3B
Lesson 3B:

What Am I Passionate About?

Learning Targets

Students will define personal passion, identify their top passions using reflective prompts, and create a mind map showing how they can use their 3Ts to address the needs and causes they care about.
Duration 30-45 MINS
Downloads Lesson Plan, Presentation & Personal Passions Mind Map
Materials Mind map worksheet, colored pencils or markers, presentation slides

Downloadable Materials

Lesson Plan: What Are Nonprofits? + What Am I Passionate About?

Lesson Plan: What Are Nonprofits? + What Am I Passionate About?

Continues from Lesson 3A into personal passion exploration. Students identify what they care about most through reflective prompts, complete a visual mind map connecting their passions to giving opportunities, and discover how their 3Ts can serve the causes they care about.

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Presentation: What Are Nonprofits? + What Am I Passionate About?

Presentation: What Are Nonprofits? + What Am I Passionate About?

Guides students through identifying personal passions using reflective questions, then completing their mind map. Includes a completed example showing how passions like Animals, Friends, and Nature connect to specific giving opportunities using time, talent, and treasure.

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Activity: Personal Passions Mind Map

Activity: Personal Passions Mind Map

Visual mind-mapping worksheet with the student's name at the center and branches for personal passions (Animals, Friends, Nature, Reading, and more). Students brainstorm ways to use their 3Ts for each passion and add illustrations. Includes a completed example with specific action ideas.

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