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- 3rd - 5th
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Students volunteer for the International Coastal Cleanup. They describe the purpose of the Lake Michigan Foundation and a history of the dunes. They reflect on their experiences with writing. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discover what it means to be a volunteer. They investigate the benefits and the opportunity cost of volunteering. They write a song that describes a volunteering situation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students identify the characteristics of a volunteer. They decorate pots and transplant flowers into them. They visit a local nursing home and distribute them to senior citizens. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students discover proper plant care from a volunteer gardner. They use their senses to make observations about different types of flowers. They create a design for a flower pot of their own. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss various volunteer activities and read how New York City organizes its volunteer efforts. They create their own databases compiling volunteer opportunities and write reflective essays on how volunteers help their communities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students learn what life was like back in the 1700s including how they dressed, what school was like for them, where they lived and what type of chores the kids were responsible for. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students discuss the role that volunteerism has in society and in their own lives. They write a paper in which they describe why volunteering is important and how their lives would be different without it. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students examine the concept of and ways to work for volunteer organizations. They discuss their own volunteer experiences, look at other options in the UK, and design posters that encourage other young people to join volunteer organizations. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 7th
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Students get to build a piggy bank and experiment with coin denominations. Students gather parents and community volunteers to join with them for this class art project. Students and volunteers papier-mache an original piggy bank. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 12th
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Students read and discuss a news article about children that collected 1.5 million LEGO bricks for kids in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. They complete a fill-in-the blank activity, answer article comprehension questions, solve math LEGO problems, and write a journal entry. Full Review »

