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Overcoming Obstacles

Introduction to Service Learning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Introduce scholars to Service Learning with a lesson that distinguishes between Service Learning and Community Service. After reading about others involved in Service Learning, class members generate a list of issues in their communities...
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Service Projects in the Dominican Republic

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the role of Peace Corps volunteers. In this service instructional activity, students investigate service projects that feature agriculture, small business, education, environmental education, and health concerns in...
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Cinderella

For Teachers K - 2nd
Explore positive and negative character traits and universal themes in the story of Cinderella with primary learners. Story elements are reviewed and discussion questions are listed. Learners practice retelling the story and begin a...
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A Lifetime of Service

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Learners research Peace Corp volunteer Mary Ann Camp. In this Peace Corp research lesson, students research analyze Camp's roles in the Peace Corp. Learners research Mary Ann's Peace Corps work and watch a video about Mary Ann's Peace...
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Project-Based Learning: Community Service

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Community service is the basis for a project based learning experience. Your class participates in four weekly activities that require them to research community issues and contribute their time and talent to assist those in need. This...
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Read to Learn

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the concept of community helpers.  In this community helper lesson, students brainstorm the community helpers in their neighborhood after reading a book about jobs in the community.  Students then host a community helper...
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Service Learning/Then and Now

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore service learning projects. They work, in groups, to choose a video project. Students collect information and present it in a storyboard. Next, they use music, video clips, and still pictures to create their video...
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Newseum

Civil Rights: The Five Freedoms

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
After a close reading of the First Amendment and the five freedoms it guarantees, class members examine the civil rights timeline to see how civil rights groups applied these freedoms to create change. Using the issue the class chose in...
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Persuasive Writers

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Use the power of the pen to persuade others to get involved in community issues! Individuals reflect on personal service learning activities and the writing process. They compose essays regarding service to others. While designed for...
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Cancer Banner Art Installation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars complete a service learning project to raise money for Relay for Life. In this service learning lesson, students discuss installation art and watch a video about Pepon Osorio. Young scholars review articles about service...
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Be the Change: Core Values

For Teachers 7th - 12th
How do core values and identity contribute to citizenship and leadership? After engaging in a series of activities that explore core values, writers craft a children’s story that focuses on one value. They arrange to read their story to...
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Making Service Count

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners investigate the importance of community service by creating their own project ideas.  In this volunteering lesson, students research stories of Peace Corps Volunteers and how they were able to have a positive effect in their...
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Service Learning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view video clips to define service learning. In this civics lesson, students read quotes, take a survey, and define altruism. Students view video clips and evaluate the motivation and impact of those who perform community...
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ReadWriteThink

Living the Dream: 100 Acts of Kindness

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Inspire kindness in and out of school with a lesson that challenges scholars to perform 100 acts of kindness during the time between Martin Luther King Jr. Day to Valentine's day. Leading up to a celebration of friendship, learners...
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Jim Murphy, The Great Fire - Grade 6

For Teachers 6th Standards
The Great Fire by Jim Murphy provides the text for a study of the Chicago fire of 1871. The plan is designed as a close reading activity so that all learners have the same background information require for writing. Richly detailed, the...
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Cultural Connections

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students examine the impact of the works of Cesar Chavez, George Washington Carver, Sunderlal Buhuguna, and Abdul Sattar Edhi.
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Helping Others

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners 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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What's in a Garden?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students plan a garden. Learners write a paragraph in their journals giving their recommendation on how their garden should be laid out.
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Deliberating in a Democracy

National Service

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Uncle Sam wants you to serve! Scholars investigate the role of mandatory national service in an open democracy. They research, watch a video, and hold a debate surrounding the issue of requiring one year of service to gain a better...
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Maryland Department of Education

The Concept of Identity Lesson 1: Close Reading/Socratic Seminar

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
John Knowles' A Separate Peace provides readers with an opportunity to develop their close reading and analytical skills as they look for what Knowles feels are the factors that shape our identity.
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Read 'n' Give -- Planning Our Book Drive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning activity, students design and implement a book drive to benefit their community.
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Reading for Pennies: Penny Drive

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate what philanthropy is. In this service learning lesson, students examine reasons that people donate money to causes and implement their own fund-raising drive based on their reading goals.
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Pennies for Peace; Using Common Cents to Create Global Change in The Middle East

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read, write, listen and speak in relation to gathering information as it pertains to service learning. In this service learning lesson plan, 9th graders read the book Three Cups of Tea and the complete guide to service...
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Center Stage—Focus on Poverty

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students examine stereotypes and discrimination based on socio-economic status. Students prepare to work with people of diverse backgrounds in service...