Helping Out

3rd Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities

1. Connect to http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/action/ways.html.

2. Read about different ways that people volunteer by clicking on the links listed under "Great Ways to ZOOM into Action." Which of these activities would you choose to do? Why did you choose that activity in particular? Write a list of reasons on a separate sheet of paper.

3. Draw a "before" picture that shows the situation you would like to help improve.

4. Draw an "after" picture that shows what might happen if you were to volunteer to help the situation.

For more information on volunteering go to http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/volunteering/article2.html.

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