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Service learning is and educational approach where students learn about a content and at the same time, they take action as volunteers or develop a plan to help their communities.
Service learning is important because it connects students learning with real world experiences with the community.
Students who participate in social learning they become civic citizens by getting deeply involved in their local communities and become more responsible individuals. \

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7 Creative Ideas for Bringing Service-Learning into the Classroom. 

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7 Creative Ideas for Bringing Service-Learning into the Classroom. 

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1. Invite students to research a local landmark, such as a historical site or community park.
After visiting the park, teachers can help students to come up with ways they could improve the landmark for visitors while maintaining its historical integrity.
2. Sponsor a service learning craft club.  Invite members of the community who may have a special talent, such crocheting or painting to share their talents with the community.
3. Make measurement practice meaningful.
Students can hold a hot cocoa and donuts for helpers in their communities, such as nurses, firefighters or police officers.
4. Beautify your school.
Encourage students to create artwork at their school based on an art movement.
5. Take your recycling program to the next level.
Inspire students to create a podcast to share with the school about the importance of recycling.
6. Study the art and culture of an impoverished nation or one that is in crisis.
Students can create pieces of artwork and sell them to raise money to help people in need.
7. Start a gardening project with a younger classroom.
Students create a garden that leads on planning and researching to promote healthy habits for their community.

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7 Ideas to Make Service-Learning Fun for Kids 

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7 Ideas to Make Service-Learning Fun for Kids 

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1. Host a St. Jude Trike-a-Thon. (Pre-K)
2. Challenge older kids to be the tour guides for younger ones. (1–4)
3. Take part in the St. Jude Math-a-Thon. (K–8)
4. Try a soap drive. (K and up)
5. Start a real-life business and donate the proceeds. (2 and up)
6. Read to senior citizens. (3–5)
7. Create your own fundraiser for St. Jude kids. (Pre-K–12)

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The process of connect your learning to needs with the community.

It creates a plan, follows a process and thinks of a positive plan to help others.
Service Learning begins with an investigation think and act like a detective. Discover ways to meet the needs of the community.
The second step in service learning is to prepare to create a plan on how you are going to address the needs of the community. Lists the resources that they may needed to achieve a goal.
Reflection is the next step into this process is when people take a step back into to analyze if the plan is working and find areas of improvement.
Demonstration is the last step is when people shared what they have accomplished to help the community.
There are different types of service learning:
Direct Service is when people work directly with or for people, animals or the environment.
Indirect Service is when people take action into an issue without being seen who you help or when people advocate for a cause.