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You Are Uniquely You
Students discover their unique attributes and complete a group service project. In this service project instructional activity, students work in groups to define an audience, create a service project based on boosting the audience's...
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Working Animals
Students examine the need for the humane treatment of animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students realize the need for animal welfare, and decide on a service project that will promote it. The lesson culminates in the creation of a...
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Planting Phil's Garden
Students explore gardening. In this agriculture lesson plan, students plan and plant seeds according to the procedure modeled by a "master gardener." Flowers are distributed at a local retirement home.
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Writing a Grant
Students explore grant writing. In this grant writing lesson, students brainstorm possible community service projects. Students complete a grant proposal form.
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Traveling on the Orphan Train
Young scholars explore the components and meaning of philanthropy. In this community awareness lesson plan, students are able to identify and research agencies and organizations that provide services to children in need, compare and...
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Designing Your Philanthropic Collage-Penny Drive
Pupils examine how philanthropy is a daily activity. In this philanthropy lesson, students identify philanthropic traits in themselves and reflect upon acts of everyday philanthropy they were involved in.
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Telling Our Story
Students develop a presentation. In this service lesson, students respond to how they felt participating in a service project and brainstorm ways they can continue to serve. Students create a class presentation that demonstrates what...
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Cans Make a Difference
Students design a service-learning project with pen pals. In this philanthropy lesson, students research various charitable organizations with a pen pal and collect cans in order to get money for a donation. Students write to their pen...
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Stick Your Neck Out
Students research stories of teens who care using a website embedded in the lesson. In this character education lesson, students read about students who performed philanthropic acts and discuss the projects that most influenced them.
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Service Project
Pupils participate in a service project. In this community service lesson, students use their special talents to help others. Pupils draw or write about the service they've provided. The class turns this into a class book.
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Buzzing into the Community
Students participate in a community service project. For this service lesson, students travel to a group outside the classroom such as a retirement home, hospital or day care. Students perform a song and read a book with a buddy from...
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We Are Philanthropists- Soup service Families
Students complete a service project. In this philanthropy lesson, students gather with their families to discuss how they can give to others. Students and their families prepare jars of dried soup mix that will be distributed to local...
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Growing as a Group
Students design a plan to help families who are in need. In this citizenship instructional activity, students brainstorm and implement a service project in their own community. Students discuss how to provide food for families who are in...
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Let's Make Lemonade
Students respond to visual text. In this visual text lesson, students respond to the text, If God Gives You Lemons by making a poster advertising a lemonade sale. They listen to the story before decorating the posters with geometric...
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Singing as a Way of Giving
Young scholars perform songs from previous philanthropy lessons. In this music lesson, students create a video of songs and give it to a local shelter. Young scholars are encouraged to be creative and sing songs such as "What Can I Do...
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LESSON 6: Is There a Stone in My Soup? (K-2)
Students plan a service project for students in their community, celebrating respect through understanding diversity, selflessness and cooperation.
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How Much Will This Cost?
Young scholars determine how much money is needed for a service learning project. They create a graph or chart to explain the budget for the service project. They complete budget worksheets as their plan goes into action.
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Plan of Action
Students examine the process of setting up a service project. They describe this plan to help a family in need in their community. They evaluate the project after its completion.
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Cans Make a Difference
Students work with their pen pals to plan a service learning project. They locate local organizations who collect canned goods. They use a graph to show the progress of the donations.
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University of Wisconsin: Give Water a Hand
National watershed education program engaging young people in environmental service projects. Download their free Action Guide and Leader Guidebook to get your class started on a community service project to help the environment. Action...
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Corporation for National and Community Service: United We Serve
See many ways to get involved in the community and promote volunteerism. Provides ideas for service, toolkits to help get started, and many resources for people willing to volunteer to improve their schools and communities.