Remind children of what they learned about food insecurity.

Tell the children you are going to read aloud a short story about people who experienced food insecurity but learned to work together to help the whole community. Read aloud the story in the handout The Story of Stone Soup. Discuss the questions at the end of the handout. Discuss the idea that "working together creates a greater good."

Ask the children if they believe they have talents and treasures to contribute that can make a difference for hungry people in the world. Generate excitement about helping and contributing to a greater good.

Brainstorm a list of activities they can do to take action for the common good related to health, nutrition, and global hunger.

Children may work in a soup kitchen or hold a food drive to collect foods for a local charity or hold a fundraiser to collect money to donate to a world food organization. They may do something indirectly related to food and health, such as playing with younger children at a soup kitchen or donating gently used books, toys, stuffed animals, or clothes. Or they may develop a creative performance that raises awareness or teaches others about the issue.

After brainstorming a list, use a decision-making model (Handout) to choose the service activity that best suits the interests, resources, talents and opportunities of the group. For example, plan an art activity to do with children at the soup kitchen. Advertise the activity at the soup kitchen and food pantry. Gather supplies and facilitate the activity with children teaching children.

Teacher Note: Due to the ages of the children present, these activities will need adult assistance. Discuss ways that the children can get their parents and facilitators involved in charities and fundraisers, and how they can work with other adults to provide for their communities. Plant the seed for future service by developing these ideas early on.

Help the children plan and carry out a service project.

After the service project is completed, as a class the student will create a timeline. Work with the children to sequence what they did before the act of service (investigation and preparation), what they did during the service (action), and what they did after the project (reflection). As a group, compose a sentence or two about each stage of the project to put on the timeline. Ask the students to draw a picture of themselves at one of the stages of the project and to glue their picture to the appropriate part of the timeline. Teacher Note: If the service experience was chronicled using photographs, those photos can also be added to the timeline.