MY SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT

2009-2010

Name ______________________

Write down your own definition of

GIVING and CHARITY.______________’s definition of GIVING and

CHARITY:

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Now ask a family member how they would define GIVING and CHARITY.

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How Does Being GIVING Make You Feel?

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THOUGHTS and FEELINGSWhen I give to others, I feel….

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FILL IN THE BLANKSTake this home and have your

family help you finish these sentences about giving.

It’s fun and important to know how to read. In our house, we have a lot of ____________ that we can give to others so that they can enjoy reading, too.

In the kitchen, we can find some __________ and send it to people who are hungry.

For my birthday, I get a lot of ____________. Maybe I can give one of them to a child who doesn’t have what I have so that they can play, too.

With your family, make a list of other items around the house that might be nice to give to other people____________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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Sometimes this means DOING things like: _____________________________________________________.

What You Can Do to Help People in Many Ways…

Sometimes this means GIVING something like:___________________________.

Sometimes this means SHARING something like:_____________________________.

•They can be things that are small and easy to do, or things that are big and take lots of effort.

•They can be things that you do all by yourself, or things that you do in a group.

•They can be things that help other people, or things that help animals or plants.

And when you add them all up, you’ll see what a Big Difference YOU make!!!

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Who You Helped

and HowGive three

examples of who you have

helped and how!

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The kind and caring things you can do to be GIVING to others:• You can help your family by offering to

clean the house, play with your sister or brother, or take care of your pet.

• If you know someone who is lonely or sad, you can make them cookies and visit them so that they can have company and feel your love and care.

• If you wish the world were cleaner and less polluted, you can go outside with your parents or friends and pick up trash or help plant a garden.

• You can help people by teaching them things that you already know-like showing your little brother how to ride a bike, or helping a friend understand a homework assignment.

• There are groups in your area that help feed people who don’t have food. You can ask a parent or friend to help you collect food and take it to one of these places.

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What is Service Learning??

Service learningService learning is a fun way for you and your classmates to explore and learn, while helping your community.

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Keep an Eye on Your Wishes

Sometimes it helps to make your wishes and dreams come true by writing them down and keeping an eye on them! In the stars

below, write down three things you wish you could do for your community!

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Draw a PictureDraw a picture of YOU YOU doing something

special to help your community.

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What are YOURYOUR ideas for a Service Learning Project?

1._________________________________________

2._________________________________________

3._________________________________________

4._________________________________________

5._________________________________________

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Your Very Own

GIVING JOURNAL

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What Have You Learned About

Service Learning?

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This book was published as part of a Smith-Cotton DECA Public Relations Project.

Project Coordinators: Danni Gerke, Allison Lang, & Alyssa Wollard

October 2009