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Cultural Music Festival
Students participate in planning a multi-cultural community event. In this cultural music activity, parents, community members, and teachers provide time, music, advertisement, and refreshments to create a community multi-cultural music...
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You Can, Too!
Students and their parents participate in a volunteer opportunity in their community in order to solve a problem. In this problem solving lesson plan, students reflect on historical problems and see how they can solve a current problem.
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Philanthropy Framework
Students become community philanthropists. In this social studies lesson plan, students learn the definition of philanthropy and apply it to Martin Luther King, Jr. The next day, students complete 3 T-charts for 3 historical figures....
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Why Should We Clean The Beach?
Learners 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.
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Volunteering
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...
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Genre Lesson: Autobiography
Start kids thinking about point of view and autobiographies by telling them a short story about your morning (first person), and then asking a volunteer to re-tell the story to you (second person). There are tips to help you tie this...
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Webquest: Eradicating Guinea Worm Disease in Ghana
Young scholars examine the impact of Guinea Worm Disease. In this world issues lesson, students take on the roles of Peace Corps Volunteers. Young scholars will apply their knowledge of the Guinea worm life cycle to create a plan for...
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The LEAGUE: Learning to Give Lesson 3
Students reflect on giving to people in their community. In this philanthropy lesson, students think about an elderly person in their neighborhood or community who has done something to make that community more beautiful. Students...
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Community Helpers
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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Making a Choice
Students read and discuss the text Miss Rumphius. In this philanthropy activity, students discuss how the characters in the book made the world beautiful and create a class book of good deeds.
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Singing as a Way of Giving
Students perform songs from previous philanthropy lessons. In this music lesson, students create a video of songs and give it to a local shelter. Students are encouraged to be creative and sing songs such as "What Can I Do for You" and...
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Working with Elders
Students identify the need to help the elders within their community. In this community service activity, students discuss the importance of family and what families do for each other. Students then volunteer their time to help elders...
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Making Greeting Cards
Students produce greeting cards. In this art lesson plan, students discuss ways to make people smile and use art supplies to construct greeting cards.
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What's Public? What's Private?
Students compare and contrast public and private land. In this philanthropy lesson, students identify public areas in the school and create posters about taking care of various public places.
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Our Land: League Philanthropy Unit
Students use the folk singer Woody Guthrie's song 'This Land is Your Land' to learn about the responsibility of every person to take care of each other and the land. In this land preservation activity, students sing the song, learn...
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Selfless-Selfish
Students demonstrate selfless acts. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students read The Legend of the Blue Bonnet and discuss the selfless acts in the text. Students illustrate two acts of selflessness that they have performed.
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Making a Difference
Young scholars create a plan to better their school. In this civil service lesson, students will deepen their understanding of the term "philanthropy" by reflecting on Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech and a quote by John...
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Reflections and Revisions
Students reflect upon and express affective and cognitive learning experience as a result of a direct service experience. In this service learning lesson plan, students examine and analyze symbolism portrayed in literature and its...
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Peanut Butter and Jelly and Order of Operations
Study order of operations using a peanut butter and jelly sandwich activity as your guide. The class watches you make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich based on a volunteer's instructions. They discuss the importance of following...
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Clara Barton's House: Home of the American Red Cross
A fabulous instructional activity on the life of Clara Barton awaits your class. They describe how Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross, and the role it played in organizing help for those in need. Additionally, young historians...
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Service Learning in the Social Studies
Active Citizenship Today (ACT) is a "unique social studies service learning program" that requires students to learn about the public policy associated with community issues they identify in their local community. This web site provides...
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Community Helpers
The book, Doctor Ted is used to kick off this lesson plan on Community Helpers. Young learners make connections to their own life by dictating a story of their own, and inventing other jobs that Ted can do.
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Causes and Effects
Students investigate one family's volunteer tourism experience and the international volunteer organizations to create a community guide to helping those in need around the world.
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Explore More About Bottle Construction
Students explore Green Construction. In this lesson based on the experiences of Peace Corps volunteers, students gain insight into alternative construction in Guatemala. They examine the pros and cons of using alternative building...
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