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Community Helpers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm jobs that are a part of their community and decide whether or not the jobs are "for profit" or "not-for-profit." They draw a person doing his/her job and include the correct uniform, tools, etc. that the person would...
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Community Service

For Teachers 3rd
Studen collect trash around the community with trash bag and gloves. They recognize and describe ways that some materials
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The Moravians: What Does It Take to Build a Religious Community

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars study a Moravian community, its town structure, and compare the town to other non-religious communities. In this religious community lesson, students research a Moravian community using the town plan documents and excerpts...
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Volunteers in the Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss volunteerism and identify volunteer positions in their community. They choose and carry out a volunteer project in the school or local community.
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Mapping Community Values

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners discuss the origin of various maps focusing on the values behind them. Students also explore how human needs and geography influence community settlement patterns. Learners extend learning by creating and mapping their own ideal...
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La Influencia Latina en Nuestra Comunidad (The Latino Influence in our Community)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils 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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Creating a Human Rights Community

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students work together to create lists of rights and responsibilities that set a standard of behavior to foster human rights in their community. They participate in class discussions, draft a plan of action to establish these behaviors...
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Rebuild Your Community

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore the concept of rebuilding a community after a disaster. In this rebuilding after a disaster instructional activity, students discuss the role of government in rebuilding a community. Students discuss financial issues...
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Make a Community Almanac

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students gather geographic information about their community. They work together to create a community almanac.
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Picture This in Your Community

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars participate in learning proper interview techniques to interview people in our community. They engage in this project in order to develop interviewing skills, to develop a better understanding of various jobs in our...
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Gender Equity and Community Role Models

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to speakers in various professions. In this careers lesson, the teacher invites community members to speak to the class about their jobs and the education required, then students draw the conclusion that men and...
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The Chicano Movement in California - Culture, Causes, and Community

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the culture and community of the Chicano movement in California using prints that emerged from the Chicano movement. The historical, binational, and bicultural components are examined in this three lessons unit.
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Rebuild Your Community

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the Gulf Coast disaster and what it took to rebuild the community surrounding it. In this economic development lesson, students watch a video from the Nightly Business Report and explore what all it takes to make...
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Community Helpers - Alphabetical Order

For Students 2nd - 4th
A word bank contains a list of sixteen different community servants. On the worksheet, youngsters simply write them in alphabetical order. This would be an appropriate exercise to assign around Labor Day or during a unit in which your...
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African American Community and Culture

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the community of enslaved African Americans.  In this American History activity, 8th graders evaluate the importance of cultural expression in the black community.  Students study the contributions made by the...
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Firefighters: Community Helpers

For Teachers K
Students, after reading the book, The Fire Station Book, discuss how a firefighter helps people in a community. They also participate in songs and games about firefighting.
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Making a Difference in Our Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students reflect on the needs of the community and of the school. In this philanthropy lesson, students work in pairs to answer the questions, "Can kids make a difference?" Students understand the importance of making a difference by...
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Developing Supporting Ideas: A Garden Grows in Brooklyn

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create a plan for a community garden.  In this community garden lesson plan, students watch "A Garden Grows in Brooklyn" and discuss three reasons that the garden is important and how it is supported by people in the...
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Who Will Benefit if We Give Bulbs What They Need to Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners identify the elements needed for bulbs to grow. They raise tulips and give them to various members of the community. They identify local philanthropic communities and look for ways they can constructively donate time and give...
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People and Their Place in the Community

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders search TDC database for images of famous people, such as Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., etc. They also retrieve information about their accomplishments, time frames, areas, and how they made a difference in...
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LESSON 6: Is There a Stone in My Soup? (K-2)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students plan a service project for students in their community, celebrating respect through understanding diversity, selflessness and cooperation.
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Rosa Parks Community Garden

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore gardening and nutrition in the Rosa Parks Community Garden. They work in stations to discuss food choices, the life cycles of plants, and mini-composting. After starting in one station, they rotate to try each activity.
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Community Distribution

For Students 7th - 12th
For this community distribution worksheet, students will review 5 terms associated with biomes, ecosystems, and communities. Students will then match 11 terms as either relating to marine biomes or land biomes. This worksheet has 5 fill...
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Sharing Beauty Through Song

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students perform a song for their school community. In this music lesson, students sing the philanthropic song See Me Beautiful by Red Grammar and reflect upon the lyrics. Students perform the song for their school community.

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