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The OtterCares Foundation's flagship program, Project Heart connects educators with resources to cultivate impactful philanthropic experiences for K-12 students, laying the foundational principles of philanthropy in students while challenging young people to give their time, talents, and treasure to those in need.
Project Heart is packed with resources that will help you make philanthropy a part of your everyday conversation with your students. And the best part? YOU get to decide what the journey looks like for your classroom.
So what’s all in store for you in this guide? Five lessons, instructions for three ready to go service projects, a service project planning tool kit, and questions for our book, Unstoppable! 15 Inspiring Stories of Kids in Philanthropy - all to help guide you through the Project Heart journey.
Master List of Resources
Name of material | Name of material | Quantity | Lesson Used
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Guide | Provided in kit | 1 guide | All |
Unstoppable! Book | Provided in kit | 5 books | All |
Digital download | 17 optional vocabulary cards | 1-5 | |
Digital download | 1 set | 1 | |
Digital download | 1 per student | 2 | |
Digital download | 1 per student | 2 | |
Digital download | 1 per student | 3 | |
Digital download | 1 per student | 3 | |
Digital download | 1 per student | 4 | |
Digital download | 1 per student | 4 | |
Digital download | 1 per student | 4 | |
“What’s in Our Project Heart” poster | Provided in kit | 1 poster | 5 |
Paper acorn cut outs | Provided in kit | 1 per student | 5 |
Wooden acorns | Provided in kit | 2 per student | Service Project 1 |
Kindness bookmark | Provided in kit | 1 per student | Service Project 1 |
Cardboard gratitude jar | Provided in kit | 1 per student | Service Project 2 |
Provided in kit | 8 cards per student | Service Project 2 | |
Provided in kit | 8 blank slips per student | Service Project 2 | |
Blank cards | Provided in kit | 2 per student | Service Project 3 |
Envelopes | Provided in kit | 2 per student | Service Project 3 |
Provided in kit | 1 per student | Service Project 3 | |
Project Heart Sticker | Provided in kit | 1 per student |
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Lesson Resources
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Ready-to-Go Service Kits
Planting the Seed: An Acorn of Kindness
Service Project Toolkit
Letter to Parents - English
Letter to Parents - Spanish
Letter to the Principal
Donation Request: In-Person Drop Off or Phone Script
Donation Request: Email Script
Announcement Script
Sample Budget
Sample Timeline