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All About Groups And Community

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the kinds of rules that different groups have. They work cooperatively in small groups to make rules for different groups and complete a worksheet imbedded in this plan. They have a greater understanding why rules...
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All About Groups & Community

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the various kinds of groups in our communities and lives. They make charts and drawings of different groups and complete a worksheet imbedded in this plan. The groups are a true cooperative format, with each...
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A Sense of Community

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in this interesting series of lessons about community. They view images of communities of people working and playing together, and come up with their own piece of artwork that reflects their sense of community at...
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Introducing the Idea of "Community"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students work in groups to define the term "community". They draw on personal experiences and create posters to explain and depict various aspects of community life.
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Honor Your School and Community Heroes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners honor local heroes. For this community heroes lesson, students create an award or plan an event honoring a local hero. Learners are encouraged to be creative!
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Create Your Own Service Project

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars develop a community service project. In 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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Opening Lesson: Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a community service project and present an art project.  In this lesson on community service, students read Rainbow Fish and discuss its meaning for them as it relates to community. Students create an art project...
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What Makes My Community Special

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a symbol to represent their classroom community. In this community lesson plan, students discuss what their classroom community is like and create symbols in groups to present to the rest of the class.
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Homeless Shelter Service Project

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils research ways to help a homeless shelter and design a service project to meet the needs. In this service project instructional activity, students identify and develop a list of ways to meet a homeless shelter's needs. Pupils then...
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Women's Shelter Service Project

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students research ways to help a women's shelter in a service project. In this service project lesson, students develop ways to meet needs of a women's shelter. Students select a need, plan, and conduct a service project to meet that need.
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary

Benjamin Franklin’s Community Contributions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research Benjamin Franklin's community contributions. In this social studies lesson plan, students create a collage showing things they can do to improve their communities.
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Community Helpers

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify community workers and what tools they use by successfully completing a concentration game, matching community workers with a tool they use.
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Building Community in the Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners build a sense of community within the classroom. In this community lesson students create individual pieces of a puzzle that when put together represent the community within their classroom. The central piece is "community".
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My Community

For Teachers 1st
First graders design a Powerpoint presentation to reflect information about their community.  In this community lesson, 1st graders create slides to explain the weather, geography and other information about the city.
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Special Places in Our Community

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners compare and contrast cities whether they are large or small, rural or urban. They use digital photography to take pictures of the different types of cities.
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Fame, Fortune, and Philanthropy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
With your middle schoolers, develop concepts such as philanthropy, civic responsibility, community service, and common good. Discuss famous philanthropists and what we can each give of our time, talent and treasure to better our...
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Band of Brothers

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
What is a community? Explore the idea of community by investigating countries that have experienced severe damage. Learners discuss the horrible aftermath the 2011 earthquake had on Japan's infrastructure after the tsunami it caused....
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary

The Junto Meets Again

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Out of the classroom and into the streets! With Ben Franklin’s Junto society as inspiration, learners develop their ideas for improving their communities and put them into action. After analyzing meeting notes to discover what the Junto...
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Traveling Community Journal Project

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create an online "community journal". In this communities lesson, students use a writing template to send e-mail to various people to learn more about their community. The journal is passed from person to person.
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Preparing and Planting the Garden

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students prepare to build and plant a garden. In this service learning lesson, students take all the necessary steps to prepare a community garden for planting and reflect on the experience.
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Blogging to Create a Community of Writers #6: Writing a Review

For Teachers 6th
Looking for a good social media lesson for your class? Then, this lesson is for you! They study various written reviews, then must choose an item to review of their choice. They can choose from: a book, restaurant, CD/musical...
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The Gift of Community

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the diversity offered in communities. For this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students read The Gift and then interview people within their school community regarding the gifts they receive in their community.
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Community

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners use computer software to make a postcard. In this community resource lesson, students make a postcard for a place in their community using multimedia software on the computer. Learners write a few sentences describing the place...
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Community of Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners discuss communities and why rules are important. In this community lesson plan, students compare and contrast communities with and without rules and play with parachutes and balls.

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