Grade 5 · SEL · Lesson 23

Community Care Project

Caring for your community means noticing a real need and doing something small but useful about it. You do not have to fix the whole world. A clean park, a stocked food shelf, a kind note to a neighbor — these add up. A community care project is a planned act of kindness with a goal, steps, and a way to know it worked.

What this lesson teaches

1Spot a real need in your community worth caring about
2Plan a small project with a clear goal, steps, and timeline
3Connect each action to the community benefit it creates
4Reflect on what success looks like and how you will know you helped

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