Part 2C: Chapter – Activities, Fundraisers, Service Learning and Community Service
This is a quick FFA chapter lesson plan introducing students to fundraising, service-learning, and community service. Through brainstorming, group poster activities, and facilitated discussion, students explore how FFA impacts students, the school, and the community and how these activities relate to their futures.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the benefits of fundraising, service-learning and community service.
- Understand how chapter activities will impact their lives in the future.
- Time required
- Interest Approach – 10 minutes; Activity 1 – 20 minutes; Activity 2 – 10 minutes; Follow Up – 5 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Official FFA Student Handbook" for each student.
- Half sheets of blank paper.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving; Think Creatively
- This quick lesson plan would work well as
- An introduction to chapter activities.
- Resources
- "Official FFA Student Handbook," FFA.org and additional resources outlined below.
Downloads & Links
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.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 – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
FFA Precept
- 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.
NASDCTEc
- AGC05.02Identify how key organizational systems affect organizational performance and the quality of products and services to demonstrate an understanding of how AFNR systems are managed and improved.
- AGC09.01Explain written organizational policies, rules and procedures common to AFNR workplaces to ensure employees perform job functions effectively.