Stretching imagination and vocabulary, youth brainstorm words that demonstrate kindness and generosity. Being playful with their postures and shadows, youth work cooperatively with one or two others to act out their ideas and form alphabet letters.
The book The Empty Pot by Demi tells a fable of a Chinese emporer who wants to find the most worthy to take his place. What does it mean to be a worthy community leader?
Using Guidestar as a source, young people identify three nonprofits and their mission statements.
Young people make puppets out of recycled materials. They use their creativity to come up with a movable puppet that represents a character in their puppet play.
A picture book biography tells the story of the life and philanthropy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Working in small groups, learners match the classic hero traits to an activist who took social action for the common good.
A positive school or community climate is made up of people making choices about how to act and treat one another. It is everyone's responsibility to follow the established social contract. To make a deliberate social contract, participants identify how they want to act together and survey the...
In this lesson, we explore the value of reading and discuss why it is good for the community when everyone has access to books.
Students determine which community need they want to address with a service project. Once a priority need has been determined, they research related nonprofit organizations with a student-generated list of questions.
Learners explore the contributions and recommendations of Benjamin Franklin as a person who engaged in active citizenship.