Spark Good Feelings - Clean Feels Good Classroom Resource for Service Learning and Positive Cleaning Habits - Kindergarten to Grade 3

Oct 19, 2026

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Spark good feelings through a classroom resource introducing experiential service learning and positive cleaning habits for kindergarten to grade 3. Students investigate real-world challenges, plan and take action through meaningful cleaning and service, then report and celebrate outcomes. The program emphasizes pride in surroundings, teamwork, lifelong care and responsibility, and links cleaning behaviors to social, emotional well-being and key learning competencies, with connections to UN Sustainable Development Goals.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages23

Reading Time58 min

AccessFree to download

Essential Question

What Is Experiential Service Learning?

The Four Steps of Service Learning

Part 1 Investigate & Learn

Part 2 Action Plan

Part 3 Take Action

Part 4 Report & Celebrate

About Clean Feels Good, Clorox and Education+

Community Service: Empowering Youth Through Positive Action - Overview

Essential Questions

UNSustainable Development Goal Connection

Rationale

Spark good feelings by creating clean spaces A CLASSROOM RESOURCE FOR INTRODUCING MEANINGFUL SERVICE LEARNING AND POSITIVE CLEANING HABITS. KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 3 Clean feels good, and does good too! “The objective of CLEANING is not just to clean, but to feel HAPPINESS living within that environment.“ -Marie Kondo Organizing consultant, author & tv personality Essential Question What is experiential service learning and how can I incorporate it into my classroom instruction with Clean Feels Good resources? WHAT IS EXPERIENTIAL SERVICE LEARNING? Experiential service learning is based on a structured academic foundation that goes beyond volunteering and community service. It’s an instructional practice that engages teachers and students with their communities in a structured way and allows students to meet their learning objectives while addressing their community’s needs. The Four Steps of Service Learning PART 1 Investigate & Learn Students explore issues related to a real-world challenge or opportunity. PART 2 Action Plan Students develop a planto implement their service-learning project. PART 3 Take Action Students implement their action plan. PART 4 Report & Celebrate Students present the results of their servicelearning initiatives and share through art projects, presentations, social media or other forms of celebration. About Clean Feels Good, Clorox and Education+ Grounded in the belief that Clean Feels Good—in homes, in classrooms and in communities—Clorox partnered with Realize the Dream to provide resources and advice around introducing kids to the feel-good power of clean. Together, they’ve developed this free curriculum that reinforces this message through acts of service that feel personal and doable for kids nationwide, like practicing personal care, helping tidy up their classroom or stepping up for neighbors. This is part of a larger effort by Clorox to extend the “feelgood” boost of clean to more classrooms, which includes donating 2 million wipes to schools nationwide. Education+ is a free platform designed to help teachers inspire students to change their lives by changing the world. It uses experiential service learning that challenges young people to identify the local issues that spark their passion and empowers them with the tools to take action. Educators and students work together to learn about the world and to take action to create meaningful change. The goal of the Clean Feels Good lesson package is to inspire students to take pride in their surroundings and develop lifelong habits of care, responsibility and teamwork by engaging in meaningful cleaning and service activities that make a positive impact on their classroom, home and community. Educator’s Note: Volunteer and community service experiences help to promote social, emotional, mental and physical well-being and provide opportunities to develop competencies such as social awareness, self-management, responsible decision making and relationship skills. Additional Educator Resources: “Creating a Culture of Caring Through Student-Led Service Learning” [https://www.edutopia.org/video/elementary-student-led-service-learning-caring-confidence](https://www.edutopia.org/video/elementary-student-led-service-learning-caring-confidence) “Ready to Engage” [https://casel.org/readytoengage_final/](https://casel.org/readytoengage_final/) “How Teachers Can Make Caring More Common” [https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/14/09/how-teachers-can-make-caring-more-common](https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/14/09/how-teachers-can-make-caring-more-common) “Developing SEL Skills With Service Learning” [https://www.edutopia.org/article/service-learning-fosters-sel/](https://www.edutopia.org/article/service-learning-fosters-sel/) Clean feels good, and does good too! KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 3 4 | Service-Learning Skills Legend | | | | | | | | | -

FAQs

What is experiential service learning in the Clean Feels Good resource?

Experiential service learning uses a structured academic approach that engages teachers and students with their communities. Students work toward learning objectives while addressing real community needs.

What are the four steps students follow in service learning?

Students investigate and learn, create an action plan, take action, and then report and celebrate results through sharing activities such as art projects or presentations.

How does the lesson package connect cleaning to wider impact?

It frames cleaning and caring for spaces as meaningful actions that help others and support community change. It also connects these acts to multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Oct 19, 2026

Uploaded by Logic