Learning to Give, Curriculum Division of The LEAGUE

The LEAGUE

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Philanthropy Framework
6th-8th Grade
Subjects:

Library / Technology, Philanthropy and Social Studies

Key Words/Concepts click to view
PHIL: Community; Needs Assessment; Service Plan
SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Rights/Responsibilities

Purpose:

The purpose of this lesson is to help students examine the local needs of their community and to put a plan of action into place to help address those needs.

Duration:

One Sixty-Minute Class Period

Objectives:

The learner will:

  • identify current needs in the community in which he or she lives.
  • address the identified needs.

Service Experience:

Although this lesson contains a service project example, decisions about service plans and implementation should be made by students, as age appropriate.

Students (with their families) will participate in a project that will bring them together as a community to help address a need in the community.

Materials:

Needs Assessment Form (Attachment One)

Handout 1
Needs Assessment Form

Instructional Procedure(s):

Anticipatory Set:
Begin class by asking the students to share the results of their interviews with their parents. Allow extra time for this activity.

  • Have students discuss the areas of need they can see in their own community.

  • Ask students if they feel they have a responsibility to act in the voluntary sector to improve the common good.

  • Using Needs Assessment Form (Attachment One), conduct a needs assessment to help determine what the need is in the community and decide on a project.

  • Allow students to work in small groups to fine-tune a project. Remind students to build in parent/guardian participation in the project.

School/Home Connection:

The students will work with their parents or guardian to complete the selected project.

Extension:

Ask the students to report their reactions and feelings after completing the service project.

Lesson Developed and Piloted by:

Thomas Webb
Fulton Schools
Fulton Middle School
Middleton, MI 48856

Handouts:

Handout 1Print Handout 1

Needs Assessment Form

Organization (if applicable)
Identified Need
Action to be Taken
 





    
 





    
 





    
 





    
 





    
 





    

 

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