World Report

Mini-Lesson

Community Service

Mini-Lesson: Grades 4-6

Objective: Students will prepare community service projects for ServiceNation's Day of Action.

1. Ask students to raise a hand if they have ever participated in community service. Encourage volunteers to tell about their experiences.

2. Have students read the timeforkids.com story, Get Involved! Then, as a class, brainstorm a list of ways that kids can help others in the community.

3. Divide the class into small groups. Have each group plan a community service project for the week of September 27, which is ServiceNation's Day of Action. Projects that can be done inside of school include: reading to younger students, educating others about Earth-friendly habits, planting a garden, collecting canned food to donate to a local soup kitchen, writing letters to American soldiers and painting a mural.

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