February Moments of Service
Black History Month
Students explore the role of African Americans in U.S. history and celebrate their achievements with acts of service.
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Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 11 - 17)
Take time this week to do something kind for someone else.
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Valentine's Day (February 14)
Help students demonstrate their caring and friendship through acts of caring and kindness for individuals, and for organizations that serve those in need.
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Kids Care Clubs Valentine's Day
Kids Care Clubs participate in Valentine's Day in February.
To register as a club go to the Home page http://www.kidscare.org and click on Register Now. Any questions, call toll free 1-866-269-0510.
African American Perspectives on Philanthropy: View educational materials and resources to celebrate the contributions of these outstanding advocates and philanthropists. View Resources
Learning to Give Lessons
A single class-period lesson that focuses on making a difference in the community through art. These lessons include bonus Learning Links and Reflection Activities.
- Action through Art
- Art as Advocacy
- Faces of the Community (The)
- Funding the Arts
- Gift of Art (The): Private Action for the Common Good (PAG)
- Giving from the Heart
- Landscape Legacies
- Making the World a More Beautiful Place (Kindergarten)
- Painting Pictures with Poetry: Art from the Heart
- Poetry for the Common Good
- Powerful Words Can Warm the Heart
- Sharing our Talents
- Singing a Song of Community
- What Goes Around, Comes Around!
Quotations
View quotations about caring, compassion, love.
School Year Calendar
generationOn and Learning to Give are excited to offer a menu of resources to help you implement service-learning and philanthropy education into your school! View the generationOn School Year Calendar to discover more service opportunities.
Go to the Moments of Service homepage.
Learning to Give Units
Multi-lesson service-learning units, correlated to state and national Common Core standards, to teach the importance of civic engagement for the common good.
Grades K-2
- Buzzing is BEE-lieving
- Philanthropic Literature
- Phil's Garden of Good
- Sharing the Gift of Literacy
Grades 3-5
- Diverse Voices-African American Ventures
- Heroes and Their Impact
- Philanthropy in Literature
- Philanthropy—The Big Picture
Grades 6-8
- Around the World
- Art for the Common Good—Junkanoo!
- Courage of the Heart
- Global Peace and Local Legacies
- Make the Connection! Core Democratic Values and Philanthropy
- Poetry of Giving (The)
- Setting the Stage for Service Learning Relationships
- Tulipmania – Growing Flowers to Share
- Women of the Industrial Era
Grades 9-12
- Affirmative Action
- All for One
- Concepts of Leadership
- Heroism In Literature
- Launching Your Ship with Citizenship
- My Country, My Community
- Private Resources for the Common Good
- Sensitive Side of Philanthropy (The)
- Sports Legends and Philanthropy—Jackie Robinson, Arthur Ashe, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- Women in Philanthropy
Profiles in Philanthropy
Informational Papers related to concepts of civil society and service
