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Critical thinking service learning resources for homeschool
STEM Problem Solving Service Learning Project
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing using the 8 components of this project:
Inspirational Quotes
Random Acts of Kindness
Kids Improving Our World Research Project
STEAM Project - Identifying a Real World Problem and working on a Solution
Online Giving Challenge
Oral Presentation
Carousel Presentations & Scavenger Hunt
Comparing Themes with "A Dolphin's Tale
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Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Blind Side: Movie Analysis
We all must admit that kids love movies. A movie analysis is an effective educational strategy that influences the building of a culturally diverse community that does not limit itself to the classroom and traditional classroom resources. When the classroom becomes the community, learners are empowered and higher levels of critical thinking are reached. Nothing is more effective than the study of the many issues in The Blind Side. Various activities are included in this package, including a proj
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Community Engagement Action Plan: Empowering Students Through Service Learning!
Empower your high school students to make a positive impact in their community with this community engagement action plan lesson! As an experienced educator, I understand the importance of providing students with opportunities to engage in meaningful service learning experiences.This lesson is designed to achieve clear learning objectives and address essential questions while guiding students through the process of getting involved in their community. Through interactive discussions and collabor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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TED Talk: Special Olympics Matthew Williams · Google Link · Remote Learning
This 3 page analysis allows students to dig deeper into the inspiring and engaging TED Talk, "Special Olympics Let Me Be Myself - A Champion," by Matthew Williams, through discussion questions, quote analysis, and vocabulary.TED Talk Description: How much do you know about intellectual disabilities? Special Olympics champion and ambassador Matthew Williams is proof that athletic competition and the camaraderie it fosters can transform lives, both on and off the field. Together with his fellow a
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Service Learning- A Complete Guide!
This set is your complete guide to start and complete service learning projects in your class!
This set includes:
Directions for how to implement, teach, and guide service learning.
Graphic organizer pages for every step of the process for your students.
Assessments and grading rubrics.
Inspirational ideas and an example list of projects I've completed with my students!
Grades:
2nd - 9th
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Identity Tree
This exercise helps students identify elements of their personalities and their origins which in turn will help them identify the origins of any implicit biases they hold. They will use the information from their introspective look at their identities to put into practice identifying biases they hold when watching some carefully chosen videos. Includes a short teacher guide with my suggestions for leading the activity.This activity is meant to be a year-long work in progress that students revis
Grades:
5th - 12th
Fortune Origami Acts of Kindness
These origami fortune tellers we loved as kids take on a positive spin! In this creative, fun way to inspire acts of kindness, kids will learn small acts of kindness that they can incorporate in their daily lives and share ideas of kindness with their friends and family. These small acts can brighten someone's day and add up to increasing their positivity.OR choose a blank template to have fun working on vocabulary, or a specific topic of your choosing. Contains 4 color templates with a blank te
Grades:
K - 12th
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TED Talk: Guerrilla Gardner Ron Finley · Google Link · Remote Learning
This 3 page analysis allows students to dig deeper into the inspiring and engaging TED Talk, "A Guerilla Gardener in South Central LA," by Ron Finley through discussion questions, quote analysis, and vocabulary.TED Talk Description: Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the dr
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Project Based Learning Log
Use this template to accompany any Project Based Learning unit. Students keep track of their learning tasks and the outcome. There is a space for the teacher to add a score for each date. The second page contains a student reflection which you can also use as an assessment tool.
Easily adaptable for all grade levels!
Grades:
3rd - 12th
READY FOR KINDERGARTEN: I Want To Be A Community Helper
Teaching children the importance of contributing to their Community by helping others gives them not only a sense of belonging, but also, how people who work together can create a healthy and friendly place to live. Whether teaching a PreKer at home or in a classroom full of other VERY active learners, requirements for engaging appropriate content can vary, almost from day to day.With this 15 Interactive Community Helper Role Play Unit, you can present & engage content as 5-minute or longe
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Statistics Project-COMMON CORE
This project challenges students to identify a change they would like to see in their school, conduct a survey, and mathematically manipulate their results. The presentation portion allows students to act on their findings. My students actually got items taken off the student lunch menu using this project!! COMMON CORE ALIGNED. A reflection portion is also included.
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Grades:
6th - 11th
Girl Power Series: Creating a Future
What are Girl Power Series Question Cards? Theme: Creating a Future - Thought-provoking question cards to help foster girl power. Our Girl Power Series are downloadable question cards aimed at young women (aged 12 - 20) to allow for critical thought and reflection on themes which affect our daily lives. These cards are meant to be printed, cut and laminated to use with groups or individually. Often, we bury or shy away from discussion that might make us feel uncomfortable. Opening a line of comm
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Take What You Need
Created to support character education,leadership, school spirit, compassion and empathy towards others.
Cut on dotted lines before placing around school or classroom and use as needed.
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Free Money
I hope you get the idea I wrote this book to be an easy way to make money from the Internet. We are now in the golden age. You can make money only by using your mind. We are now in an era where you are not obligated to use physical effort. You can now get a good salary while you are at home.
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Higher Education, Adult Education
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Daily Life in Haiti: Micka's Story-Power Point Digital Lesson
This ready to use PowerPoint Digital Story Book will encourage lively and throughful conversation and learning about the students' own daily life circumstances as compared to students in Haiti. This lesson is one of several aimed at encouraging internationalizing the US curriculum. See our website for more information: www.powerofeducationfoundation.org
Daily Life in Haiti: Micka�s Story Power Point Digital Lesson by The Power of Education Foundation is licensed under a Creative Commons
Grades:
K - 5th
HEART Humane Education: Real Stories of Food Justice Advocates (Gr. 6-8)
Students will research specific concerns related to the negative impact food production has on people, animals, and the environment. They will read about the work of a few modern-day food justice advocates and the strategies that they are implementing to improve the working conditions of farmworkers, prevent inequitable access to food, protect animals, and increase sustainable farming practices.
Students first discuss what justice means and then connect the concept of justice to how our food is
Grades:
6th - 8th
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SPARKING CHANGE - 10 TIPS FOR YOUR ACTIVISM PROJECT
The Ultimate Checklist to Spark Change - Clear and concise tips for students who want to be game changers in their communities!
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Help Students, Parents, or Teachers Bring Out Their Best
Every student, parent, or teachers want to do their best, but may not know exactly how to go about it. So they respond and act blindly, hoping for the best. It might be that they cannot improve their performance with support or guidance. Now they need not feel that way. Here’s a FREE tool that will help them get a better perspective on their character and behavior.
The power point presentation may be adapted to either a group of students, a group of parents, or a group of teachers. Or, simply
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
How Green Are You?
This is an awareness raising powerpoint on this planet on which we live. It consists of ten slides with pictures. It is attractively displayed and gives some background to the movement in process of "greening".
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Grades:
6th - 11th
Making Changes - Thinking to Action Template - Social Studies - Science - VOs
Empower learners of all age levels to move from identifying needs for change to considering possible steps for action. This two page template can be used in a variety of different subject areas and learning contexts. A ‘how to use’ slide is included with examples of ways the template might be used for Science, Social Studies or Engineering.Individual, paired or small group use is an option.Print them off or use them as a digital task.
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Preschool Expedition Template EL Education
Are you working in an EL Education school and want to join in on the fun and engaging learning in your PreK classroom?Expeditionize your preschool curriculum to increase engagement and hands on learning in your classroom using this planning template to ensure alignment!
Grades:
PreK
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