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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Community Helpers at Your Service

For Teachers K - 1st
Show elementary students the correlation between goods and services and consumers. "You will draw a picture of a community helper, and perhaps write some sentences about him or her, to show or tell how that helper provides a Service."
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Youth Service America

For Students 9th - 10th
Get Involved! Speak out! Serve! Here's a great site for kids who want to get involved in their community and become the future leaders. Lots of ideas and examples. Explore programs, news, and events to help you get connected and start...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Compare and Contrast Lesson: Comparing Community Helpers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
After reading the picture book Come on, Rain by Karen Hesse, which discusses how the weather both helps and harms the community, students bring tools from home to represent what their parents do for a living. They will present these...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Community Helpers Bingo: Pre K and K

For Students Pre-K - K
(Week of April 27th) A bilingual, weekly "Learn Along" Bingo card (one for PreK-K, one for Grades 1 & 2) will include a range of thematic learning opportunities for children to choose their own learning adventure. Emphasis will be on...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Service Learning Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will design and implement a service project to be done as a class in a familiar community (neighborhood or school).
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Community: What Is the Importance of Community?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What is the importance of community?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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Points of Light

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The mission of the organization is to instill compassion and the idea of service and philanthropy in school children. Find out how to start a Care Club and what projects the children can participate in.
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Other

United Way of America

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of the United Way of America. Information covers the mission, vision, community impact and agenda. You can also find the latest news about the community work of the United Way.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Century Settlers of the Edison Westlock Area

For Students 9th - 10th
As the population continued to spread through northern Alberta in the early 1900s, communities were established to provide services for the surrounding areas. Edison was one of these service communities, established just north of...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Adventures in Math: Lesson 3: Money in Our Community

For Teachers K - 1st
Lesson focuses on how and why money circulated within our community. Being able to discern the difference between things we need and things we want is one of the foundational concepts for using money wisely. Goods and services are things...
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Other

National Crime Prevention Council: Teens, Crime, and the Community

For Students 9th - 10th
With a section for teens and one for adults, TCC offers information and resources aimed at reducing violence in the lives of teens--with their help.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Community: People at Work

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn the names of some jobs that people do. Includes audio narration in 10 additional languages with text in English.
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Other

United We Serve: September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance

For Students 9th - 10th
By Congressional designation, September 11 has been designated National Day of Service and Remembrance. Learn about some of the acts of service people around the country are involved in, and perhaps find your own way to serve.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs Kids: Community Helpers Bingo: Grades 1 and 2

For Students K - 1st
A bilingual, weekly "Learn Along" Bingo card (one for PreK-K, one for Grades 1 & 2) will include a range of thematic learning opportunities for children to choose their own learning adventure. Emphasis will be on the PBS KIDS 24/7...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Charleston Community History

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent example of a Community History. Includes the origin of the community, the plan for settlement, early settlers, religions, important buildings, history through the years, events, and plans for the future.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Actions Speak Louder [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, middle schoolers examine the role of the media in promoting a service project. They will create relevant media materials, implement a service project and then reflect on the results.
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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Lesson Plans, Grades 3 5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A collection of 29 lesson plans to use when teaching about September 11, about community service, or about tolerance, among other topics. These lesson plans have been created specifically with grades 3 through 5 in mind.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Fccla the Community Connection"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a project-based lesson designed to guide students through the steps of planning a student organization community service project. The lesson focuses on the students' ability to apply knowledge and skills gained through...
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Other

Stories of American Community

For Students 9th - 10th
What does it take to make an American community? View the twelve different communities that are profiled through narrative, pictures, and audio.
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: Create a Directory of Local Social Services for Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will research and understand the opportunities available to children in their community after exploring the poverty, exploitation, hunger and more of children living in India. Video and discussion questions pair with a learning...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Richmond Comes Together: Images of Community Outreach

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic essay focuses on the local and national charitable organizations that offer social services and community outreach in the area of Richmond, Virginia.
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Other

Points of Light Institute: Generation On

For Students K - 1st
Developed with the intention of making the world a better place, Generation On is a global project giving children service learning opportunities. Resources for teachers, children, teens, and parents are included.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Citizen Student

For Students 9th - 10th
A multi-part NPR program on the views of students about civic participation. Part 1 discusses Voting, Part 2 discusses "Bringing the First Amendment into the Classroom," and Part 3 talks about the strong messages teenagers have grown up...
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Other

Ecological Society of America: Communicating Ecosystem Services

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A large collection of resources to aid professionals, community members, and educators in communicating the role and importance of ecosystem services. Issues addressed include pollination, marine nurseries, and water purification....

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