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Lesson 5:

From Unit Make the Connection! Core Democratic Values and Philanthropy

Lesson

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Academic Standards

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:	1 genOn; 10 genOn; 11 genOn; 12 genOn; 2 genOn; 4 genOn; 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.