Community Helpers Wheel

Augment a unit on the traditions and legacies of Native Americans with an informational packet. With pages that detail the tribal origins of commonly used words, a list of ways that Native American customs influenced American democracy,...

"Native American history leaps boldly off the colorful quilts and patchwork designs." Learners discuss Native American identity and symbolism by reading about a variety of Native quilters and their unique art process, and participate in...

Do you have five minutes, an hour, or ten? If so, you have time to conduct a service learning project. Choose from 25 projects created to bring awareness to world hunger. Projects include making donations, visiting a food bank, planning...

While cities had only a small fraction of the population in colonial America, they played a significant role in pre-revolutionary years, and this was certainly true for the largest city in the North American colonies: Philadelphia. Your...

The Royal Canadian Legion offers this teacher's guide designed to remind learners of all ages of the sacrifices made by Canadian soldiers in not only World War I but also the Korean and Gulf wars. The 42-page packet is filled with...

Second graders explore the concepts of goods, services and community. They go on a community walk, find businesses and logos within their community, read books about communities, and compare various goods and services. They pick a job...

Young scholars explore philanthropy through art. In this service learning instructional activity, students discuss the diversity in their community and use their senses to create tolerance posters.

Second graders are introduced to the differences between goods and services. In groups, they discover whether a given occupation offers a good, service or both. To end the instructional activity, they pick one occupation that interest...

Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning instructional activity, students discuss the needs of their community as they consider those who go hungry. Students plan and implement a food drive.

Students complete a community service project to brighten the holidays. They work together at a food kitchen or shelter. They reflect on their experiences.