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Name: Leona Kadlčková
Objective of the lesson: Clarification of the topic “voluntary work”
Class: 4.A
Class time: 45 min
Materials: Tošner: Dobrovolnictví
Stage/time Procedure Rationale
Pre-task
20 minutes
Definitions: Voluntary work, volunteer Understanding the definitions
Personal characteristic of a volunteer Awareness of personal
characteristic of a volunteer
Students experience with volunteer work To think about voluntary work
in real world
Areas of voluntary work Introduction of voluntary work
possibilities
Legal regulations of voluntary work Definition of the legal
regulations of voluntary work
Task
13 minutes
Types of voluntary work Introduction of the types of
voluntary work
Voluntary work – time demands To think of time demands of
voluntary work
Formal, informal voluntary work To understand formal aspects
of voluntary work
Motivation for doing voluntary work Introduction to volunteers
motivation
Barriers of voluntary work Stating barriers of voluntary
work
Follow-up
12 minutes
Exercise – group work.
Each group makes and presents homework.
Questions for groups:
- What are positive aspects of
voluntary work?
- What is the purpose of voluntary
work?
- Which areas volunteer work
interfere in?
- Give examples of voluntary work in
your region.
Understanding of the
importance of voluntary work
summary

2. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.