Activity
Teaching Tolerance

Community Spotlight Cards

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Not all heroes wear capes—or cleats. Class members identify unsung heroes in their schools or towns for interviews, then create trading cards. A celebration including presentations or trading of cards completes their investigation of...
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Community Caring Match Ups

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss different types of community helpers. They create a large paper doll replica of the worker, including clothing and tools. Afterward, they connect with the community by describing their helpers to each other.
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Community Helpers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the roles of community helpers. They design stick puppets to match community helpers in order to show how they make one's community a better place to live.
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Citizenship

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this citizenship learning exercise, students read and enjoy a poster depicting two students who are making the decision to be good citizens.
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Thank You!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate appreciation for volunteer workers. In this philanthropy lesson, students create a card, picture, or poem for a school volunteer. Students use a variety of art supplies to create the appreciation gift.
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Designing a Web Page

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners utilize educational software to create their own websites.  In this web design lesson, students collaborate in groups to create web page designs based on workers and figures from their community.  Learners research...
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Double Exposure Lesson Plan: Eye on Your Community

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners demonstrate their knowledge of a camera by taking pictures of people, places, and things that make up their neighborhood or school. They select the photographs that tell a better story than others and explain their reason.
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Snow Paintings

For Teachers K - 5th
Students work with water and food coloring as their medium to paint snow. They mix primary colors to make new colors while they decide on appropriate for their snow paintings as they relate to the curriculum.

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