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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland

Learning Resource Exchange

Learn. Build. Grow.


Do you have a lesson plan, literature or activity that connects to the theme of affordable housing? Please email your files to our Youth Coordinator for review and thank you for sharing!

The following are learning resources prepared by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland as well as our community partners.

 

Title Source Date Uploaded

Habitat Elementary School Lessons:

Home & Housing Around the World

HFHGP Feb-2010

Habitat Middle School Lang. Arts/Social Studies Lessions:

Poverty & Substandard Housing

HFHGP Feb-2010

Habitat Middle School Math Lessons:

Measuring the Affordability of Housing

HFHGP Feb-2010

Habitat High School Lessons: 

Homeownership In Today's Political Economy                               

HFHGP Feb-2010

Images for Elementary School

Lesson 1 Collage

HFHGP Feb-2010

Youth Can Help

Age Appropriate Activities Brainstormed

by Habitat for Humanity International

HFHGP Feb-2010

State of America's Children

2008 Housing Highlight

HFHGP Feb-2010

Sample: Habitat In the Classroom Experience

Elementary School


HFHGP Feb-2010

Architecture Curriculum

 

Julie Marshall, Deering High School


Feb-2010

Green Buildings

An interactive green build house, checklist and

projects for 5th to 12th grade.

HFHI

June-2010

King Middle School Explores the Topic: Carbon Footprint

Windsor 8 (a cluster of eight grade classes at King MS in

Portland) spent their spring exploring concepts of green building, energy efficiency, and alternate energy sources

(wind power).

King

Middle

School

June-2010

Elementary Lessons: Building Green

Students will learn about practices that save energy and lesson environmental impact.

HFHI June-2010

Shelter Unit - Grades 1 -2

18 Sessions, including field trips and service learning

Katie Spirer.

Friends School of Portland

July 2010

 

Additional Related Resources
 

The National Low Income Housing Coalition

 

U.S. Conference of Mayors Article: Hunger & Homelessness at Record Levels in US Cities

 

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Community Planning & Development

 

Maine State Housing Authority