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Community Helpers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify examples of community services, identify jobs/services performed by community helpers and relationships between community needs and community services, and work cooperatively to create Bubble map, flyer, and Powerpoint...
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Community Helpers

For Teachers K - 1st
In this community helpers worksheet, students connect 14 pictures of community helpers which include fire fighters, dental hygienists, police officers, carpenters, doctors, teachers, and mail carriers. They tell how these people help the...
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Planning a Service Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars begin the instructional activity by discussing what type of project they are interested in and how much time can be devoted. They also discuss why it is important to focus on the community and are introduced to the...
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Create a Volunteer Spirit

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners evaluate how volunteering helps others. In this philanthropy lesson, students define what a volunteer is and brainstorm a group volunteer project to implement in the school. Learners write an essay describing how volunteering...
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Service Projects in the Dominican Republic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read primary source documents and identify several kinds of service projects conducted by Peace Corps Volunteers; young scholars identify criteria used by the Peace Corps for conducting service projects for the common good.
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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 Helpers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate community helpers. For this communities lesson, students compare and contrast for-profit and non-profit jobs and choose one job to illustrate on paper.
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Why Does Service Matter?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students determine how community members serve others. In this service learning lesson, students interview community members who volunteer by serving others. Students then determine how they could serve their community.
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Classroom Community Bulletin Board Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 6th
Building a strong classroom community is a huge part of our job. This idea lets the kids help define the rules, ideas, and behaviors that they want in their classroom. They'll work together to design a bulletin board that exemplifies the...
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Planning a Service Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners examine global issues by planning and participating in a service project. In this Peace Corps activity, students use the provided guidelines to determine the type of service project they will complete in their community and...
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Classroom Hunt

For Teachers K - 6th
Make connections with the biggest advocates for the children in your class—their parents! A set of classroom tools includes parent communication forms, opportunities for parents to volunteer, and a page for them to help you get to know...
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A Volunteer, Please

For Teachers K - 8th
Students analyze the need for volunteers and how volunteering can help them prepare for the world of work. They research a career oriented website that has specifications of volunteer work. They determine the personal characteristics...
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Our Community Helpers

For Teachers K
Students explore community helpers in order to explain how they fit into their community and the world.
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Create Your Own Service Project

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students develop a community service project. For this service project lesson, students identify a concern within their community, set a goal, from a plan, and carryout a service project using the project guidelines.
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Community Helpers

For Students 7th - 8th
In this community helpers instructional activity, students review, discuss and answer eight sentences regarding community helpers and then place them in a crossword puzzle.
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Community Helpers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the different jobs of people in the community. In this careers lesson, students read Helpers in My Community and have parents come into the classroom to do a short presentation on their jobs.
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Community Careers

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore services in their community. In this community services lesson, students discuss community services and work in teams to list the jobs within the service. Students may also shadow a worker from that community service area.
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Animal Shelter Service Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils complete a community service project. In this community service lesson plan, students discuss the needs of animals in animal shelters. They contact an animal shelter and help with one of these needs. 
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Community Helpers

For Students 7th - 8th
In this history worksheet, students complete eight sentences involving community helpers and then place their answers in a crossword puzzle.
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I've Been Working in the Neighborhood

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore community helpers. In this social studies lesson, students research a variety of community helpers. Students choose a community helper and explain why they would want to spend a day helping that worker.
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People in My Community

For Students K - 3rd
In this community helpers worksheet, students use the 16 words in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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Community Heritage

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discuss cultural issues in their community. In this cultural activity, students meet a local Hispanic activist and discuss current issues in the community.
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The ABCs of Our Nation

For Students 4th - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, students are directed to a Web site to find out what makes our Nation special. Students create an acrostic poem about our country. Students then explore the need for responsible living within a community...
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Oral Presentation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Practice public speaking in this oral presentation lesson. Middle schoolers list the characteristics of a powerful speaker. They watch a video of two speakers, compare them and discuss the qualities of a good speech. Afterwards, they...