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Problem solving service learning resources under $5
Community Service Passion Project
Are you in charge of organizing a community service project for your students or school community? ****************************************************************************************************************Would you like your students to connect their passions with community groups and service? ****************************************************************************************************************This Step by step guide will allow your students to combine their passions with local c
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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 Service PLAN Worksheet
Students brainstorm a community service project idea using this worksheet including specific questions under WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, and HOW categories to help them plan their project to implement. I also sell a PowerPoint template that students can use to present their community service idea to the class: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Community-Service-Project-PowerPoint-Template-903607
Grades:
5th - 12th
Executive Functioning Skills PowerPoint
What are executive functioning skills? Defines and explains how these critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential to managing daily tasks, how they help us plan and manage time, control our emotions, organize, self-monitor, remember details, switch focus, and initiate new projects. These executive functions may be impaired in children with ADD and ADHD, but they can and should be taught. Includes strategies to use when teaching children to improve their executive functioning skill
Grades:
5th - 8th, Staff
"When I Get Angry" Yelling Social Story
This is a social story primarily for elementary level students struggling with anger, specifically yelling. This 11-page story gives the students options to handling their anger that are school-appropriate and non-disruptive. Comes with fun, original images and colorful pages. Hope you and your students enjoy!
Grades:
PreK - 6th
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Grant Proposal STEAM Institute/Club
This grant proposal was awarded to create a STEAM Institute at my elementary school, however this proposal writing is sophisticated enough to be useful for middle school and high school programs as well. My hope is that this exemplar may be useful to you as you develop your own informal program that will benefit the students of your school and of your community. Please feel free to use the language of this grant as needed or the general framework to support your argument to the grant decision-ma
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Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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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Service Learning Unit and Project
A 5 day teaching unit on Service Learning with a project extension and articles. Your students will:• Gain a better understanding of diverse cultures and communities.• Connect with members in their own community.• Learn more about social issues and the root causes of the issues at hand.• Develop strong leadership, collaboration and communication skills.• Obtain an opportunity to act on a value or belief.• See how content learned in the classroom is applied in the real world.• Realize that they c
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Save the Monarchs: Your Monarch Butterfly Garden
Save the Monarch Butterflies: Rationale and PedagogyThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the monarch butterfly as a threatened species in 2020. Each year, the monarch’s status is re-evaluated for the endangered species list. This makes the monarch butterfly a good subject for engaging students in a greater purpose: learning about and helping to save the monarch butterfly. This is a big issue, but in this unit, students can make one simple effort to help the monarchs: plant a monarch butterf
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 5th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 5-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-1
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Kids Helping Others: A Service Club Starter Kit
Are you looking for a way to help students develop a sense of responsibility and the ability to put themselves in someone else’s shoes? To turn them into active problem-solvers? Try starting a service learning club in your school!
Service learning is the ultimate win-win situation---someone is helped or a problem is solved (by kids!), and those kids learn that they have the power and ability to make a real difference in the world.
As the school counselor, I created a small club for half a doze
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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One page detailed Individualized Education Plan
One page IEP Toolkit - Individualized Support for Student SuccessUnlock the potential of every student with this Comprehensive one page IEP Toolkit designed to streamline the creation and implementation of Individual Education Plans. Whether you're a special education teacher, administrator, or involved in student support services, this resource provides a robust framework to address diverse learning needs.Key Features:1. User-Friendly IEP Template:Professionally crafted IEP template with clear
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Engine Plate Template Social Emotional Regulation
Teach your students about their internal engine that can run too slow, too fast, or just right, and how to speed it up or slow it down so they are ready to learn! They can write their favorite calming strategies underneath the gauge on the plate to help them remember how they can slow their engine when it is revved up too much. Materials needed:-paper plate-scissors-glue-brass-plated fastener
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Civics: Unit 1 Active Citizenship - CNN Hero Poster Project
A worksheet, rubric, and poster directions that are made to pair with the articles and videos of the CNN Heroes (http://www.cnn.com/specials/cnn-heroes). Used to teach Active Participation in the community. It does require use of laptops to view the articles and videos (though you could also print out the articles you most enjoy).FL EOC Civics Standards: SS.7.C.2.2 , SS.7.C.2.3, and can give ideas for SS.7.C.2.14. Includes:>Worksheet>Poster Design and Directions>Rubric
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Civics: Citizenship and Immigration Bundle
Helping the Homeless
This document includes a presentation as well as resources for a week's unit on how to help the homeless. Students will research ways to help the homeless, write letters to the homeless, and have a class fundraiser to collect money to make goodie bags for the homeless.Included:Helping the Homeless presentationStudent friendly note-taking sheet and websitesLetter templatesGoodie bag item ideasTally chart/pictograph template
Grades:
1st - 5th
In Case of Emergency Worksheet
Perfect for Fire Safety Week or other activities regarding knowing your address or phone number. Students can fill out this activity with important contact information in case of an emergency.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Service Learning Project Based Learning 3 Rubric samples and lesson plan
Rubrics offer a structured framework for evaluating student work, providing clear criteria against which performances can be measured. In the context of service learning projects, where outcomes may vary widely and traditional assessments may fall short, rubrics offer a standardized method to assess student contributions and achievements. By providing specific expectations and standards, rubrics ensure fairness and transparency in grading while empowering students with a clear understanding of
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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Civics: Unit 1 Active Citizenship - CNN Hero Powerpoint Project
A worksheet, rubric, and powerpoint directions that are made to pair with the articles and videos of the CNN Heroes (http://www.cnn.com/specials/cnn-heroes). Used to teach Active Participation in the community. It does require use of laptops.FL EOC Civics Standards: SS.7.C.2.2 , SS.7.C.2.3, and can give ideas for SS.7.C.2.14. Includes:>Worksheet>Powerpoint Design and Directions>Rubric
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
Also included in:Â Civics: Citizenship and Immigration Bundle
Respect Cards Behavior Reward System
The Respect Card system is a great way to reward good conduct! Students earn the respect card early in the year, and are given certain privileges (teacher's discretion). This puts the focus on the positive behavior. Cards are worn on a lanyard or yarn around the neck, and a contract is posted in the classroom. Students develop leadership skills, work toward a goal, and become responsible for their own behavior. It made a difference in my classroom!
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Speech Therapy Life Skills Activity: Identification Cards
This is an activity that includes:
A Sample identification card
Teaching Cards for lesson information
Problem Solving Questions
Glossary of Vocabulary related to identification cards
Blank Identifications Cards
Acitvity: Who is safe to show your card to?
This targets receptive language, expressive language, life skills, vocabulary, and reasoning/problem solving.
Life Skills Activity: Identification Cards by Major Speech Pathology Fun by a Minor Girl is licensed under a Creative Commons Attrib
Grades:
5th - 12th
Girls Can, Girls Do. An Affirmation Coloring Book for Girls.
Girls Can, Girls Do is a coloring book filled with empowering messages for girls between the ages of 6 and 10. This inspirational coloring book provides young girls with affirmations to help keep them focused during their everyday lives. Each page features images of girls from different cultures facing different challenges. As they face these challenges, they remind themselves of the magic they have inside of themselves. Girls will find instructions on how to incorporate a meditation practice in
Grades:
1st - 5th
Fantasy Football Figurative Language
Fun, sporty resource to target sarcasm, idioms, and problem-solving.
Includes:
16 "Touchdown" Cards
24 Sporty Sarcasm Cards
18 Sports-Themed Idiom Cards
18 Social Situation Cards
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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Make a Change Challenge
This module asks students to decide on a social issue they are passionate about and then influence that area in a positive way. The activities are facilitated using inquiry-based methods and the participants are responsible for:~Exploring options.~Determining directions.~Planning projects.~Asking the right questions.~Discovering information and resources.~Organizing findings.~Making conclusions.~Testing ideas.~Managing time.~Reporting contributions.~Presenting projects.The inquiry-based learning
Grades:
7th - 10th
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My Service Learning Interactive Book
This set can be used for a small or large scale service learning project or throughout the school year to track, plan, and reflect on service learning. In this set I provided a wide range of activities so that each teacher can print and customize the book based on their students needs. I have also duplicated many of the worksheets to offer diversity and a variety of reflection sheets after each project. When I use the set for my class, I cut a file folder in half to create a book. Then I punch
Grades:
1st - 8th
Teenage Activities PBL
This fun PBL is designed for students to take a look at what activities are available in their local community and to think about what they can do to make activities accessible to everyone. This PBL includes questions to prompt discussion, research activities, output activities, timeline, feedback form for presentations and a grading rubric. Could also be catered to middle school students.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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