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Nonprofit and Profit Careers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the difference between profit and nonprofit organizations. They identify careers that are available in each sector as well. They develop their own questions and interview people who are in those careers.
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We Hope This Helps

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create writings and drawings to share with a children's hospital. They reflect on the project and how they have changed as a person. They also discuss how the community benefited as a whole.
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Help! I Need Some Editing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils write their own story using as much descriptive language as they can. They peer edit each other's stories and create illustrations to accompany their writings. They place their story in a booklet and give it to a needy recepient.
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Topics and Ideas -- Sort and Seize

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the writing process. They determine the needs of the readers of their story before writing. They use peer-editing to check for errors and read their story to the class.
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What's the Difference?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and contrast living conditions in a different country and the United States. They use the internet to gather their information. They finally read letters from volunteers to the Peace Corps.
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Reaching the Clouds for Equality

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. They create their own cloud and write a dream they have for the world inside. They write journal entries on how to treat others fairly.
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Identifying Career Interests in the Volunteer and Government Sectors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a list of service opportunities in their community. They identify their interests and research volunteer opportunities that they could do. They also complete a survey based on their experiences.
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With Liberty and Top Soil for All

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the need of plants to have water, soil and sunlight to grow. They use the scientific method when completing experiments. They identify the core democratic values that are needed for a democracy to grow and compare them...
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Plants -- What Are Their Parts and Functions?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the parts of a flowering plant and their functions. They describe its life cycle as well. They compare the parts of the plant to the roles that are needed in a democracy.
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Developing a Sense of Self

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine their beliefs and values through a survey. They compare their values with others in the same school. They take the survey out into the community to determine their priorities.
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Following in Their Footsteps

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils discuss earlier lessons on tikkun olam. They plan their own tikkun olam project and set deadlines for its completion. They reflect on the project after it is finished.
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Great North

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students view a video about the Arctic Circle, North Pole and Northern Europe. They locate areas using a map. They create a drawing of the countries where the Inuit live.
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Give It Back From a Snack Lesson 2: Invest With the Best

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars survey schoolmate as to what type of snacks they would prefer to purchase. They graph the results and apply them to planning a classroom snack sale while examining what wants, needs, and consumers are.
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Volunteering As Good Work

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils generate questions to ask volunteers. They conduct interviews to determine volunteer's motivation. They write thank you letters to volunteers.
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Phone Calls

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers generate a list of 5-7 questions that they use to call a volunteer or service organization. They practice their phone calls with a partner.
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The Pyramid of Alliance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine ways people take action against bigotry. They consider ways a person can be an ally and assess how building alliances strengthens a community.
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Showtime in the House of Commons Part I

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students watch a video and brainstorm, focusing on the rules of Question Period in a Parliamentary System.
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Directions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Language Arts worksheet, students write step by step directions from one location to another. Students include approximate travel times and road names.
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Art Studio

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Pupils collaborate with their classmates to create a sculpture with the provided materials in order to cultivate fine motor and social skills. In this collaborative art lesson, students work in small groups to design the pedestal and the...
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Words Can Hurt: King Day (4th)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study stereotypes and write about how to end stereotyping. In this stereotypes lesson, students study a T-chart about boys and girls stereotypes. Students then discuss stereotypical phrases. Students discuss Martin Luther King,...
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Character Education: Responsibility

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study Manuel de Zavala and his role in the history of Texas. In this character education lesson, students read about Manuel Lorenzo and underline the responsibilities he took on in his life. Students then answer questions about...
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Keeping Our Pets Safe in an Emergency

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a service learning project to benefit the members and animals in their community. In this animal welfare lesson, students review emergency preparedness. Students discuss animal safety in an emergency. Students...
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Courage in Action

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore what it takes to be courageous.  For this social studies lesson, 7th graders analyze different character traits.  Students explain their feelings on their specific character traits. 
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Creature Creation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of a fictional story about a frog. They compare the characteristics of the main character with a real frog. They work with two partners to create a creature; one student draw the head, one the body,...

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