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The current study aimed to identify the degree of inclusion of service learning projects are included in the textbooks of national and civic education in the primary stage. The sample of the study consisted of (7) textbooks of national and civic education for the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth grades. In order to achieve the aims of the study, the analytical descriptive approach was used. The study attempted to reach to a list of service learning projects that are preferred to be considered when constructing the national and civic education curriculum. The researchers developed the study instrument, which was formed in its final form from (28) service projects, it was distributed on (4) domains. The Results of the study showed that the degree of inclusion of service learning projects in the textbooks of national and civic education was very low, and that the distribution of service learning projects in the national and civic education textbooks was uneven. The analysis of these textbooks shows that there is a lack of inclusion in the service learning projects in the eighth, ninth, and tenth grades. The results of the content analysis also showed that the degree of inclusion of the service learning projects in the textbooks was as follows: Social field ranked first, followed by the environmental field, then the economic field, and finally the cultural field, and finally the researcher presented the recommendations related to the results. The researcher presented the recommendation related to its results, including: Expanding the inclusion of service learning projects in the textbooks of national and civic education for the primary stage, especially the books of grades (fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth), which were included in low rates. (Published Abstract)