classroom. Students think about what their community looks like by making a map....
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What Is a Community?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students determine ways they can help in their communities. In this community involvement lesson, students read a story that facilitates a discussion about neighborhoods and communities. Students name the communities they belong to and...
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The School Team - Labeling Pictures

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this school team worksheet, students use the words from a word bank at the bottom of the page to label 7 pictures of school community helpers. They label pictures of a nurse, secretary, teacher, principal, maintenance person, bus...
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Community Helpers

For Teachers K
Students discuss important jobs in the community such as; mail carriers and hospital workers. They participate in creative projects that allow them to become more familiar with what these specific workers do. This lesson can be extended...
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Community Workers

For Students K - 1st
In this ESL community workers worksheet, students examine 7 pictures that depict citizens in different jobs. Students match these to the word or phrase that describes the job.
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Philanthropy, Volunteering And Service: the Historical Connections Lesson 2: Hunger Hurts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the effects of hunger on a personal and community level. They examine how philanthropy can help alleviate hunger issues in the world and in their own community. They look at the available services using...
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Controversy over the NYC Muslim Community Center & the 9/11 Experience

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the controversial planned mosque at Ground Zero. In this current events lesson, students watch 3 public service announcement clips sponsored by the Council on American Islamic Relations and discuss their...
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Faces of the community (the): Art from the Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students understand the selflessness of the artists Gauguin and Van Gogh. In this art lesson, students produce art work that reflects the diversity in the their school community. Students share their artwork to explain how they show...
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Reflective Journaling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars write to influence positive change. For this service learning lesson, students reflect on their service learning experiences as they journal about sharing their time, talent, and treasures. Young scholars share their...
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Helping Others

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, 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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Getting Involved: Increase the Feeling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students examine the role of nonprofit organizations and develop their own philanthropic youth organization within their school.

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