Lesson 5: A Helping Hand
“A Helping Hand” (Lesson 5 of 6) is a National FFA leadership and community-service lesson that introduces students to philanthropy and its role in addressing food insecurity and hunger in the United States. Through worksheets, videos, and online research, students explore public, private, and civic responsibility, examine organizations like Feeding America, and identify careers connected to fighting hunger. The lesson includes student activity sheets and answer keys.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Describe philanthropy.
- Identify philanthropic options for food insecurity and food access in the United States.
- Illustrate the impact of philanthropy in the United States.
- Time required
- 120 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Addressing Hunger" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "Philanthropy" worksheet for each student
- A copy of the "What Does It All Mean?" worksheet for each student
- Internet access to play the videos in real time or embed them in a PowerPoint ahead of time
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- 1. A leadership lesson. 2. A lesson on philanthropy. 3. A community service lesson.
- Resources
- AgExplorer (https://agexplorer.ffa.org/); Feeding America Annual Report; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants and Children (WIC); Food Bank; Food Bank Finder; "Philanthropy and Service: Learning: Why Do They Matter?" (https://youtu.be/MIf-Em7dmvw); "Cayden, a Philanthropist" (https://youtu.be/UDe1xuQFwPE)
- Created
- 07/2019 by the National FFA Organization
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.06Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
- CRP.07Employ valid and reliable research strategies. Career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies.
- CRP.08Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Career-ready individuals readily recognize problems in the workplace, understand the nature of the problem, and devise effective plans to solve the problem.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.05Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG5Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Pathways.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core – Math Practices
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
FFA Precept
- FFA.PG-I.Professional GrowthAssume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-E.AwarenessUnderstand personal vision, mission and goals.
- FFA.PL-F.Continuous ImprovementAccept responsibility for learning and personal growth.
FFA Precepts
- FFA.CS-N.Decision MakingAnalyze a situation and execute an appropriate course of action.