Students study their community's assets and needs to create a service project that would meet the needs. In this community project lesson, students research their community and look for the strengths and weaknesses of the community. As a...

Students conduct individual interviews to find out how people in their own communities provide services to others. For this interview lesson, students broaden their perspectives on the meaning of the common good by conducting interviews...

Students discern the difference between commemorative and regular issue stamps while drawing conclusions about the time period. In this Stamps as Storytellers lesson, students design stamps using symbolism and historical data. In...

Fourth graders research websites to gather information about New York City and the Ridgewood community.  In this New York City and Community lesson, 4th graders make a semantic map. Students write short postcards to send to students...

Students recognize that each student is unique and has special talents. Students develop a puzzle piece that describes them and their particular talents. Students share their pieces and post on a bulletin board.

Students identify important aspects of community and culture that strengthen relationships. They discuss pictures of national symbols.

First and second graders explore aspects of design. They discuss and design the ideal classroom building complete with window and door placement. Additionally, students observe and note features found in neighboring classrooms as...

Students construct a quilt using symbols of the past and present. In this communities lesson, students interview an older adult and discuss the history of their community. Students create a quilt.

Fourth graders explore their interest and strengths and display them using a bar graph and pie chart.

Second graders write a collective definition of the term, "community". They create a poster illustrating their definition of community and how communities enable people to meet their basic needs and satisfy their wants. They discuss...

Learners sing a song which enforces the idea of loving your friends as you do yourself. They identify ways they can help others in and out of the classroom. They participate in acts of kindness in the community.

Fourth graders participate in a service-learning project. They design landscaping that maximizes water use and utilizes indigenous plant species. Afterward, they advertise and present their xeriscape garden at a school function such as...

Fourth graders explore various careers and research the education and skills required, the job location and description, and the tools/instruments used.

Students design a plan to help families who are in need. In this citizenship lesson plan, students brainstorm and implement a service project in their own community. Students discuss how to provide food for families who are in need.

Learners explore community helpers. In this social studies lesson plan, students research a variety of community helpers. Learners choose a community helper and explain why they would want to spend a day helping that worker.

Students study family structure. In this family structure lesson, students read the book The Family Book and discuss families. Students create a bulletin board of family photos and draw their families on paper. Students dance and play...

Fifth graders examine careers and the skills they need for them.

Fifth graders explore the concept of work. Rewards for working are considered and related to personal recognition and satisfaction.

Students and community members plan and take part in a community art project designed to celebrate salmon and steelhead fish and their connection to the local community.

Students examine their classroom as a community and find ways that individuals can support that community by doing philanthropic acts. They draw and label a picture of themselves participating in an act that betters the community.

Students reflect on giving to people in their community. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students think about an elderly person in their neighborhood or community who has done something to make that community more beautiful....

Students participate in a holiday giving activity to learn about community involvement. In this community outreach lesson, students discuss giving and receiving as well as the gift of time. Students prepare songs and holiday cards to...

Students learn about the Townsite Era and are able to explore who they were and how they lived at that time. In this Townsite Era students create their own map of the Loma Linda are, design their own community and use a computer...

Fifth graders describe who they admire and how they influence them.