Advisory: GRADE 7

Optional Topics and Resources

Partners in the Community

• Sharing Through Food Baskets
• Adopt a Grandparent
• Storybooks for Tots

Outreach Project Ideas

• School Service Ideas
• Community Service Websites:
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln 4H Service Ideas:  http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/serviceideas.shtml
• Yes Kidz Can:  http://www.yeskidzcan.com/
• Change the World Kids:  www.changetheworldkids.org
• Do Something:  www.dosomething.org
• KooDooZ:  www.koodooz.com
• The Mitzvah Bowl:  www.themitzvahbowl.com
• Spark Action:  www.sparkaction.org
• Taking it Global:  www.tigweb.org/
• What Kids Can Do:  www.whatkidscando.org
• Youth Activism Project:  www.youthactivismproject.org
• Youth Service America:   http://www.ysa.org/featuredresource

Other Ideas

• Needs Assessment
• Philanthropy Bios

• KNOWING ONESELF (Quarter 1): Students participate in activities to better understand who they are, how to identify and focus on their strengths, and how to build confidence and self-esteem.
• RELATIONSHIPS (Quarter 2): Students learn the skills needed to interact with others in personal, school, and community-related groups and teams.
• SOCIAL MEDIA Quarter 3): Students learn about the appropriate use of the internet, internet safety, privacy and security laws, and information literacy.
• COMMUNITY OUTREACH (Quarter 4): Students learn about philanthropy projects by both adults and children, as well as several causes to get them to want to take action.
• Second Step Resources for 7th Grade: View the entire library of teacher and student materials.