| Unit Title & Purpose |
Lesson Titles & Key Words |
Grades |
"Antsy" for Others The purpose of this unit is to teach students to see the world from another’s point of view and to recognize the importance of respect.
What is the meaning of respect and how do you show respect for others? |
Ants Have Feelings, Too! ELA: Point of View; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes PHIL: Common Good; Empathy; Kindness; Respect SCI: Compare/Contrast; Ethics/Science; Nature SOC: Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Values Anty-Bodies ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Compare/Contrast; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Character; Community; Respect; Service Learning SOC: Communities; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day Ant-Like Antics ART-D: Dance: Perform ART-M: Music: Perform ELA: Listening; Speaking PHIL: Respect SCI: Animals SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day |
K-2 |
Bare Necessities - Helping Others: The Drive (K) This lesson will help students identify a person’s basic needs, realize that many people in the world are lacking these needs and why this may occur, and encourage them to think of ways to help these people. |
Bare Necessities-Helping Others: The Drive (K) ELA: Listening; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Giving; Hunger; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Responsibility SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Good Character; Personal Virtue |
K-2 |
Beautiful Me Students will understand that they have the ability to be philanthropist in their community. The students will be guided in philanthropic discussions throughout the unit that clearly define philanthropy as the giving of time, talent, and treasure for the common good. Students learn that they can create a beautiful community through cleaning up, helping others, sharing songs, using kind words, creating public art, and much more. |
Cleaning Up ELA: Story Elements; Teamwork MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Common Good; Community; Philanthropic Act; School Climate; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Pollution SOC: Common Good; Communities; Pollution Do Something Beautiful ELA: Something Beautiful; Compare/Contrast; Journaling; Point of View; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Philanthropic Act; Reflection; Stewardship; Volunteer SOC: Common Good; Communities; Good Character Sharing Beauty Through Song ART: Analyze; Create/Communicate ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Journaling; Teamwork MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Community; Sensitivity; Volunteer Making a Choice ART: Create/Communicate ELA: Character Development; Main Idea; Response to Text/Others; Writing Process MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Motivation for Giving; Philanthropic Literature; Selflessness; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Good Character Make Something Beautiful ART-VA: Analyze; Create/Communicate ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Brainstorming; Reflection; Speaking; Teamwork PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Motivation for Giving; Philanthropic Act |
K-2 |
Buckets of Bucks for World Hunger Through literature and simulation, learners gain an understanding of the concept of hunger and what they can do about it. Students learn about nutrition and counting money as they define hunger and collect loose change to donate to an organization of their choice. Students create "Stop Hunger Buckets" and initiate a school-wide collection of loose change. The proceeds are donated to a nonprofit organization that feeds hungry people.
What can we do about the issue of hunger in a world of uneven distribution of resources? |
Just Say "Know" to World Hunger ELA: Concept Mapping; Graphic Organizer; Group Discussion; Journaling; Reflection MAT: Comparing Numbers PHIL: Common Good; Donate; Empathy; Fundraising; Hunger; Philanthropist SOC: Consensus; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Health and Disease; Human Rights; Maps/Globes One Coin at a Time ART: Visual Arts ELA: Audience; Brainstorming; Communicate; Persuasive Techniques; Presentations; Role-Play; Speaking; Teamwork MAT: Addition; Counting; Money PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Donate; Empathy; Helping; Needs Assessment; Reflection; Service SCI: Nutrition SOC: Advocacy; Analyze/Interpret; Compare/Contrast; Contemporary Issues; Incentives; Wants/Needs Let's Show What We Know ART: Music; Theater; Visual Arts ELA: Audience; Communicate; Compare/Contrast; Narrative Writing; Presentations; Retelling; Role-Play; Speaking; Vocabulary MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Money PHIL: Donate; Family; Fundraising; Hunger; Reflection; Service SOC: Communities; Nonprofit |
K-2 |
Buzzing is BEE-lieving The students respond to text and apply the principles of believing in oneself and being kind to others within the community. The purpose of this unit is to build self esteem, promote responsible citizenship and encourage philanthropic behaviors.
In what ways do students positively or negatively affect their community? |
What's All the Buzz About? ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Buzzy the Bumblebee; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play; Speaking; Understanding/Interpretation MAT: Patterns PHIL: Family; Philanthropic Act Insect Investigator ELA: Compare/Contrast; Group Discussions; Questioning MAT: Classify; Comparing Numbers; Counting; Data Collection/Organization; Graph/Charts/Tables SCI: Compare/Contrast; Data Analysis/Probability; Data Collection/Organization; Inquiry; Nature Buzzing into the Community ART: Skills ART-M: Music: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Buzzy the Bumblebee; Communicate; Listening; Presentations; Speaking; Universal Themes; Writing PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Feelings; Giving; Respect; Service Learning; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Communities; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Partnership; School Community; Volunteerism BEE a Part of Our Community ELA: Buzzy the Bumblebee; Brainstorming; Constructing Meaning; Listening; Reflection PHIL: Community/Social Capital; Feelings; Kindness; Reflection; Respect; Time/Talent/Treasure; Trust SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Communities |
K-2 |
Can You Lend Me a Hand?: One Day (K) Students will listen and respond to the story of The Little Red Hen. The concepts of community and working together for the betterment of the community will be developed. |
Can You Lend Me a Hand?: One Day (K) ELA: Listening; Retelling PHIL: Community; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day SOC: Communities; School Community |
K-2 |
Caring About the Community The purpose of this unit is to promote the idea of the common good. The concepts of wants, needs, savings and philanthropy are introduced. Money values are reinforced through hands-on activities. |
The Wants and Needs of Making a Difference ELA: Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Family; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Neighborhood; Wants/Needs Saving Makes Cents ELA: Understanding/Interpretation MAT: Classify; Money PHIL: Common Good; Donate; Family; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Communities; Costs; Family; Wants/Needs Kids Can Make The Difference ELA: Three Questions (The); Brainstorming; Journaling; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Community; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Common Good; Communities |
K-2 |
Catch Her If You Can!: King Day (2nd) Learners will illustrate how Jackie Joyner-Kersee is a motivator, both as an athlete and a philanthropist. She demonstrated acts of kindness for the common good through building youth centers across the nation. |
Catch Her If You Can!: King Day (2nd) MAT: Measurement PHIL: African American; Career Opportunities; Foundations; Kindness; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Time/Talent/Treasure; Women; Youth Club SOC: Common Good; Foundations; Historical Biographies; Joyner-Kersee, Jackie |
K-2 |
Cinderella Project The students identify the examples of philanthropy, such as common good, kindness, and giving, in several related texts. They compare and contrast the story elements in different versions of the Cinderella story. Children experience the rewards of giving through a service-learning project. |
Steps of Kindness ELA: Brainstorming; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Voice; Writing Process MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Donate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Motivation for Giving SOC: Good Character; Wants/Needs Searching for Stars ART-VA: Create/Communicate ELA: Compare/Contrast; Graphic Organizer; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Philanthropic Act SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Compare/Contrast; Cultures; Good Character; Maps; Parochial Cinderella Is A Fella ELA: Compare/Contrast; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Main Idea; Prior Knowledge; Story Elements; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Kindness; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness SOC: Cultures; Maps Final Steps ART-VA: Create/Communicate ELA: Audience; Letter Writing; Presentations; Reflection; Writing Process PHIL: Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Philanthropic Act; Reflection |
K-2 |
Cinderella Stories (The) The purpose is to recognize fairy tales/legends as literature genre and to identify positive and negative character traits.
Focus questions:
- What is good character?
- Why are the lessons in fairy tales found in stories from all different cultures?
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Cinderella ELA: Cinderella; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Concept Mapping; Genre; Response to Text/Others; Retelling; Story Elements; Story Mapping; Universal Themes PHIL: Family; Feelings; Selflessness; Service SOC: Choices/Consequences; Common Good; Good Character African Tale (An) ART: Visual Arts ELA: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Retelling; Universal Themes PHIL: African American; Kindness SOC: Common Good; Maps Native American Legend (A) ART: Theater ELA: Rough-Face Girl (The); Brainstorming; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Creative Writing; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play; Story Elements PHIL: Philanthropic Act SOC: Good Character; Native Peoples |
K-2 |
Citizenship Core Democratic Values will be introduced and explored in a way that helps the students relate them to their own experience. Through the book Coming To America, the history of how and why people came to America is explained. The students will conclude that people came to America to enjoy the rights held by American citizens. |
Ancestors ELA: Retelling PHIL: Pluralism SOC: Coming to America; Colonization/Settlement (1585-1763); Diversity; History to 1620; Human Characteristics of Place; Immigration; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Liberty; Maps; Timelines We Have Rights ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate PHIL: Community SOC: Bill of Rights; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Communities; Core Democratic Values; Immigration; Justice; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Liberty; Rights/Responsibilities Community Chain PHIL: Respect SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Communities; Good Character; Justice; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Liberty; Rights/Responsibilities; Rule of Law What We Can Do! ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Lorax (The); Listening; Retelling PHIL: Common Good SOC: Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Natural Resources |
K-2 |
Community Helpers—Mail and Meals Students will become familiar with the definition of philanthropy and see examples of it in the community, especially in connection with the United Way. |
Joining Community Helpers ELA: Interview; Letter Writing; Listening PHIL: Donate; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Community; Giving; Goods and Services; Government; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Maps; Reflection; Sharing; United Way; Values |
K-2 |
Compliments Can Change the World!: King Day (2nd) |
Compliments Can Change the World!: King Day (2nd) ELA: Brainstorming; Cause/Effect; Non-Fiction Literature; Questioning; Reflection; Social/Cultural Issues; Teamwork; Understanding; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Justice; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Community; Diversity; Equality; Good Character; Inquiry; Rights/Responsibilities |
K-2 |
Different! Diverse! Dynamic! (K-2) The purpose of this unit is to increase students’ awareness of the differences among us. Through identification of and participation in service activities, the students will gain a better understanding of others’ unique characteristics. Acceptance of individual differences and understanding of developmental differences is the overarching behavior outcome of the unit. The unit strives to instill the concept of tolerance to enhance the common good. |
Late Bloomers (K-2) ELA: Reading; Response to Text/Others MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables; Numbers PHIL: Respect SCI: Heredity SOC: Common Good; Diversity; Good Character; Graphs; Timelines; Tolerance; Values Teaching Peace through Literature and Song (K-2) ART: Music: Create/Communicate ELA: Thank You, Mr. Falker; Presentations; Response to Text/Others; Theme PHIL: Respect; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Choices/Consequences; Common Good; Discrimination; Diversity; Human Rights What Do Stories Share? (K-2) ELA: Response to Text/Others; Theme; Writing Process PHIL: Respect SOC: Choices/Consequences; Common Good; Tolerance Looks Like Respect, Sounds Like Respect, Feels Like (K-2) ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ART-VA: Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Constructing Meaning PHIL: Culture; Respect SOC: Discrimination; Diversity; Ethics; Good Character; Personal Virtue; Values I Feel Angry or Sad When… (K-2) ART: Theater: Interdisciplinary; Theater: Perform PHIL: Altruism; Cooperate; Empathy; Ennobled Self; Selflessness SOC: Common Good; Ethics; Good Character; Rule of Law; Tolerance Is There a Stone in My Soup? (K-2) ELA: Stone Soup; Interview; Writing Process MAT: Estimation; Numbers; Patterns PHIL: Cooperate; Feelings; Giving; Need; Respect; Survey; Tolerance SOC: Common Good; Diversity; Rules; Volunteerism |
K-2 |
Disaster Relief - You Can Count On Me! (K-2) This lesson will introduce learners to opportunities to respond to a natural disaster. The lesson will introduce vocabulary terms spend, save and donate. The students will learn the definition of philanthropy (giving time, talent and treasure, and taking action for the common good) as well as explore reasons why people choose to donate. As a class, they will discuss and sing the song "What is a Philanthropist?"
Focus Question: How can we be most helpful to the victims of a major disaster, such as a hurricane or earthquake?
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Disaster Relief - You Can Count On Me! (K-2) ART-M: Music: Perform ELA: Sam and the Lucky Money; Listening; Literature; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others MAT: Counting; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Money PHIL: Donate; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Emergency Response; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Disaster: Natural; Maps |
K-2 |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior - His Life, His Legacy In this unit students learn about the life and actions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the name of civil rights. Students define philanthropy and give examples of how Dr. King was a philanthropist. The students experience a simulation of unequal treatment and discuss fairness. Children reflect on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream and personalize a way to act out his dream. Students analyze the importance of physical characteristics and characteristics of character.
- Why is it important to treat all people fairly?
- In what ways can we carry on MLK’s dream?
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The Man, The Dream ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: My Dream of Martin Luther King; Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. (A); Biography; Journaling; Listening; Reflection PHIL: Activism; African American; Giving; Heroes; Justice; Leadership; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civil Rights; Common Good; Good Character; Justice; King, Martin Luther, Jr.; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; MLK Reaching to the Clouds for Equality ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Martin's Big Words: Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (The); Biography; Constructing Meaning; Group Discussions; Journaling; Listening; Personal Response; Reflection; Role-Play; Universal Themes PHIL: Activism; African American; Common Good; Conflict Resolution; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day The Many Shades of Our World ART: Visual Arts ELA: Listening; Personal Response; Poetry; Speaking PHIL: Common Good; Respect; Sensitivity SOC: Civil Rights; Discrimination; Equality; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day Bringing Us Together ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Listening; Personal Response; Speaking; Writing PHIL: Common Good; Sharing; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civil Rights; Common Good; Equality; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day |
K-2 |
Drumming from the Heart The purpose of this lesson is to have students identify the shared gifts in the folktale, "The Drum" and create drums using different recyclable containers and colorful craft supplies. Students visit a local preschool or retirement facility of their choosing to read aloud a book they wrote and illustrated about generous giving. They share a drumming performance and give the drums and books as gifts.
Focus Question: What gifts of time, talent, and treasure can I give to meet the needs of another person?
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Learning the Beat ELA: The Drum; Character Development; Chronology; Compare/Contrast; Folktales; Listening; Questioning; Response to Text/Others MAT: Ordinal/Cardinal Numbers PHIL: Caring; Caring/Sharing; Empathy; Reflection; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Economics; Wants/Needs Beat by Beat ART: Music; Visual Arts ELA: The Drum; Audience; Creative Writing; Folktales; Reading; Retelling; Teamwork PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring; Caring/Sharing; Donate; Needs Assessment; Service; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Communities; Volunteerism Sharing the Beat ART: Music; Theater; Visual Arts ELA: The Drum; Audience; Communicate; Folktales; Presentations; Reflection; Retelling; Speaking; Teamwork PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring; Caring/Sharing; Cooperate; Donate; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities; Volunteerism |
K-2 |
Earth Day for a Small World: Earth Day (2nd) |
Earth Day for a Small World: Earth Day (2nd) ART-VA: Create/Communicate ELA: Earth and I (The); Brainstorming; Group Discussions PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Stewardship SCI: Environment SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Environment; Natural Resources |
K-2 |
Earth Keepers Learners will learn how to become environmental stewards by participating in several service learning activities that help address environmental needs in their school communities. They will gain an understanding of the importance of environmental stewardship and how they can participate. Learners will also understand that they are part of a whole and that they have a responsibility to participate in caring for the Earth.
Focus Questions:
Why does the world need environmental stewards?
What do we have to give for what we have been given? |
Watercolor Ways ELA: Brainstorming; Cause/Effect; Main Idea; Reflection PHIL: Stewardship; Environmental Stewardship; Global Community; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropic Literature; Recycling; Social Action SOC: Environment; Globes; Physical Characteristics of Place Beginning At Home ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Great Trash Bash (The); Wartville Wizard (The); Discussion; Listening; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Recycling; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities; Environment; Pollution The Great School Clean-Up ELA: Journaling; Reflection PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Recycling; Social Action; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Environment; Volunteerism |
K-2 |
Flowers and a Beautiful World: Earth Day (1st) The learners will appreciate that insects have specific attributes and needs. They will appreciate the concept of life cycles. They will come to realize that the Monarch Butterfly is dependent on the milkweed plant for its survival. The class will plant nectar-producing flowers, as well as milkweed, in a school garden and/or various locations in order to help preserve the Monarch Butterfly. They will understand that enhancing and caring for the environment is the civic responsibility of all people.
This unit demonstrates to the learners that by enhancing and caring for the environment they are demonstrating acts of philanthropy and that environmental stewardship is the civic responsibility of everyone. Learners will be introduced to the specific attributes, needs and the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly and learn how it is dependent on the milkweed plant for survival. |
Flowers and a Beautiful World: Earth Day (1st) ELA: Brainstorming; Character Development; Group Discussion; Main Idea; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Motivation for Giving; Philanthropic Literature; Selflessness; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Environment SOC: Common Good |
K-2 |
Freedom, Fairness and PhilanthropyHarriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Jackie Joyner-Kersee The stories of Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Jackie Joyner-Kersee are used to teach the concept of philanthropy. The giving of time and talent are exemplified by the stories of Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks. Students learn about the Underground Railroad and the injustices of slavery. The birth of the modern civil rights movement is also shown through the story of Rosa Parks and the bus boycott. The idea of philanthropy as giving of your treasure is made clear through Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s biography. These three women model bravery, determination and selflessness while living in a world in which the odds were against them. |
Harriet Tubman ELA: Biography; Perception PHIL: Common Good; Family; Heroes; Minorities; Philanthropic Act; Selflessness; Trust SOC: Abolition; Common Good; Core Democratic Values; Diverse Communities; Equality; Freedom; Liberty; Minorities; Slavery; Tubman, Harriet; Underground Railroad This is Rosa Parks ART: Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Biography; Compare/Contrast PHIL: Activism; African American; Common Good; Community; Heroes SOC: Civil Rights; Communities; Laws; Parks, Rosa; Racism; Tubman, Harriet Jackie Joyner-Kersee ART-VA: Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Biography MAT: Measurement PHIL: African American; Career Opportunities; Foundations; Time/Talent/Treasure; Women; Youth Club SOC: Common Good; Foundations; Historical Biographies; Joyner-Kersee, Jackie |
K-2 |
Give It Back from a Snack This unit will help students develop a better understanding of the basic nutritional needs and how those are vital for a person's health. This will give background information leading to the development of the service learning project to raise funds for an organization of their choice. Non profit organizations need funds from many sources to thrive. Students will work cooperatively to organize a fundraiser with the intent of a philanthropic outcome. They will survey the school population and analyze the results of those surveys to determine which snacks will be appropriate to sell as a fundraiser for their school. Students will determine where the proceeds will be donated. |
Kids' Kompany ELA: Literature; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Understanding/Interpretation; Vocabulary PHIL: Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; Self Interest; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Entrepreneurship; Investment; Profit Invest with the Best ELA: Role-Play; Survey; Teamwork MAT: Classify; Counting; Data Analysis/Probability; Data Collection/Organization; Problem Solving; Tables PHIL: Common Good; Commons; Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; Service Plan; Wants/Needs SCI: Graphs/Charts/Tables SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Consumers; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Production/Producer; Profit; Wants/Needs Cent Sense ELA: Questioning; Survey MAT: Attributes; Classify; Comparing Numbers; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Money PHIL: Budget; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; Personal Wealth SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Banking System; Costs; Graphs; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Spending Appeal for the Meal ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Good Lemonade; Advertising/Marketing; Brainstorming; Listening; Literary Response; Personal Response; Writing Process MAT: Counting; Money PHIL: Donate; Fundraising; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; Philanthropic Act; Volunteer SOC: Costs; Economic Decisions; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Trade; Volunteerism; Voting Philanthropy Market Is Open Today (The) ART: Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Fact/Opinion; Letter Writing; Vocabulary; Writing Mechanics MAT: Addition; Calculators; Counting; Mathematical Vocabulary; Money; Numbers; Predict; Problem Solving; Sort/Classify PHIL: Career Opportunities; Common Good; Community; Cooperate; Donate; Fundraising; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; Motivation for Giving; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SCI: Food; Graphs; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Health; Nutrition SOC: Career Opportunities; Common Good; Consumers; Cooperative Groups; Costs; Currency; For-Profit; Health and Disease; Labor; Marketplace; Profit; Salary; School Community |
K-2 |
Giving from the Heart: Art from the Heart Through performing a short play based on the book Quiltmaker’s Gift (See Bibliographic Reference) the students will understand the idea of using the Arts to do something for the common good. |
Giving from the Heart: Art from the Heart ELA: Audience; Fiction Literature; Role-Play; Teamwork PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Giving; Helping; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Philanthropist; Selflessness; Volunteer |
K-2 |
Giving Game—Let the Games Begin! |
Giving Game—Let the Games Begin! ELA: Personal Response; Reflection PHIL: Giving Game; Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Feelings; Giving; Kindness; Personal Giving Plan; Philanthropic Act; Reflection; Serial Reciprocity SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Cause/Effect; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Compare/Contrast; Good Character; Simulation; Social Action |
K-2 |
Go, Johnny, Go! This unit introduces the learners to philanthropy, giving of time, talent, and/or treasure, through the example of Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman). By participating in a variety of lessons, the learners will develop a deeper understanding of how Environmental Stewardship and Philanthropy are related. Included in this study is a science component in which students learn about how the apple tree (and other trees) benefits the environment and people. |
Johnny Be Good ELA: Cause/Effect; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Reading PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Giving; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Environment SOC: Common Good; Communities; Compare/Contrast; Environment; Good Character An Apple a Day ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree (The); Chronology; Non-Fiction Literature PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment SCI: Cycles; Environment; Plants Dig Those Holes ART-M: Music: Perform ELA: Johnny Appleseed; Brainstorming; Letter Writing; Reflection PHIL: Common Good; Commons; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Self Interest; Selflessness; Service Project SCI: Environment; Plants SOC: Common Good; Communities; Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Natural Resources Apple-icious ART-T: Theater: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Letter Writing; Reading; Role-Play MAT: Counting; Measurement PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Cause/Effect; Heat SOC: Common Good; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day |
K-2 |
Good WillThree Chinese Stories In this unit, the students hear three beautiful stories of Chinese literature. Two are folk tales from ancient China, and the third is present day in North America. The learners explore decision-making and the consequences of choices made. The conclusion/moral is that selfless choices have their own rewards. |
Helping Others ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Seven Chinese Brothers (The); Cultural/Historical Contexts; Listening; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Common Good; Culture; Serial Reciprocity; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: China; Discrimination; Tolerance Giving Generously ELA: Cultural/Historical Contexts; Response to Text/Others; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process MAT: Fractions; Measurement PHIL: Cultures; Selflessness SOC: China; Human Characteristics of Place; Maps Seems Like a Million Bucks ELA: Cultural/Historical Contexts; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Nonprofit; Profit; Respect; Selflessness; Tolerance SOC: China; Chinese New Year; Communities; Wants/Needs |
K-2 |
Growing as a Group
- To introduce and instruct Kindergarten students about the skills necessary for interacting together as a group.
- To teach Kindergarten students about responsible personal conduct.
- To teach students that they are members of a community and to understand that all benefit when the community works together for the good of the group.
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Sharing is Caring PHIL: Problem Solving SOC: Decision Making Model; Goods and Services; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Resources; Scarcity; School Community Compliments and Feelings ELA: Communicate; Group Discussions; Journaling; Reflection PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Compliments; School Climate SOC: Choices/Consequences; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Point of View; Values Polite Listeners and Traffic Rules ELA: Listening; Poetry; Prior Knowledge; Reflection PHIL: School Climate; School Rules SOC: Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Personal Virtue; Rule of Law; Rules; Values Class Rules (Responsible Personal Conduct) PHIL: Common Good; School Climate; School Rules SOC: Choices/Consequences; Consensus; Decision Making Model; Democratic Values; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Personal Virtue; Rule of Law; Rules Hands are for Helping (Responsible Personal Conduct) ELA: Brainstorming; Journaling; Prior Knowledge; Reflection PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Cooperate; School Climate SOC: Communities; Good Character; Interdependence; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Personal Virtue; Rules; Values Angry Feelings (Responsible Personal Conduct) ELA: Brainstorming; Journaling; Reflection PHIL: Problem Solving SOC: Choices/Consequences; Conflict Resolution; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Rules Picture-Go-Round (Responsible Personal Conduct) PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Cooperate; School Climate SOC: Choices/Consequences; Conflict Resolution; Cooperate; Interdependence; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Personal Virtue Rolling in Dough (Responsible Personal Conduct) PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Cooperate; School Rules SOC: Choices/Consequences; Conflict Resolution; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day Service Project (Citizen Involvement) PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Contribute; Need; Service Project SOC: Brainstorming; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Goods and Services; Interdependence; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Resources; Scarcity; Voting; Wants/Needs |
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Growing Our Future The learners will understand the importance of giving their time, talent, and treasure to promote our natural resource of trees. They will participate in a service learning project involving planting new trees and recycling waste paper to make mulch. The learners will express their understanding and accomplishments in a variety of ways.
How can a learner use his/her time, talent, and treasure to renew our natural resource of trees?
Can a young person truly make a difference in our world? |
Speaking for the Trees ELA: Lorax (The); Analyze/Interpret; Brainstorming; Graphic Organizer; Listening; Main Idea; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play PHIL: Common Good; Four Economic Sectors; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Selflessness; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Choices/Consequences; Common Good; Environment; Four Economic Sectors; Natural Resources A Potting We Will Go ART-M: Music: Perform ART-VA: Create/Communicate ELA: Tree is Nice (A); Listening; Reflection; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Community; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment SCI: Natural Resources; Nature; Plants SOC: Environment A Planting We Will Go ART: Music: Perform; Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Journaling; Letter Writing; Listening; Poetry PHIL: Common Good; Commons; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Environment SOC: Common Good; Maps A Shredding We Will Go ELA: Audience; Letter Writing; Response to Text/Others MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Measurement PHIL: Common Good; Commons; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Recycling; Service Plan; Stewardship SCI: Ecology |
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Helping Others to Feed Themselves Students study the USDA food pyramid and understand the need to have a nutritiously balanced diet. They discover that all over the world there are people who are not able to provide this to their families. The class participates in the Heifer International’s Read-to-Feed Program. Children solicit pledges for each book they read. Through pledges from friends and family, readers earn money to purchase food-producing animals and training for hungry families who lack necessary resources. |
What Is the Food Pyramid? ELA: Literary Response; Response to Text/Others PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness SCI: Ecosystems; Nutrition SOC: Consumers; Cooperative Groups; Family; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Opportunity Costs What Is a Balanced Menu? ELA: Analyze/Interpret PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness SCI: Nutrition SOC: Consumers; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Research World Hunger ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Compare/Contrast; Listening; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Benefits; Caring/Sharing; Family; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Need; Philanthropic Literature; Philanthropic Organization SCI: Environment; Nature; Nutrition SOC: Communities; Consumers; Environment; Family; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Opportunity Costs; Production/Producer; Resources; Scarcity Read to Feed ELA: Letter Writing; Reading MAT: Counting; Money PHIL: Act of Kindness; Benefits; Feelings; Fundraising; Hunger; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Philanthropic Act; Stewardship SCI: Animals; Nature SOC: Communities; Currency; Decision Making Model; Diversity; Environment; Family; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Natural Resources; Opportunity Costs; Scarcity |
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How About a Hand? Good literature can do a powerful job of helping young children learn the conventions and appropriate behavior in the community, school, and home. Through eight stories, children will learn to help each other, value others, believe in themselves, treat smaller children with patience, work together, get along, recognize a need and seek a solution, realize that people are more similar than different, and understand that everyone is deserving of respect, without regard to race or physical/mental challenges. |
Who Will Help? ELA: Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary MAT: Measurement PHIL: Selflessness; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Communities; Good Character; Goods and Services; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Wants/Needs Valuing Others ART: Theater: Perform ELA: Noisy Nora; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary MAT: Calculators; Counting; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Community; Family; Feelings; Time/Talent/Treasure; Trust SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day Yes, You Can! ART: Theater: Perform ELA: Amazing Grace; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary MAT: Counting; Estimation PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Family; Minorities; Time/Talent/Treasure How Should You Treat Younger Children? ELA: Julius, Baby of the World; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary MAT: Estimation PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Family; Sensitivity; Service Project SOC: Common Good; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Rules Working Together To Solve a Problem ELA: Selavi, That is Life; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Cooperate; Homelessness; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day Making the World a More Beautiful Place ELA: Miss Rumphius; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary MAT: Estimation; Measurement PHIL: Community Welcome to the Class ART: Theater: Perform ELA: Brand New Kid (The); Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Cooperate SOC: Conflict Resolution; Core Democratic Values; Rules Recognizing How We Are Alike ELA: Sneetches (The); Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary MAT: Attributes; Sort/Classify PHIL: Pluralism; Respect SOC: Human Characteristics of Place |
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How About a Hand?: The Drive (1st)
Students will listen and respond to a story about a young girl who creates a special “rose garden.” Her boundless energy, giving spirit and continued optimism are infectious and help to unite her neighborhood in the spirit of giving and cooperation.
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How About a Hand?: The Drive(1st) ELA: Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Construct Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Cooperate; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities |
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How the Cookie Crumbles This unit is designed to encourage learners to trust members in the classroom setting. They will share in hands on activities that they can use in many different areas throughout the school facility. |
Trust PHIL: Conflict Resolution; Trust SOC: Core Democratic Values; Good Character; Reflection Trust Banner PHIL: Time/Talent/Treasure; Trust SOC: Good Character Cookie Share (The) PHIL: Caring/Sharing; School Climate; Trust SOC: Community; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day |
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I'm in a Tizzy! How Can I Help? King Day (K) The purpose of this lesson is to introduce children to literature that reinforces the concept of unconditional kindness and demonstrates the idea that a good deed deserves another. Students will begin to understand that one act of kindness can lead to other acts of kindness and that acts of kindness are acts of philanthropy, giving of one's time, talent and/or treasures for the good of others. |
I'm in a Tizzy! How Can I Help? King Day (K) ELA: Brainstorming; Cause/Effect; Questioning; Reflection; Social/Cultural Issues; Teamwork; Understanding; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Act of Kindness; Compliments; Family; Feelings; Justice; Kindness; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Neighborhood; Serial Reciprocity; Sharing; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Communities; Justice; Volunteerism |
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Johnny Be Good: Earth Day (1st) Students will define philanthropy and identify ways in which Johnny Appleseed acted as a philanthropist through environmental stewardship. After identifying ways in which they personally act as philanthropists, they will raise awareness of philanthropy in the school and home. |
Johnny Be Good: Earth Day (1st) ELA: Cause/Effect; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Reading PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities; Compare/Contrast; Environment; Good Character |
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Kwanzaa: Unity Within Community Through the integration of the arts, the learners will develop an understanding of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Students are challenged to apply the principles to their everyday lives in a way that enhances the communities to which they belong. |
What Is Kwanzaa? ART-M: Music: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Cultural/Historical Contexts; Main Idea; Response to Text/Others; Summarizing/Paraphrasing PHIL: African American; Common Good; Community; Need SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Communities; Cultural Regions; Human Characteristics of Place; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day Habari Gani (What Is the News?) ART-D: Dance: Perform ART-M: Music: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Brainstorming; Constructing Meaning; Nonverbal Communication; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Teamwork PHIL: African American; Common Good; Community SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Communities; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day Habari Gani: The Last Four Principles ART-D: Dance: Perform ART-M: Music: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Brainstorming; Constructing Meaning; Nonverbal Communication; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Teamwork PHIL: African American; Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Family; Opportunity Costs; Selflessness SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Communities; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day |
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Let's Make Lemonade Students will understand the basic definition of philanthropy as the giving of time, talent and treasure for the common good. Students will also understand that everyone, regardless of age, can be a philanthropist. Students will understand that examples of philanthropy can be found in many areas.
The essential questions:
What is philanthropy?
Why do we have philanthropists?
Is every act done for another philanthropic? |
What is a Philanthropist? ELA: Character Development; Reflection; Retelling MAT: Classify; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Philanthropist SOC: Communities; Ethics; Natural Characteristics of Place Philanthropy in Song ART-M: Music: Perform ELA: Reading PHIL: Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement What's the Big Idea? ELA: If God Gives You Lemons; Response to Text/Others MAT: Patterns PHIL: Community; Need; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities; Wants/Needs Who's Going to Help? ELA: Little Red Hen (The); Listening; Reading; Response to Text/Others; Speaking MAT: Numbers PHIL: Donate; Giving SOC: Choices/Consequences; Goods and Services; Wants/Needs Get Ready, Get Set, Squeeze! ELA: Coin Counting Book (The); Expository Text MAT: Classify; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Service SOC: Need Purchasing Power ELA: Journaling; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Community; Need; Reflection SOC: Need |
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Let's Play and Learn Learners explore the important role that rules play at home and school, as well as in the games they play. With a deck of playing cards, the learners play simple games that practice math concepts and cooperative play. This unit serves as a precursor to the more complicated game of Mini Bridge.
Focus Question:
How do rules help us? |
Rules of the Game ELA: Listening; Non-Fiction Literature; Vocabulary PHIL: Bridge LEAGUE; Cooperate; Family; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: School Bridge; School Rules SOC: Cause/Effect; Rules Let's Play ELA: Vocabulary MAT: Counting; Patterns; Similarity; Sort/Classify; Time PHIL: Bridge LEAGUE; Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: School Bridge SOC: Rules Let's Play Another Game ELA: Listening; Vocabulary MAT: Attributes; Counting; Patterns; Similarity; Sort/Classify PHIL: Bridge LEAGUE; Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: School Bridge SOC: Rules Let's Play One More Time ELA: Listening; Vocabulary MAT: Comparing Numbers; Counting; Numeral Patterns; Similarity; Sort/Classify; Symbols PHIL: Bridge LEAGUE; Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: School Bridge SOC: Location; Rules |
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Linked Together: One Day (2nd) United States citizens not only have individual rights as citizens but also responsibilities. It is important for children to learn how local governments balance these individual rights with the common good to solve local community problems. With these skills, students will be able to get along better in their classroom, neighborhood and community if they do their duty as good citizens. |
Linked Together: One Day (2nd) PHIL: LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Rules SOC: Bill or Rights; Communities; Freedom; Laws; Political Freedom |
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Living In a Community Students explore the concept of community and perform a service in order to recognize their responsibility to their community. |
What Is a Community? ELA: Brainstorming; Non-Fiction Literature; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Community; Cooperate; Helping; Neighborhood SOC: Common Good; Communities; Natural Characteristics of Place; School Community Our Classroom Is a Community ELA: Brainstorming; Constructing Meaning; Expository Writing PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Cooperate; Helping; Philanthropic Act; School Climate; Time/Talent/Treasure; Trust SOC: Common Good; Communities; Family; School Community Exporing Our Community ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: City Mouse & Country Mouse; Brainstorming; Fiction Literature; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Community; Cooperate; Neighborhood SOC: Communities; Cooperative Groups; Human Characteristics of Place Profit and Nonprofit Organizations ELA: Journaling; Predicting; Understanding/Interpretation; Viewing PHIL: Common Good; Community; Economic Sectors; Nonprofit Sector SOC: Common Good; Communities; Natural Characteristics of Place Providing Service for a Nonprofit ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Letter Writing; Teamwork PHIL: Community; Cooperate; Philanthropic Act; Sensitivity; Service Plan; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Communities; Cooperative Groups; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Nonprofit Organizations; Wants/Needs |
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Living in a Community: LEAGUE Philanthropy Unit (1st)
Students will understand the basic definition of philanthropy as the giving of time, talent and treasure for the common good. Students will also understand that everyone, regardless of age, can be a philanthropist. Students will understand that examples of philanthropy can be found in many areas.
The essential questions:
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What Is a Philanthropist?: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (1st) ELA: Character Development; Reflection; Retelling MAT: Classify; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Philanthropist SOC: Communities; Ethics; Natural Characteristics of Place Philanthropy in Song: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (1st) ART: Music ELA: Take Me Out of the Bathtub; Reading PHIL: Caring/Sharing; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Philanthropic Act; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement Our Classroom is a Community: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (1st) ELA: Brainstorming; Constructing Meaning; Expository Writing PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Cooperate; Giving; Helping; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Philanthropic Act; School Climate; Time/Talent/Treasure; Trust SOC: Common Good; Communities; Family |
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Making the World a More Beautiful Place: Earth Day (K)
Students will be exposed to literature that illustrates how responsible citizens participate constructively in their maintaining and enhancing the environment.
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Making the World a More Beautiful Place: Earth Day (K) ELA: Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Construct Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Environmental Stewardship; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Responsibility |
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Many Hands Together Make a Lighter Load: The Drive (2nd) Many students are unsure what the term homeless means or how to help those that are homeless. This lesson will help then get a better understanding of the concept through the story Selavi, That is Life: A Haitian Story of Hope. The story tells about a group of homeless children who work together to help themselves and then help other children. This lesson will also help develop the students' cooperative learning skills. |
Many Hands Together Make a Lighter Load: The Drive (2nd) ELA: Group Discussion; Listening; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Giving; Hunger; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Responsibility SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Good Character; Personal Virtue |
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Money Smart Children (2nd grade) In this unit, the students learn the meaning of the words spend, save, invest, and donate. They collect money to donate and use an economic decision-making model to choose the recipient. Students begin to understand the importance of budgeting and create a personal budget. Younger students practice their skills in identifying and counting coins, while older students gain experience with data tables and bar graphs. |
Spend, Save, Invest, or Donate (2nd grade) ELA: Sam and the Lucky Money; Listening; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others MAT: Decimals; Percent; Problem Solving PHIL: Charity; Donate; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Personal Giving Plan; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Benefits; Common Good; Consumers; Costs; Economic Decisions; Economic Freedom; Investment; Natural Resources; Opportunity Costs; Resources; Scarcity; Spending; Taxation; Wants/Needs Thinking About Money (2nd grade) ELA: Alexander Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday; Chair For My Mother (A); Fiction Literature; Personal Response; Point of View; Response to Text/Others; Retelling PHIL: Charity; Common Good; Donate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive SOC: Budget; Consumers; Economic Decisions; Family; Goods and Services; Incentives; Opportunity Costs; Scarcity; Spending; Taxation; Wants/Needs Making Good Money Choices (2nd grade) ELA: Questioning; Vocabulary MAT: Counting; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Charity; Community; Donate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Need; Service; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Communities; Decision Making Model; Opportunity Costs; Resources Count On It! (2nd grade) MAT: Comparing Numbers; Counting; Money; Sort/Classify PHIL: Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Philanthropic Act SOC: Currency; Goods and Services My Bank, My Budget, My Decisions! (2nd grade) MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables; Money PHIL: Charity; Donate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Personal Giving Plan; Personal Wealth; Service Project SOC: Budget; Economic Decisions; Income; Investment; Resources; Spending |
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Our Class, Our Earth: Earth Day (K) |
Our Class, Our Earth: Earth Day (K) ELA: Group Discussions; Main Idea; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Environmental Stewardship; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Recycling; Responsibility SCI: Environment; Pollution SOC: Common Good |
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Our Land In this unit Woody’s legacy continues to inspire and educate about the need for “commons” in our communities. The Woody Guthrie song This Land is Your Land is used to communicate the concepts of philanthropy, private property and “commons.” These concepts will be defined and described. The illustrations in This Land Is Your Land will enable the learner to distinguish “commons” areas. “Commons” areas in the school will also be identified. The need for “commons,” and the responsibility to care for “commons”will become clear. |
Your Land, My Land, Woody's Land, Too ELA: Constructing Meaning; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Nonprofit Sector; Volunteer SOC: Cause/Effect; Ecosystems; Environment; Globes; Group Discussions; Historical Biographies; Land Use; Maps; Natural Characteristics of Place; Prior Knowledge; Recession; Timelines; Wants/Needs Song Mapping ELA: This Land Is Your Land; Author's Style/Purpose PHIL: Nonprofit Sector; Volunteer SOC: Community; Globes; Inquiry; Maps; Natural Characteristics of Place; Recession; Wants/Needs What's Public? What's Private? ELA: This Land Is Your Land; Compare/Contrast; Graphic Organizer; Research PHIL: Commons; Volunteer SOC: Adaptation; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Conservation; Human Characteristics of Place; Inquiry; Observation We Care For Our Commons ELA: This Land Is Your Land; Compare/Contrast; Guthrie, Woody; Reflection PHIL: Commons; Community; Need; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Human Capital; Human Characteristics of Place Lets Celebrate Our Land! ELA: This Land Is Your Land; Brainstorming; Guthrie, Woody; Presentations; Speaking; Teamwork; Writing PHIL: Commons; Community; Volunteer SOC: Historical Biographies; Human Characteristics of Place; Inquiry; Maps; Timelines |
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Our Land: LEAGUE Philanthropy Unit (2nd) In this unit Woody’s legacy continues to inspire and educate about the need for “commons” in our communities. The Woody Guthrie song This Land is Your Land is used to communicate the concepts of philanthropy, private property and “commons.” These concepts will be defined and described. The illustrations in This Land Is Your Land will enable the learner to distinguish “commons” areas. “Commons” areas in the school will also be identified. The need for “commons,” and the responsibility to care for “commons”will become clear. |
Your Land, My Land, Woody’s Land, Too: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (2nd) ELA: Constructing Meaning; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Nonprofit Sector; Volunteer SOC: Cause/Effect; Ecosystems; Environment; Globes; Group Discussions; Historical Biographies; Land Use; Maps; Natural Characteristics of Place; Prior Knowledge; Recession; Timelines; Wants/Needs Song Mapping: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (2nd) ELA: This Land Is Your Land; Author’s Style/Purpose PHIL: LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Nonprofit Sector; Volunteer SOC: Community; Globes; Inquiry; Maps; Natural Characteristics of Place; Recession; Wants/Needs What's Public? What’s Private?: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (2nd) ELA: This Land Is Your Land; Compare/Contrast; Graphic Organizer; Research PHIL: Commons; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Volunteer SOC: Adaptation; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Conservation; Human Characteristics of Place; Inquiry; Observation; Responsibility |
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Our Playful Community This unit is designed to encourage learners to trust their families, classmates, and neighbors. The classroom setting provides a safe environment for experimentation with trusting others. Enjoy the variety of intelligences that are displayed in the unit. |
Our Classroom—The Community of Fun PHIL: Community; Trust SOC: Compare/Contrast; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Reflection; Resources; Rules Our Family PHIL: Family SOC: Brainstorming; Common Good; Community; Conflict Resolution; Core Democratic Values; Decision Making Model; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day Our Neighborhood as a Community PHIL: Commons; Trust SOC: Common Good; Community; Human Characteristics of Place; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Need; Volunteerism |
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People Making a Difference Students realize the importance of meeting the needs of food, water, shelter, clothing, healthcare and school. Students learn about events that prevent people from getting their basic needs met, such as a natural disaster or moving to a new community. They also explore how people and organizations step forward to help others get their basic needs met. Students become sensitive to the needs of others and are motivated to think about ways they can help. |
Meeting Our Daily Needs ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Journaling; Personal Response; Presentations; Prior Knowledge; Speaking; Vocabulary; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Act of Kindness; Common Good; Giving; Need; Philanthropic Act; Sharing; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Communities; Cooperative Groups; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Wants/Needs Our Area’s History of Philanthropy ELA: Communicate; Graphic Organizer; Letter Writing; Reading; Reflection; Research PHIL: Charity; Civil Society; Common Good; Community; Motivation for Giving; Personal Wealth; Philanthropic Traditions; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Community Characteristics; Historical Biographies; Past/Present/Future; Research Community Heritage ELA: Cultural/Historical Contexts; Letter Writing; Plot Development; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Common Good; Culture; Hispanics; Need; Nonprofit Organizations; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Immigration; SOC: Communities; Wants/Needs |
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People Making a Difference: The Drive (K)
This lesson introduces the concept of basic needs. Students will distinguish between needs and wants. They will become aware that some people lack the resources to have their basic needs met.
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People Making a Difference: The Drive (K) ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Personal Response; Presentations; Prior Knowledge; Speaking; Vocabulary PHIL: Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Need SOC: Communities; Wants/Needs |
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People Who Work Students will become aware of the not-for-profit and volunteer positions that are essential parts of any community. |
Responsibility and Jobs ELA: Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Career Opportunities; Community; Helping SOC: Career Opportunities; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Communities; Rights/Responsibilities Community Helpers ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Compare/Contrast; Non-Fiction Literature; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Career Opportunities; Community; Helping; Nonprofit Sector; Profit SOC: Career Opportunities; Communities; For-Profit; Four Economic Sectors; Nonprofit; Profit; Wants/Needs Volunteers in the Community ELA: Brainstorming; Teamwork; Vocabulary PHIL: Common Good; Community; Helping; Needs Assessment; Volunteer SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Communities; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Rights/Responsibilities; Wants/Needs |
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Pet Care and Safety It’s important for learners of all ages to understand that animals are living, feeling beings. This unit encourages children to think about pets and what they bring to the lives of human beings. They will understand that by providing animals with basic needs and treating animals with kindness and respect, they are demonstrating responsible pet care, Environmental Stewardship and acting as responsible citizens of the community.
Focus Question:
What is each person’s responsibility for animal welfare? |
What Is a Pet? ELA: List; Questioning MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Oh the Pets You Can Get; Animal Welfare; Caring/Sharing; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare SOC: Family Pets Have Needs Too ELA: Buddy Unchained; Graphic Organizer; Personal Response; Reading; Tails are Not for Pulling; Understanding; Vocabulary PHIL: Animal Welfare; Environmental Stewardship; Kindness; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare SOC: Environment; Wants/Needs Meeting the Needs of Pets ELA: Before You Were Mine; Let's Get a Pub, Said Kate; Advertise; Brainstorm; Demonstrate; Graphic Organizer; Listening PHIL: Act of Kindness; Animal Welfare; Caring/Sharing; Charity; Donate; Environmental Stewardship; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; Needs Assessment; Responsibility SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue |
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Phil Up on the Arts This unit will introduce the meaning of philanthropy and community and show how the students can practice philanthropy in the school and neighborhood in which they live. They will learn about these concepts through music, movement, and creative dramatics experiences. The students will then create a philanthropic product that will be given to an organization or group that works with children. |
Alphabody ABCs of Giving ELA: Brainstorming; Role-Play; Vocabulary PHIL: Common Good; Community; Giving; Sharing; Time/Talent/Treasure; Values; Volunteer What Can I Do for You? ART-M: Music: Perform PHIL: Philanthropic Act; Service Learning; Volunteerism SOC: Brainstorming; Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Reflection; Service Learning; Values Swimmy ART-T: Create/Communicate; Visual Presentation: Pantomime/Drama ELA: Swimmy; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Plot Development; Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Universal Themes PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Cooperate; Need; Reflection; Response to Text/Others Singing as a Way of Giving ART-M: Music: Perform ELA: Speaking; Technology PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Cooperate; Donate; Giving; Service Project; Volunteer; Wants/Needs |
K-2 |
Philanthropic Behavior Students will learn appropriate behavior in a group setting and will perform philanthropic acts of kindness, which contribute to the common good. |
Rules ELA: Group Discussions; Listening; Reflection PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Courtesy; Honesty; Respect; School Climate; School Rules SOC: Cause/Effect; Choices/Consequences; Consensus; Good Character; Government; Rules Cooperative Building PHIL: Benefits; Cooperate; Respect SOC: Benefits; Consensus; Cooperate; Good Character; Inquiry Class Soup ELA: Stone Soup; Listening; Response to Text/Others MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Cooperate; Volunteer SCI: Classify; Plants SOC: Goods and Services; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Resources Hug O' War ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussions PHIL: Cooperate; Problem Solving SOC: Conflict Resolution; Core Democratic Values; Public Policy Nature Tribute ELA: Group Discussions; Listening; Reflection PHIL: Philanthropic Act; Recycling; Service Project SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Community; Ecology; Environment; Natural Characteristics of Place; Nature Kindness Certificate ELA: Brainstorming; Critical Thinking; Listening; Reflection PHIL: Kindness; Personal Wealth; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Good Character; Reflection Picture Sharing ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Cooperate; Trust |
K-2 |
Philanthropic Literature By exploring the concepts and vocabulary of philanthropy, the students will be able to better understand what it means to help each other and be altruistic. |
Lonely Fish (The) ELA: Rainbow Fish (The); Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Conflict Resolution; Rules Lion and the Mouse (The) ELA: Lion and the Mouse (The); Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fable; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Helping SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Good Character Give a Cookie ELA: Doorbell Rang (The); Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fable; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary MAT: Counting; Measurement; Predict PHIL: Caring/Sharing SOC: Goods and Services; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Scarcity Chinese Proverb on Honesty ELA: Empty Pot (The); Character Development; China; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Folktales; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Culture; Honesty SCI: Plants SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Communities Colors and Trouble ELA: Land of Many Colors; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Respect; Tolerance SOC: Justice; Liberty Quilt to Freedom ELA: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: African American; Respect; Volunteer SOC: Human Characteristics of Place; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Liberty; Quilts; Slavery; Underground Railroad Kindness Just Because ELA: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Folktales; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Kindness; Selflessness SOC: Africa; Natural Characteristics of Place Friendly Neighbors ELA: Miss Tizzy; Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Act of Kindness; Neighborhood; Time/Talent/Treasure Everyone Is Special ELA: Very Special Critter (A); Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Plot Development; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Diversity; Philanthropic Act; Tolerance George Washington Carver and Sharing ELA: Weed is a Flower (A); Biography; Carver, George Washington; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes; Vocabulary MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: African American; Common Good SCI: Carver, George Washington SOC: Historical Biographies |
K-2 |
Philanthropy in Bloom This unit centers on the basic needs and purposes of plants, as well as people. The students will understand that although the arts are not needs, they add purpose and joy to life. Children will be exposed to movement, music and visual arts activities. Students will realize that sharing flowers can be an act of philanthropy. They will use a problem-solving model to collaboratively choose an appropriate site for planting flowers. Through reflection, students recognize the benefits of service learning to the giver as well as to the recipient. |
Moving with the Marigolds ART-D: Dance: Perform ELA: Prior Knowledge; Reading; Response to Text/Others PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Need; Trust; Volunteer SCI: Environment; Plants SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Wants/Needs Friendly Flowers ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate; Visual Arts: Interdisciplinary ELA: Group Discussions; Listening; Speaking PHIL: Commons; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Need; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Observation; Plants; Senses SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Flowering Philanthropy ART-M: Interdisciplinary; Music: Analyze ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Graphic Organizer; Informational Genre; Listening; Main Idea; Reflection; Speaking; Writing Process PHIL: Benefits; Common Good; Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Values; Volunteer SCI: Environment; Plants SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Wants/Needs |
K-2 |
Philanthropy is "Phun" To begin building a philanthropic foundation in students that encourages them to become active participants in society. |
ABCs of Giving (The) ELA: Reflection PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good Reach into the 'Caring Container' PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community SOC: Common Good; Good Character; Reflection Learning the Lingo ELA: Vocabulary PHIL: Volunteer SOC: Community; Good Character Creating a Personal Philanthropy Timeline ELA: Group Discussions PHIL: Philanthropic Act SOC: Chronology; Common Good; Timelines |
K-2 |
Phil's Garden of Good
The purpose of the unit is to introduce the learners to science and philanthropy through the care and sharing of flowers. |
Planting Phil's Garden ELA: Constructing Meaning; Listening; Literary Response; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Commons; Community; Family; Feelings; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Garden; Life Science; Plants SOC: Common Good; Community Capital; Environment; Family; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Natural Resources; Timelines Planting the Seeds of Knowledge ELA: Graphic Organizer; Journaling; Listening; Prior Knowledge; Writing PHIL: Respect; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SCI: Environment; Garden; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Life Cycles; Measure; Observation SOC: Communities; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Volunteerism Rubbing Elbows with Plants ELA: Brainstorming; Letter Writing; Listening; Poetry; Vocabulary; Voice; Writing Process PHIL: Sharing; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SCI: Environment; Garden; Natural Resources; Plants SOC: Career Opportunities; Communities; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Volunteerism Special DeliveryHandle with Care ELA: Audience; Creative Writing; Letter Writing; Listening; Literary Response; Speaking; Writing Process PHIL: Act of Kindness; Community; Contribute; Friendship; Giving; Kindness; Respect; Sensitivity; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Common Good; Family; Good Character; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Rules |
K-2 |
Pilgrim's Progress The purpose of this unit is to role-play experiences that will give children a better understanding of the lives of the early pilgrims in their travels from Europe to America in search of religious freedom. They will recognize the importance of acting for the common good. |
Get on the Boat ELA: Journaling; Point of View PHIL: Human Rights; Religious Perspectives SOC: Freedom; History to 1620; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Mobility; Persecution Searching for a New Home ELA: If You Sailed on the Mayflower ; Expository Text; Journaling; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Common Good; Culture; Respect SOC: Core Democratic Values; Historical Biographies; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive Sad Seasick Sailors ART-T: Theater: Create/Communicate ELA: Compare/Contrast; Journaling; Non-Fiction Literature; Point of View PHIL: Common Good; Cooperate; Respect SOC: Common Good; Conflict Resolution; History to 1620; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive Arrival (The) ART-T: Theater: Create/Communicate ELA: Compare/Contrast; Journaling; Non-Fiction Literature; Point of View PHIL: Common Good; Cooperate; Respect; Rules SOC: Common Good; Conflict Resolution; History to 1620; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive Native American Philanthropists ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Squanto’s Journey; Non-Fiction Literature; Poetry; Writing Process PHIL: Common Good; Community/Social Capital; Native Americans; Sharing SOC: Common Good; History to 1620; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Native Peoples |
K-2 |
Poetry for the Common Good: Art from the Heart Students will understand that you find poetry everywhere: lyrics to songs, commercials and rap. They will also realize that philanthropic themes are often found in poetry. Students will write poems with philanthropic themes. |
Poetry for the Common Good: Art from the Heart ELA: Universal Themes PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Time/Talent/Treasure |
K-2 |
Protect Your Melon The community of learners, parents, guardians and extended family become partners in voluntary action for the common good. As learners develop the four themes of philanthropy, culminating in two effective service activities, they will meet identified benchmarks and standards in all content areas. Learners will learn about the need for bicycle safety through understanding, relating and demonstrating the five basic rules of bicycle safety to others in the community. Learners will become aware of the basic vocabulary associated with philanthropy as they prepare for their service activity. Learners will demonstrate using their time, talent and treasure to provide for the common good through fund-raising activities and construction of a bicycle safety course. |
Bike Safety ELA: Constructing Meaning; Graphic Organizer; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Inquiry; Journaling; Listening; Media Genres; Observation; Reading; Reflection; Research; Response to Text/Others; Viewing; Vocabulary MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Christmas; Common Good; Courage; Honesty; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Need SOC: Adaptation; Cause/Effect; Choices/Consequences; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Inquiry; Laws; Rules Funds for Fun and Safety ELA: Benny Goes into Business; Brainstorming; Letter Writing; Listening; Reflection MAT: Counting; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Money PHIL: Fundraising; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Budget; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Community; Inquiry; Research; Survey Use Your Melon ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Group Discussions; Letter Writing; Writing Process MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables; Shapes PHIL: Reflection; Service Project SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Inquiry; Research; Survey |
K-2 |
Quarters From Kids (K-5) |
Quarters From Kids - You Can Count on Me! (K-5) ART-M: Music: Perform ELA: Sam and the Lucky Money; Listening; Literature; Money; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others MAT: Counting; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Donate; Giving; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Disaster: Natural; Global Issues; Maps |
K-2 |
Reading for Pennies: Penny Drive This lesson will help students understand why people donate money to organizations and why organizations need money to help others. Learners will solicit funds (pledges) from family member in exchange for a certain number of minutes reading. |
Reading for Pennies: Penny Drive ELA: Listening; Vocabulary MAT: Counting; Money PHIL: Common Good; Contribute; Donate; Fundraising; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Choices/Consequences |
K-2 |
Recognizing Our Similarities and Differences: King Day (K)
Students will listen to a story that illustrates that although we have differences, we are also very similar. They will begin to understand the definitions of diversity and realize that focusing on the differences alone may cause conflict.
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Recognizing Our Similarities and Differences: King Day (K) ELA: Compare/Contrast; Construct Meaning; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Listening; Predicting; Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes; Vocabulary MAT: Attributes; Sort/Classify PHIL: Justice; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Minorities; Respect SOC: Diversity; Human Characteristics of Place |
K-2 |
Remember...Reflection This unit will use the reflection process to increase the learners' understanding of feelings, past experiences and consequences of actions. They will understand what makes a good interview and story, and conduct an interview of a family member. Students will use reflection as a learning tool. |
Tell Me A Story—Feelings ELA: Compare/Contrast; Listening; Poetry; Prior Knowledge; Reading; Reflection; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Good Character; Values Tell Me A StoryConsequences ELA: Uncle Jed's Barbershop; Compare/Contrast; Group Discussions; Perception; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Values SOC: Cause/Effect; Choices/Consequences; Common Good; Good Character; Opportunity Costs; Scarcity Interview For Reflection ELA: Brainstorming; Inquiry; Interview; Research; Writing Process PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Philanthropic Act; Service Project; Values SOC: Common Good; Good Character |
K-2 |
Repairing the World (Private-Religious) Students become actively engaged in the process of improving the world through acts of kindness. They learn to recognize those who are helping others as role models and emulate their actions by being helpful and kind to their classmates, families, and community members.
Throughout the unit, they continuously ask themselves:
What actions are helpful and kind and thereby make this world a better place?
How can I fulfill my responsibility to partake in these activities? |
The Whole World in Our Hands (Private-Religious) ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussions; Listening; Reflection; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Judaism; Motivation for Giving; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Parochial Love Your Neighbors Like Yourself (Private-Religious) ART-M: Music: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Role-Play PHIL: Act of Kindness; Friendship; Judaism SOC: Parochial Power of Speech (Private-Religious) ELA: Yettele’s Feathers; Listening; Parable; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Act of Kindness; Compliments; Friendship; Judaism SOC: Parochial |
K-2 |
Rules for the Common Good Students will work together to develop a set of classroom rules and an understanding of how rules can meet the needs of the common good. |
Teacher Is Missing (The) ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussions; Listening; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others PHIL: School Rules SOC: Choices/Consequences; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Core Democratic Values; Rule of Law; Rules Less Is Best ELA: Reflection; Role-Play; Teamwork PHIL: School Rules SOC: Choices/Consequences; Common Good; Consensus; Rules; School Climate Posting Our Rules PHIL: School Climate; School Rules SOC: Choices/Consequences; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Rules; School Rules |
K-2 |
Saving the Monarch The purpose of this unit is to introduce the learners to the concept of Environmental Stewardship, community and how making an area attractive is an act of philanthropy. This will be achieved through looking at the Monarch Butterfly and the four stages of its life cycle. Learners will also discover that the Monarch is dependent on the milkweed plant as a source of energy.
Focus Question: How is caring for the environment, by protecting plants and animals, related to civic responsibility?
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Life Cycle PHIL: Community; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Responsibility; Stewardship SCI: Energy; Food; Monarch Butterfly SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Communities Review of Life Cycle PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Stewardship SCI: Life Cycles SOC: Common Good; Environment Planting a Monarch Butterfly Garden PHIL: Miss Rumphius; Community; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Energy; Food; Habitat SOC: Environment; Resources |
K-2 |
Selfless Sam: The Drive (2nd) This lesson introduces the students to concepts about homelessness, hunger and philanthropy. The students will listen to a story about a Chinese boy who chooses to give his precious four dollars (“lucky money”) to a homeless man, setting the tone for initial discussions about selflessness, and ways to address hunger, and poverty. |
Selfless Sam: The Drive (2nd) ELA: Constructing Meaning; Group Discussions; Listening; Perception; Response to Text/Others; Speaking MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Giving; Homelessness; Hunger; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Need; Philanthropic Act; Selflessness SOC: Community; Human Characteristics of Place; Opportunity Costs; Resources |
K-2 |
Selflessness This unit will teach the basic philanthropic concept of selflessness. The students will be encouraged to consider the effects of their actions on others. The ultimate goal will be for students to understand that as responsible citizens they can resolve social problems by constructively participating in their communities. Private or individual action for public good is a Core Democratic Value. |
Selfless - Selfish PHIL: Selflessness; Volunteer SOC: Legend of the Bluebonnet (The); Choices/Consequences; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Conflict Resolution; Core Democratic Values; Good Character; Native Peoples; Values Life Shields ELA: Legend of the Bluebonnet (The) PHIL: Common Good; Community SOC: Choices/Consequences; Common Good; Compare/Contrast; Native Peoples; Values What's in a Name? PHIL: Reflection SOC: Legend of the Bluebonnet (The); Community; Good Character; Native Peoples; Values |
K-2 |
Sense of Community (A) The goal of the unit is for students to recognize that they are part of different communities and that there are many types of communities in the world. The students use their senses to make more careful observations around their community. They gain sensitivity to the differences among people and among living situations around the world. The class chooses a service project related to homelessness
How do we use our senses to recognize similarities and differences between communities and people? |
Houses and Communities ELA: Houses and Homes; Response to Text/Others; Someplace to Go; Writing PHIL: Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Sensitivity; Service Plan; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Maps Using Senses in My Community ELA: Concept Mapping; Graphic Organizer; Narrative Writing; Response to Text/Others MAT: Classify; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Sensitivity SCI: Data Collection/Organization; Environment SOC: Common Good; Community; Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive Eating Together as Good Citizens ELA: Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Tolerance SOC: Communities; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive |
K-2 |
Sharing and Caring Across Generations This K-2 unit works toward creating connections, sensitivity and friendship between people of different generations. Lessons are based on literature, math, science and social studies. Students listen to stories about different generations and make connections with some senior community members. Students explore everyone’s shared experiences with memory—memories of people, toys, good times, family. They also explore everyone’s responsibility for stewardship of the environment through reuse and recycling: in the past, the present and the future.In this unit, the students explore the shared experiences of people of many different generations and of the future. They will explore the concept of recycling, what it meant in past generations compared to what it means today. |
Traveling Back in Time ELA: Brainstorming; Literature; Response to Text/Others PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Community; Historical Biographies Graphing Memories ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Compare/Contrast; Graphic Organizer; Questioning MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Interpret; Sort/Classify PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion Making Something from Nothing ELA: Just a Dream; Something From Nothing; Compare/Contrast; Fiction Literature; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Listening; Recycling; Respect; Stewardship SCI: Conservation SOC: Past/Present/Future; Scarcity Trash: Past, Present and Future ELA: Dinosaurs to the Rescue; Where Does the Garbage Go?; Compare/Contrast; Interview; Non-Fiction Literature; Research; Response to Text/Others MAT: Measurement PHIL: Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Listening; Recycling; Stewardship SCI: Conservation; Environment SOC: Environment; Inquiry; Past/Present/Future Intergenerational Friendships ELA: Communicate; Interview; Journaling; Listening; Literary Response; Speaking; Summarizing/Paraphrasing PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Reflection; Respect; Sensitivity; Service Project SOC: Communities; Diversity; Good Character; Past/Present/Future |
K-2 |
Sharing Compliments: King Day (1st) |
Sharing Compliments: King Day (1st) ELA: Brainstorming; Cause/Effect; Non-Fiction Literature; Questioning; Reflection; Social/Cultural Issues; Teamwork; Understanding; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Communities; Compliments; Giving; Justice; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Reflection; Respect; Serial Reciprocity SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Community; Good Character |
K-2 |
Sharing our Talents: Art from the Heart Students will see an example of giving one’s talents (philanthropy) in Native American culture using children’s literature. They will analyze their own special gifts or talents and determine how the community can gain from them. |
Sharing our Talents: Art from the Heart ELA: Constructing Meaning; Gift; Group Discussions; Listening; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Community; Culture; Native Peoples |
K-2 |
Sharing with Others (Private-Religious) This unit demonstrates to students the importance of being aware of the needs and opinions of others. It encourages students to think beyond themselves and to treat others with tolerance and respect.
This unit enables students to reflect on the following questions:
- What does it mean to cooperate?
- What does it mean to share?
- What does it mean to be tolerant of others?
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Sharing What is Ours (Private-Religious) ELA: Speaking; Universal Themes PHIL: Judaism; Sharing SOC: Parochial Sharing the Work (Private-Religious) ART-M: Music: History/Culture ELA: Little Red Hen (The); Response to Text/Others; Teamwork; Universal Themes PHIL: Cooperate; Helping; Judaism; Sharing SOC: Parochial Sharing our Differences (Private-Religious) ELA: Speaking; Universal Themes MAT: Sort/Classify PHIL: Cooperate; Judaism; Respect SOC: Parochial |
K-2 |
Small Fish Stick Together: One Day (K)
Students will pantomime a book; identify the themes of community, caring and sharing; describe the advantages of cooperation for the common good; and describe how the characters’ experiences are alike and different from their own experiences.
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Small Fish Stick Together: One Day (K) ELA: Swimmy; Character Development; Communicate; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Plot Development; Prior Knowledge; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Cooperate; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Need; Reflection |
K-2 |
Smiles Change the World Students will recognize the importance of friendship in a person's life and identify organizations that help those without friends. |
Friendship and Belonging ELA: Communicate; Voice PHIL: Friendship; Giving; Need; Serial Reciprocity SOC: Cooperative Groups; Values Friendship Begins with a Smile ELA: Communicate PHIL: Friendship; Need; Serial Reciprocity SOC: Choices/Consequences Who Needs Friends? ELA: Brainstorming; Voice PHIL: Friendship; Need SOC: Decision Making Model Choosing Where to Act ELA: Persuasive Techniques PHIL: Cooperate; Friendship; Need SOC: Compare/Contrast Delivering Service PHIL: Friendship; Need; Service Project SOC: Compare/Contrast; Decision Making Model |
K-2 |
Souper Philanthropists: The Drive (1st) This lesson will encourage students to think of ways that they can be (or have been) philanthropists. Using a puppet or doll to tell a story about going to a soup kitchen will help get the students excited about providing food for a soup kitchen. |
Souper Philanthropists: The Drive (1st) ELA: Listening; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen; Community; Giving; Hunger; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Responsibility; Sharing/Caring SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Good Character; Personal Virtue |
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Souperservice Kids Students gain awareness of the importance of healthy food. They will observe changes in food, explore tastes, harvest vegetables and discuss the daily food needs of all individuals. They will learn about the contributions of farmers to society. They will be introduced to the concept of homelessness as well as hunger in their own community. Students will also learn how they can help people who are hungry. With their families, they will be involved in a project to make a dry soup mixture to donate to individuals who attend a local soup kitchen. |
Harvesting the Produce ELA: Constructing Meaning; Journaling; Language/Style; Response to Text/Others MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Predict PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Life Cycles; Observation; Plants SOC: Chronology; Graphs; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day Our Five Senses Affect Food Choices ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Constructing Meaning; Journaling; Listening; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Trust SCI: Experiment; Nature; Observation; Scientific Investigation; Senses SOC: Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Research Healthy Food Makes Healthy Body ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Constructing Meaning; Journaling; Listening PHIL: Family; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Philanthropic Act; Sharing SCI: Classify; Food; Health SOC: Consumers; Economic Decisions; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Opportunity Costs; Wants/Needs Farmers and the Food Connection ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Journaling; Writing MAT: Counting; Place-Value PHIL: Common Good; Commons; Community; Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Sharing SCI: Cycles; Nature; Observation; Plants SOC: Consumers; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Production/Producer; Rights/Responsibilities Hunger and Homelessness ART: Theater: Perform; Visual Arts ELA: Sam and the Lucky Money; Constructing Meaning; Group Discussions; Journaling; Listening; Perception; Reading; Response to Text/Others; Speaking MAT: Counting; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Numbers; Place-Value; Shapes PHIL: Homelessness; Hunger; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Need; Philanthropic Act; Selflessness SOC: Community; Human Characteristics of Place; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Resources Homelessness ART: Theater: Perform; Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen; Group Discussions; Journaling; Listening; Response to Text/Others; Writing MAT: Counting; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Hunger; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Philanthropic Act; Volunteer SOC: Consumers; Family; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Public Policy; Resources We Are Philanthropists-Souperservice Families ART: Music: Perform MAT: Counting; Fractions; Measurement PHIL: Family; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Service Project; Volunteer SCI: Measure SOC: Goods and Services; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Production/Producer |
K-2 |
Spend, Save or Donate: Penny Drive This lesson will introduce learners to the concept of raising resources to help others. The learners will discover reasons why people choose to donate. |
Spend, Save or Donate: Penny Drive PHIL: Common Good; Donate; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive SOC: Budget; Choices/Consequences; Opportunity Costs |
K-2 |
Talking Trees: Earth Day (2nd) In this lesson, students learn about the interconnectedness of nature and the impact of people on the environment. Students are motivated by literature to teach others the importance of trees in our ecosystem. In an optional Extension of the lesson, they design and make posters with a “Save the Trees” message. |
Talking Trees: Earth Day (2nd) ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Listening; Response to Text/Others; Voice PHIL: Activism; Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Sensitivity SCI: Plants SOC: Environment |
K-2 |
The Four R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, RESPECT! This unit emphasizes the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling with a particular focus on the significance of respecting the environment and being good stewards of the Earth. Using literature and hands-on activities, the concepts of reduce, reuse and recycle will be explored. The culminating project will include students sharing their time and talent to make new paper from used classroom scrap paper. The learners will act philanthropically by using the hand made, recycled paper to create cards to give to others in the community.
Focus Questions(s):
Is it the responsibility of everyone to reduce, reuse, and recycle? How does that demonstrate respect for the Earth?
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Reduce and RESPECT! ELA: Wartville Wizard (The); Brainstorming; Fiction Literature; Journaling; Predicting; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropist; Recycling; Reflection; Respect; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Conservation; Environment; Natural Resources; Pollution SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Environment; Pollution Reuse and RESPECT! ART: Music: Perform ELA: Brainstorming; Journaling; Vocabulary PHIL: Cooperate; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropist; Recycling; Reflection; Respect; Teamwork; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Conservation; Critical Thinking; Environment; Natural Resources; Pollution SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Environment; Pollution Recycle and RESPECT! ART: Music: Perform ELA: Sir Johnny's Recycling Adventure; Fiction Literature; Journaling; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary MAT: Classify; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Measure; Weight PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropic Act; Philanthropist; Recycling; Reflection; Respect; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Conservation; Critical Thinking; Environment; Measure; Natural Resources; Pollution; Predicting; Weight SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Environment; Pollution Spreading Cheer by Recycling! ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Chronology; Journaling; Letter Writing; Reflection; Retelling PHIL: Act of Kindness; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropic Act; Philanthropist; Recycling; Reflection; Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Conservation; Environment; Natural Resources; Pollution SOC: Environment |
K-2 |
This Land Is Our Land (Stewardship) (Private-Religious) This unit teaches young students a sense of responsibility to take care of the environment that G-d created. It also demonstrates that even young students have the power to contribute to the community. One main piece of this is the importance of recycling. Students not only learn about the environment and creation, but also perform acts that preserve the environment.
Focus Questions:
What is the connection between creation and taking care of the environment? Why is it important to take care of the environment? What is my role in caring for the environment?
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Taking Care of Nature (Private-Religious) ELA: Brainstorming; Cause/Effect; Group Discussions; Listening; Predicting; Synthesizing PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Judaism; Sensitivity; Stewardship; Values SCI: Plants; Pollution SOC: Environment; Parochial; Rights/Responsibilities Repair, Reuse, Recycle (Private-Religious) ELA: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat; Brainstorming; Creative Writing; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Judaism; Recycling; Stewardship SCI: Environment SOC: Natural Resources; Parochial Give a Little Respect (Private-Religious) ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Creative Writing; Group Discussions PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Helping; Judaism; Respect SOC: Environment; Parochial |
K-2 |
Tzedakah: How Can We Help? (Tzedakah) (Private-Religious)) This unit demonstrates that charity is a fundamental concept of Judaism. It engages students not only in the learning, but through performing acts of charity.
Focus Questions: What is tzedakah? Why is tzedakah important for both the person who gives and receives? Is tzedakah only about giving money?
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The Bare Necessities (Private-Religious) ELA: Group Discussions PHIL: Act of Kindness; Activism; Caring/Sharing; Charity; Cooperate; Donate; Empathy; Giving; Helping; Homelessness; Hunger; Judaism; Kindness; Motivation for Giving; Need; Sensitivity; Service Learning; Service Project; Social Action SOC: Compare/Contrast; Ethics; Parochial; Rights/Responsibilities; Social Action; Values; Volunteerism; Wants/Needs Share Your Bread (Private-Religious) ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Advertising/Marketing; Brainstorming; Creative Writing; Letter Writing; Presentations; Speaking PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Charity; Contribute; Cooperate; Donate; Giving; Helping; Homelessness; Hunger; Judaism; Motivation for Giving; Need; Philanthropic Act; Sensitivity; Service Learning; Service Project SOC: Parochial; Rights/Responsibilities; Social Action Meal Math (Private-Religious) ELA: Listening; Presentations MAT: Addition; Counting; Money PHIL: Act of Kindness; Charity; Contributions; Cooperate; Donate; Empathy; Giving; Helping; Hunger; Judaism; Kindness; Motivation for Giving; Philanthropic Act; Sensitivity; Service Learning; Sharing SCI: Health; Nutrition SOC: Common Good; Parochial; Social Action |
K-2 |
United We Stand: One Day (2nd) In a world of us vs. them, how do children develop a sense of community? In this lesson, our children will gain an understanding of community as people who work, learn, play and live together. Through the activities in this lesson, children internalize the value of being a responsible community member.
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United We Stand: One Day (2nd) ELA: Brainstorming; Concept Mapping; Group Discussions; Teamwork; Vocabulary; Writing Process PHIL: Common Good; Community; Cooperate; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Trust SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Communities; Community Characteristics; Cooperative Groups |
K-2 |
Unity in the Community So many of our students see themselves as individuals and have not made connections to "community." Is there strength in uniting? How do children develop a sense of community? In this unit, students will begin to view their family, friends and school as a community where people live, work and play together for the common good. Students will explore game-playing as an activity to build community. As a culminating activity, host a family "Make-It, Take-It Night" where families make games and then are able to take their games home for continued "community building." |
United We Are ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Teamwork PHIL: Common Good; Cooperate; Family SOC: Common Good; Communities; Compare/Contrast; Family; School Community United We Stand ELA: Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch; Brainstorming; Concept Mapping; Group Discussions; Teamwork; Vocabulary; Writing Process PHIL: Common Good; Community; Cooperate; Trust SOC: Communities; Community Characteristics; Cooperative Groups The Family as a Community ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Families Are Different; Fiction Literature; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Community; Family; Feelings SOC: Communities; Diversity; Family Friends ART-M: Music: Interdisciplinary ELA: Rainbow Fish (The); Listening; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Communities; Cooperate SOC: Communities; Good Character Playing Group Games from the Past ELA: Group Discussions; Personal Response; Reflection; Teamwork PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Family; Rules; Traditions SOC: Communities; Compare/Contrast; Cooperative Groups; Family; History; School Community; Timelines Make-It, Take-It Family Night ELA: Communicate; Teamwork PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Cooperate; Family SOC: Communities; Cooperative Groups; Family; School Community; Traditions |
K-2 |
Upon the Clouds of Equality: King Day (1st) The students experience a simulation demonstrating unequal treatment and discuss justice and fairness. Students will reflect on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream of equality and his actions as a philanthropist. |
Upon the Clouds of Equality: King Day (1st) ELA: Martin's Big Words: Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (The); Biography; Constructing Meaning; Group Discussions; Listening; Personal Response; Reflection; Universal Themes PHIL: Activism; African American; Common Good; Justice; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civil Rights; Conflict Resolution; Good Character; King, Martin Luther, Jr.; Segregation |
K-2 |
Using Our Talents for the Common Good Students will realize they have talents that can be used for the common good and that there are groups (foundations) that provide funds for the implementation of service projects. The students will write a grant request to a foundation and carry out a service project. |
What Are Our Talents? ELA: Constructing Meaning; Gift; Group Discussions; Listening; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Community; Culture; Native Peoples How Can Our Talents Be Used Together? ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussions; Journaling; Poetry; Reading; Reflection PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Good Character; Service Plan; Values; Volunteer Who Can We Help? ELA: Brainstorming; Letter Writing; Reflection PHIL: Needs Assessment; Survey; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue What Is a Foundation? ELA: Group Discussions; Journaling; Listening PHIL: Foundations; Grantmaking; Need; Philanthropist SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Government Service Project ELA: Poetry; Reflection PHIL: Need; Service Project SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue |
K-2 |
Volunteering as Good Work The students will learn about the volunteers who help in the school. They will decide a way to show their appreciation to those volunteers and be encouraged to find ways that they can be a volunteer to help others. |
School Worker Guessing Game ELA: Expository Writing PHIL: Common Good; Community; Respect; School Climate SOC: Common Good; Goods and Services; School Community Yea For Volunteers! ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Vocabulary; Writing Process PHIL: Common Good; Motivation for Giving; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: School Community; Volunteerism Ask a Volunteer! ART: Visual Arts ELA: Brainstorming; Cause/Effect; Interview; Letter Writing; Summarizing/Paraphrasing PHIL: Character; Common Good; Motivation for Giving; Opportunity Costs; Volunteer SOC: School Community; Volunteerism Thank You! ART: Visual Arts ELA: Letter Writing PHIL: Common Good; Motivation for Giving; Volunteer SOC: School Community; Volunteerism What Can I Do? ART-VA: Music: Perform; Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Summarizing/Paraphrasing PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; School Climate; Volunteer SOC: Common Good; School Community; Volunteerism |
K-2 |
Watch Me Grow Through four lessons students will understand the concept of Environmental Stewardship. Using a children’s story about a neighborhood working together to improve the appearance of a vacant lot, student will decide how they will participate in a community project to beautify their community and becoming Stewards of the Earth.
Focus Questions: Why do we need plants? Who's responsibility is it to be an Environmental Steward of the natural world? |
Garden for Life ELA: Expository Writing; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Commons; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Neighborhood; Philanthropic Act SCI: Nature; Plants SOC: Common Good; Communities; Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Plants are Growing and Changing ELA: Compare/Contrast; Expository Text; Non-Fiction Literature; Predicting; Questioning MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Service Learning SCI: Life Science; Predict SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Talking Trees ART-T: Theater: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Listening; Response to Text/Others; Voice PHIL: Activism; Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Sensitivity SCI: Environment; Plants SOC: Common Good; Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Understanding the Roots ART-T: Theater: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Journaling; Listening; Reflection; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Community; Environment; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment SCI: Conservation; Environment; Plants SOC: Common Good; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day |
K-2 |
Water Makes Our World Go 'Round Water is essential to all life; however it is not abundant in many areas. In order to preserve our usable water resources, water conservation needs to be a component of everyday life. Conservation can be done in a variety of ways. Through the completion of this unit, learners will develop an understanding of the water cycle, how to measure rainfall (water) and why it is essential to conserve this precious resource. Learners are able to display their ability to be a good citizen and stewards of the Earth by educating those around them about how these things can be done. |
Water, Glorious Water ELA: Drop Around the World (A); Brainstorming; Graphic Organizer; Listening; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Speaking; Visual Media PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Problem Solving; Reflection SCI: Cause/Effect; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Predict; Wants/Needs; Water; Weather SOC: Environment Where Does Water Come From: The Water Cycle ART: Skills; Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About The Water Cycle (The); Analyze/Interpret; Constructing Meaning; Group Discussions; Speaking; Teamwork PHIL: Common Good; Cooperate; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment SCI: Air; Conservation; Cycles; Evaporation; Heat; Observation; Water; Weather Measure It Up! ELA: Water: Up Down, and All Around (Amazing Science); Compare/Contrast; Fiction Literature; Group Discussions; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Summarizing/Paraphrasing; Tables MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Estimation; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Measurement; Predict PHIL: Common Good; Cooperate; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment SCI: Conservation; Cycles; Evaporation; Heat; Observation; Water; Weather SOC: Environment Save That Water! ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Why Should I Save Water?; Group Discussions; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Problem Solving; School Climate; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Cycles; Reasoning; Water; Weather SOC: Environment |
K-2 |
We Can All Do Our Share Students will describe acts of philanthropy that are possible for persons of any age to do and will recognize that personal acts of heroism are carried out every day in the community. |
Compliments ELA: Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Compliments; Giving; Reflection; Respect; Serial Reciprocity SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Community; Good Character; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day I'm a Philanthropist! PHIL: Community; Philanthropic Act; Reflection; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day Heroes in Our Community ELA: Children's Book of Real Heroes (The); Compare/Contrast; Listening; Reading; Research; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes PHIL: Heroes; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Community; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Values |
K-2 |
We Can All Do Our Share: LEAGUE Philanthropy Unit (K)
This unit introduces the word and concept of philanthropy as giving time, talent and treasure for the common good. It teaches Kindergarten students about personal conduct and encourages an understanding of group cooperation. Students experience the beneficial effects when people accomplish a task by working together as a group for the common good.
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I’m a Philanthropist! LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (K) PHIL: Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Philanthropic Act; Reflection; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Good Character Picture-Go-Round: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (K) PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Cooperate; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; School Climate SOC: Choices/Consequences; Conflict Resolution; Cooperate; Interdependence; Personal Virtue Rolling in Dough: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (K) PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Cooperate; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; School Rules SOC: Choices/Consequences; Conflict Resolution; Responsibility |
K-2 |
What Is a Community?: One Day (1st) This lesson introduces the definition of community, and challenges students to explore the characteristics of their own community and the importance of giving to the community. |
What Is a Community?: One Day (1st) ELA: Brainstorming; Non-Fiction Literature; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Community; Cooperate; Helping; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Neighborhood SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Communities; Natural Characteristics of Place; School Community |
K-2 |
What’s All the Commotion in the Ocean? For learners to be good stewards of the Earth they need to know how to help take care of the environment. “What’s All the Commotion in the Ocean?” is a unit to enhance children’s learning about ocean animals, pollution and how children can make a difference by being good stewards of the Earth’s water resources. The children will learn about ocean animals, the ocean environment and how to take care of the ocean environment. They will develop possible answers to the question: What can we do to help the ocean environment? These discussions will lead to a culminating writing activity. The children will write a letter to an organization to find out how to help clean up our oceans. While learning about taking care of the ocean environment they will learn that they are acting responsibly for the common good.
Focus Question: What can we do to help the ocean environment? |
What’s in the Water? ELA: House For Hermit Crab (A); Magic School Bus On The Ocean Floor (The); Journaling; Listening; Non-Fiction Literature; Retelling PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Responsibility SCI: Animals; Environment; Natural Resources; Pollution SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Environment Do Fish Clean the Ocean? ELA: Coral Reef Hideaway: The Story of a Clown Anemone Fish; Journaling; Listening; Retelling PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Responsibility; Stewardship SCI: Animals; Organisms; Water Seashore Sweep ELA: At the Seashore; Journaling; Listening; Retelling PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Responsibility; Stewardship SCI: Animals; Organisms; Water How Can We Help? ELA: Do You Know Where Sea Turtles Go?; Journaling; Listening; Retelling PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Responsibility; Stewardship SCI: Animals; Organisms; Water |
K-2 |
Where Does It All Come From? Penny Drive The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the learners to the concept that community organizations need resources (money and materials) to help people in need. |
Where Does It All Come From? Penny Drive ELA: Listening; Vocabulary PHIL: Common Good; Donate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Community |
K-2 |
You Can Bank on Me! In this unit, the students learn the meaning of the words spend, save and donate. They collect money to donate and use a decision-making model to choose the recipient. They also practice their skills with identifying and counting coins. |
Spend, Save or Donate ELA: Sam and the Lucky Money; Listening; Literature; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Donate; Giving; Personal Giving Plan; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Economic Decisions; Economic Freedom; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Resources Comparing Attitudes about Money ELA: Fiction Literature; Personal Response; Point of View; Response to Text/Others; Retelling SOC: Economic Decisions; Family; Goods and Services; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Spending Decision-Making Model ELA: Questioning; Vocabulary MAT: Counting; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Survey PHIL: Charity; Community; Donate; Need; Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities; Decision Making Model; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Opportunity Costs; Resources Drop, Sort and Count! MAT: Comparing Numbers; Counting; Money; Sort/Classify PHIL: Cooperate; Philanthropic Act SOC: Currency; Goods and Services; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day My Bank, My Decision! ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables; Money PHIL: Charity; Donate; Personal Giving Plan; Personal Wealth; Service Project SOC: Economic Decisions; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Resources |
K-2 |
You Can Make a Difference: One Day (1st) This lesson will teach children about volunteers and the difference they make in our world. The children will conclude that even they can volunteer and make a difference in their community. |
You Can Make a Difference: One Day (1st) ELA: Compare/Contrast; Reflection PHIL: Community; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Need; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Communities; Human Capital; Human Characteristics of Place |
K-2 |
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Animal Shelters This unit will introduce the learners to the important mission and needs of animal shelters, both private and municipal. Learners will understand that they can contribute to animal welfare by aiding a shelter(s) and educating others about the work of shelters.
Through research and class discussion, the learners will be introduced to Animal Welfare and Animal Shelters. They will examine the different types of shelters. They will also explore some of the reasons that animals are surrendered to shelters, services that shelters provide, some of the jobs that volunteers and others can do to help in shelters and calculate the cost of running a shelter. Learners will plan and implement a service project to aid a shelter. They will demonstrate their knowledge about animal shelters by sharing their knowledge with their peers
Focus Question:
Who is responsible for the humane care and welfare of homeless animals?
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Sheltering and Caring for Animals PHIL: Advocacy; Animal Welfare; Environmental Stewardship; Kindness; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; Non profit; Sharing SOC: Common Good; Communities Costs of Providing for Animals MAT: Addition; Comparing Numbers; Data Collection/Organization; Estimation; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Multiplication; Problem Solving PHIL: Advocacy; Animal Welfare; Environmental Stewardship; Kindness; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; Non profit; Service Learning; Sharing SOC: Costs; Economic Decisions; Spending Collecting for Animal Shelters ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Buddy Unchained; Audience; Group Discussion PHIL: Act of Kindness; Animal Welfare; Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Donate; Environmental Stewardship; Giving; Helping; Kindness; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; Philanthropy; Volunteer SOC: ; Common Good Sharing our Knowledge ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Audience; Brainstorming; Creative Writing; Informational Genre; Peer Review; Writing Process MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Advocacy; Animal Welfare; Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; Non profit; Philanthropy; Volunteering |
3-5 |
Art for the Common Good—Junkanoo! (3-5) The purpose of this unit is to encourage students to examine the way groups work together for the common good and understand how specific factions in communities preserve their culture through the arts. In a fun and creative activity, groups will consider how to be more effective in cooperative learning. Students will learn about the Bahamian Festival, Junkanoo, while making headdresses in groups. They will examine how group dynamics work, especially when minority rights need to be protected. |
Introduction to Junkanoo! A Bahamian Festival (3-5) ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate; Visual Arts: History/Culture ELA: Brainstorming; Constructing Meaning; Electronic Text; Expository Writing; Group Discussions; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Community; Community Capital; Human Rights; Traditions; Trust SOC: Common Good; Community; Community Capital; Compare/Contrast; Cultures; Discrimination; Factions; Inquiry; Junkanoo (Bahamian Festival); Migration; Minorities; Mobility; Pluralism; Populations; Primary/Secondary Sources; Racism; Research; Slavery; Tolerance; Traditions Group Headdresses (3-5) ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Constructing Meaning; Persuasive Techniques PHIL: Community Capital; Human Rights; Minorities SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Community Capital; Factions; Junkanoo (Bahamian Festival); Minorities; Nonprofit Organizations Junkanoo Parade (3-5) (A) ART-VA: Visual Arts: Perform PHIL: Service Learning SOC: Cultures |
3-5 |
Banking on the Future: Penny Drive This lesson will emphasize why a legacy of philanthropy is needed now and for future generations. Learners will discover that individuals and organizations give special kinds of money gifts called endowments to nonprofit organizations and foundations. In this way the work of the organization can continue in perpetuity (forever). |
Banking on the Future: Penny Drive ELA: Universal Themes PHIL: Endowment; Foundations; Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Capital; Economic Decisions; Opportunity Costs |
3-5 |
Building a Mini-Park and Bird Sanctuary This unit is designed to introduce students to the joys of having and caring for a garden. Students will take an active role in Environmental Stewardship by adding beauty to their surroundings. It will help them understand what is needed to create and care for a garden in order for the garden to thrive and the interconnectedness to the environment that a garden provides. The long-term result will be to create a quiet area for students and others to read or study in a pleasant outdoor environment or location in the community or neighborhood to be shared by all. Once the garden is complete, it will be given to the local community for all to share. |
Sharing the Joy of a Garden ELA: Perception; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Environment; Plants SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Helping Others with a Garden ELA: Grandpa’s Garden; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Garden; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Nature; Volunteer SCI: Ecosystems; Environment SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Location, Location, Location ELA: Group Discussions PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Problem Solving; Service Project SCI: Ecosystems; Environment; Garden SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day What's in a Garden? ELA: Research PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropic Act SCI: Ecosystems; Environment; Garden SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day And Now, What to Plant? ELA: Compare/Contrast PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Service Project SCI: Environment; Garden; Nature; Plants SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Soil Testing and Measurement ELA: Questioning; Research MAT: Measurement; Metric/Customary Measure PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Problem Solving; Service Project SCI: Experiment; Garden Preparing and Planting the Garden ELA: Group Discussions PHIL: Community; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropic Act; Reflection; Service Project SCI: Environment; Garden; Nature |
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Closer to the Ground The lessons in this unit will focus on the role of foundations and how they help cultural subgroups within communities. It will also define philanthropy and increase the students' knowledge about how it allows individuals to contribute to their community locally by allowing the students to make some decisions about how they will raise money to be donated to a local organization. |
Sharing the Wealth PHIL: Foundations; Grantmaking; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropist; Problem Solving; Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Inquiry Providing a Helping Hand MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Corporate Foundation; Corporate Philanthropy; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising SOC: Common Good; Industry Forecast Sunny and Warm ELA: Alexander Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday PHIL: Endowment; Foundations; Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising SOC: Aesop’s Fables; Capital; Economic Decisions; Opportunity Costs People Take the Stand PHIL: Benefits; Contribute; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Minorities; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropic Act; Service Project; Stewardship SOC: Kid's Guide to Social Action (The); Patchwork Quilt (The); Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes; Cultures |
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Common Good in Colonial America This unit will define philanthropy by providing opportunities for students to examine the prevailing conditions in colonial America that prompted individuals to establish organizations which promoted the common good. They will find examples in literature of the simple act of doing something for the common good. Learners will research how colonial organizations, which developed in the nonprofit/ independent sector, have transformed themselves over time to continue to provide for the common good. |
Growing Up ELA: Point of View; Research PHIL: Common Good; Nonprofit Sector; Philanthropic Organization; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Chronology; Colonization/Settlement (1585-1763); Common Good; Timelines Name Game (The) ART: Visual Arts ELA: Miss Rumphius; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Perception; Research PHIL: Common Good; Helping SOC: Colonization/Settlement (1585-1763); Common Good; Franklin, Benjamin; Harvard, John; Historical Biographies; Lay, Benjamin; Powhatan; Quakers; Squanto Learning from the Past: A New Approach PHIL: Common Good; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Project SOC: Colonization/Settlement (1585-1763); Common Good; Core Democratic Values; Dartmouth College; Library Company of Philadelphia; Pennsylvania Hospital; Smithsonian Institute |
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Community Philanthropy: LEAGUE Philanthropy Unit (4th)
Students will define philanthropy and recognize philanthropic activities. They will identify examples of philanthropy in literature. Students will learn about the contributions made by Benjamin Franklin to the common good. They will categorize his accomplishments in the nonprofit, business and government sectors. They will select and illustrate a quote from Franklin that they would like to apply to their own lives.
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Story of Philanthropy (A): LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (4th) ELA: Fiction Literature; Listening; Reading; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement Benjamin Franklin - Philanthropist: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (4th) ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Poor Richard’s Almanack; Non-Fiction Literature; Universal Themes PHIL: LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Nonprofit Sector SOC: Core Democratic Values; Franklin, Benjamin; Good Character; Personal Virtue; Primary/Secondary Sources |
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Community Table-Community Ties: The Drive (3rd) |
Community Table-Community Ties: The Drive (3rd) ELA: Listening; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Giving; Hunger; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Responsibility SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Giving; Responsibility |
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Cool Kids Compost Through a food-waste survey in the lunchroom, research, observation, and discussion, the learners explore what gets thrown in the lunch trash at school and learn about earth-friendly alternatives that reduce waste in landfills, including recycling and composting. Learners discover the benefits of compost and reasons to promote it in the community. They learn that their knowledge can be shared with others through implementing a student generated and planned service project.
Focus Question: What can we do to promote responsible use of all resources? |
A Messy Survey ELA: Non-Fiction Literature; Reflection; Teamwork; Visual Media; Vocabulary MAT: Counting; Data/Collection/Organization; Estimation; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: ; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Needs Assessment; Problem Solving; Stewardship SCI: Analyze/Interpret; Cause/Effect; Compare/Contrast; Organisms; Recycle SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Environment; Natural Resources; Research; School Community Rotten Research ELA: Informational Media; Non-Fiction Literature; Questioning; Research; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropic Act; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Compare/Contrast; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Invertebrates; Observation; Recycle; Scientific Investigation SOC: Common Good; Environment; Research; Resources Got Dirt? ELA: Brainstorming; Expository Writing; Group Discussions; Persuasive Techniques; Reflection PHIL: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Service; Stewardship SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Environment; Resources |
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Core Democratic Values in Action In this unit, the students analyze the importance of the Core Democratic Values in the context of a 1910 African American family, their home and school rules and in simple conflict resolution. |
What Are Our Common Values? ELA: Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Fiction Literature; Historical Fiction; Response to Text/Others; Voice PHIL: African American; Common Good; Motivation for Giving; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Bill of Rights; Civil Rights; Common Good; Core Democratic Values; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day CDVs at Home and School ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Compare/Contrast; Concept Mapping; Group Discussions; Teamwork PHIL: Common Good; School Climate; School Rules SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Core Democratic Values; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Rules Role Playing for the Common Good ART-T: Theater: Analyze; Theater: Create/Communicate; Theater: Perform ELA: Audience; Character Development; Role-Play; Teamwork PHIL: Common Good; Community; Community/Social Capital; Conflict Resolution; School Climate; School Rules SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Community Capital; Conflict Resolution; Core Democratic Values; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day |
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Courage Comes In All Sizes: King Day (3rd) Using poetry, this lesson explores the attributes of a hero and the philanthropic acts that are achieved in spite of adversity, for the common good of all humankind. |
Courage Comes In All Sizes: King Day (3rd) ELA: Listening; Poetry; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Activism; Caring/Sharing; Helping; Heroes; Justice; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Philanthropic Act; Respect; Social Action; Trust SOC: Choices/Consequences; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Good Character |
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Courageous Voices that Shook the Nation to Action: King Day (3rd) Using literature and music, this lesson explores the implementation of Dr. Martin Luther King's birth date as a United States national holiday. Students will listen to a story about the celebration of his birthday and hear about the quest of those who fought to have it legally recognized . In addition, students will view the lyrics of Stevie Wonder's Happy Birthday and discover how it fueled the campaign to proclaim Dr. King as a national hero. |
Courageous Voices that Shook the Nation to Action: King Day (3rd) ELA: Happy Birthday Martin Luther King; Communicate; Listening; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Act of Kindness; African American; Common Good; Justice; Kindness; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Sacrifice SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Discrimination; Good Character; Justice; Rights/Responsibilities |
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Different! Diverse! Dynamic! (3-5) The purpose of this unit is to increase students’ awareness of the differences among us. Through identification of and participation in service activities, the students will gain a better understanding of others’ unique characteristics. Acceptance of individual differences and understanding of developmental differences is the overarching behavior outcome of the unit. The unit strives to instill the concept of tolerance to enhance the common good. |
Late Bloomers (3-5) ELA: Reading; Response to Text/Others MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables; Numbers PHIL: Respect SCI: Heredity SOC: Common Good; Diversity; Good Character; Graphs; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Timelines; Tolerance; Values Teaching Peace through Literature and Song (3-5) ART: Music: Create/Communicate ELA: Thank You, Mr. Falker; Presentations; Response to Text/Others; Theme PHIL: Respect; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Choices/Consequences; Common Good; Discrimination; Diversity; Human Rights; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day What Do Stories Share? (3-5) ELA: Response to Text/Others; Theme; Writing Process PHIL: Respect SOC: Choices/Consequences; Common Good; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Tolerance Looks Like Respect, Sounds Like Respect, Feels Like (3-5) ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate; Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Constructing Meaning PHIL: Culture; Respect SOC: Discrimination; Diversity; Ethics; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Personal Virtue; Values I Feel Angry or Sad When… (3-5) ART: Theater: Interdisciplinary; Theater: Perform PHIL: Altruism; Cooperate; Empathy; Ennobled Self; Selflessness SOC: Common Good; Ethics; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Rule of Law; Tolerance Is There a Stone in My Soup? (3-5) ELA: Stone Soup; Interview; Writing Process MAT: Estimation; Numbers; Patterns PHIL: Cooperate; Feelings; Giving; Need; Respect; Survey; Tolerance SOC: Common Good; Diversity; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Rules; Volunteerism |
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Disaster Relief - You Can Count On Me! (3-5) This lesson introduces learners to opportunities to respond to a natural disaster. The lesson introduces vocabulary terms spend, save, and donate. The students learn the definition of philanthropy (giving time, talent and treasure, and taking action for the common good) as well as explore reasons why people choose to donate. As a class, they will discuss and sing the song "What is a Philanthropist?"
Focus Question: How can we best help people who are victims of a natural disaster?
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Disaster Relief - You Can Count On Me! (3-5) ART-M: Music: Perform ELA: Sam and the Lucky Money; Listening; Literature; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others MAT: Counting; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Money PHIL: Donate; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Emergency Response; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Disaster: Natural; Maps |
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Diverse Voices-African American Ventures Students will become familiar with African American humanitarian efforts that promoted philanthropy and had a significant effect on the African American community. |
Getting the Hang of Philanthropy ELA: Compare/Contrast; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Group Discussions; Inquiry; Interview; Literary Response; Media Genres; Persuasive Techniques; Point of View; Research; Response to Text/Others; Summarizing/Paraphrasing; Writing Mechanics MAT: Data Analysis/Probability PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Culture; Family; Giving; Traditions; Volunteer SOC: African American; Analyze/Interpret; Brainstorming; Choices/Consequences; Chronology; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Communities; Community Capital; Compare/Contrast; Decision Making Model; Democracy; Diversity; Economic Impact; Ethics; Family; Freedom; Good Character; Human Rights; Inquiry; Justice; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Minorities; Personal Virtue; Point of View; Racism; Research; Slavery; Timelines; Tolerance; Volunteerism Piece of Bread (A) ELA: Seven Spools of Thread; Brainstorming; Character Development; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Group Discussions; Letter Writing; Literary Response; Reflection; Research; Response to Text/Others; Summarizing/Paraphrasing; Technology; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Culture; Family; Giving SOC: African American; Analyze/Interpret; Chronology; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Communities; Community Capital; Cultures; Decision Making Model; Democracy; Family; Good Character; Government; Historical Biographies; Inquiry; Kwanzaa; Personal Virtue; Point of View; Research; Timelines It's a Matter of Freedom ELA: Author's Style/Purpose; Compare/Contrast; Literary Response; Media Genres; Persuasive Techniques; Point of View; Primary/Secondary Sources; Response to Text/Others; Summarizing/Paraphrasing; Technology; Vocabulary PHIL: Cooperate; Culture; Philanthropic Act; Traditions SOC: African American; Civil War/Reconstruction (1850-1877); Common Good; Good Character; Inquiry; Patriotism; Personal Virtue; Volunteerism Underground Railroad—People Get Ready...There's a Train a Comin' ELA: Character Development; Compare/Contrast; Group Discussions; Media Genres; Point of View; Technology PHIL: Common Good; Philanthropic Act SOC: Abolition; African American; Chronology; Civil War/Reconstruction (1850-1877); Common Good; Constitution of the United States; Core Democratic Values; Freedom; Good Character; Human Rights; Inquiry; Maps; Patriotism; Personal Virtue; Quakers; Underground Railroad; Volunteerism It's All in the Making—Our Local Organizations ELA: Group Discussions; Interview; Letter Writing; Listening; Literary Response; Media Genres; Presentations; Research; Summarizing/Paraphrasing; Technology; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Cooperate; Minorities; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: African American; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Maps; NAACP; National Urban League; Nonprofit Organizations; Research; Volunteerism; Wants/Needs |
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Do Not Stand Idly By (Private-Religious) Students become actively engaged in the process of perfecting the world through acts of kindness. They learn to value endeavors that benefit others and study ancestors who have proven to be particularly adept at helping others.
Throughout the unit, they continuously ask themselves:
What actions will benefit others and thereby make this world a better place?
How can I fulfill my responsibility to take part in these activities? |
Piecing Together the Puzzle (Private-Religious) ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussions PHIL: Tikkun Olam; Act of Kindness; Judaism; Philanthropic Act; Philanthropic Traditions; Religious Perspectives; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Parochial; Primary/Secondary Sources; Religion Jewish Heroes Congress (Private-Religious) ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Biography; Research; Universal Themes PHIL: Heroes; Judaism; Philanthropist; Religious Perspectives SOC: Historical Biographies; Parochial Following in Their Footsteps (Private-Religious) ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussions; Research PHIL: Act of Kindness; Community; Judaism; Service Plan; Service Project; Volunteer SOC: Parochial |
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Dreaming of Gardens: Earth Day (5th) Students will listen to two stories, and compare and contrast the activities of the main characters. As a final piece, students reflect by writing an answer to some essential questions: What does it mean to be a philanthropist? What does it mean to be an environmentalist? What does it mean to be a good steward of the earth? |
Dreaming of Gardens: Earth Day (5th) ELA: Just a Dream; Compare/Contrast; Reflection PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Philanthropist; Responsibility; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Environment |
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Each One, Teach One Concepts of literacy and reading competency with themes of philanthropy and stewardship are employed to address issues of literacy and increase awareness of the importance of reading to young children early and often. |
Setting the Stage ELA: Fiction Literature; Perception; Reading; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Altruism; Foundations; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Mentoring/Tutoring; Nonprofit Sector SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Public Policy Kids Helping Kids ELA: Constructing Meaning; Reading; Reflection; Story Elements; Voice MAT: Data Collection/Organization PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Mentoring/Tutoring; Service Project; Youth Club SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Authors Shall We Be ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Audience; Story Elements; Vocabulary; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Mentoring/Tutoring; Need; Service Learning; Service Project SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day |
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Earth Connections The purpose of this unit is for students to expand their awareness of the earth through the study of some traditional Native American beliefs about the concept of “mother earth.” They will discover the need to protect the environment and their responsibility to do that for the common good through action and advocacy. They will learn about pollution through scientific investigation and how to demonstrate environmental stewardship by protecting the environment through reusing, reducing and recycling. They will make a personal commitment to the environment through planning and implementing a service learning project. They will brainstorm strategies to protect the environment and carry out a service learning project to enhance the environment for the common good.
Focus Questions:
- How do humans and the natural world interact?
- What makes a good citizen?
- Can one person make a difference?
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"Mother Earth" - Past ART-M: Music: Interdisciplinary ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate; Visual Arts: Interdisciplinary ELA: Brother Eagle, Sister Sky ; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Reading; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Culture; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Native Americans; Stewardship; Traditions SCI: Environment; Nature SOC: Ecosystems; Environment; Ethics; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Native Peoples; Opportunity Costs; Personal Virtue; Scarcity "Mother Earth" - Present ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Poetry; Reading; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Culture; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Native Americans; Stewardship SCI: Environment; Nature SOC: Environment; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Personal Virtue Let's Experiment! ELA: Expository Text PHIL: Community; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Needs Assessment; Stewardship SCI: Environment; Experiment; Measure; Nature; Observation SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! ELA: Cause/Effect; Literary Response PHIL: Common Good; Commons; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Need; Recycling; Stewardship SCI: Conservation; Environment; Natural Resources; Nature; Pollution SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Core Democratic Values; Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Resources Looking at the Data ELA: Constructing Meaning; Listening; Teamwork PHIL: Community; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Need; Stewardship SCI: Conservation; Environment; Natural Resources; Nature; Observation Let's Make a Plan ELA: Constructing Meaning; Writing Process PHIL: Community; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Needs Assessment; Service Project SCI: Environment; Natural Resources; Nature; Observation; Pollution SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Public Policy |
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Endangered Species--It's Not Too Late The purpose of this unit is to help the learners become aware of endangered species and explore one of the ways in which people can become good stewards of the environment by helping to prevent endangered species from becoming extinct. The learners will also be involved in philanthropy through the philanthropic act of fund-raising in order to "adopt" an endangered species. |
What Are Endangered Species? ELA: Questioning; Technology PHIL: Advocacy; Need; Problem Solving; Reflection SCI: Animals; Conservation; Ecosystems; Environment; Habitat; Plants; Pollution Create to Educate! ART-VA: Create/Communicate ELA: Audience; Author's Style/Purpose; Fact/Opinion; Literary Response; Non-Fiction Literature; Presentations; Research; Resources; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Advocacy; Need; Problem Solving; Reflection SCI: Adaptation; Animals; Conservation; Ecosystems; Environment; Habitat; Natural Resources; Nature; Plants; Pollution Adopt a Species! ART-VA: Create/Communicate ELA: Reflection MAT: Addition; Counting; Money PHIL: Act of Kindness; Activism; Advocacy; Contribute; Contributions; Donate; Fundraising; Helping; Motivation for Giving; Need; Philanthropic Act; Service Learning; Service Project SOC: Democracy; Voting |
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Exploring Nonprofit Career Opportunities The lessons in this unit are designed to help learners, using the Action Without Borders/Idealist.org Web Site, become more aware of how nonprofit organizations benefit communities, recognize that different job opportunities are available in the nonprofit sector and understand that these jobs may require different abilities and skills. |
Exploring Nonprofits MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Action Without Borders/Idealist.org; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Communities; Inquiry Who Works for Nonprofits? PHIL: Action Without Borders/Idealist.org; Career Opportunities; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Goods and Services; Inquiry |
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Exploring Nonprofit Careers To define the difference between profit and nonprofit organizations and the types of careers that are involved with their operation. The concepts will be taught through the creation of and performance of a musical production. |
Nonprofit and Profit Careers ELA: Letter Writing; Research MAT: Data Collection/Organization PHIL: Career Opportunities; For-Profit; Nonprofit SOC: Capital Equipment; Four Economic Sectors; Goods and Services; Human Capital; Natural Resources Researching Careers ELA: Research PHIL: Career Opportunities; For-Profit; Nonprofit SOC: Capital Equipment; Human Capital; Inquiry; Natural Resources Designing the Careers Show ART-D: Dance: Create/Communicate; Dance: Perform ART-M: Music: Create/Communicate ART-T: Theater: Create/Communicate; Theater: Perform ELA: Presentations PHIL: Career Opportunities; For-Profit; Nonprofit SOC: Goods and Services In Production ART-T: Theater: Create/Communicate; Theater: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate PHIL: Career Opportunities; For-Profit; Nonprofit SOC: Goods and Services Showtime! Profit or Non ART-T: Theater: Perform PHIL: Career Opportunities; For-Profit; Nonprofit SOC: Goods and Services; Human Capital |
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Family Lessons in Philanthropy: The Drive (5th) Students will respond to a literature book about family philanthropy. They will apply/compare their own philanthropic family acts to ideas for volunteering their time and talent to meet needs in the school or greater community. |
Family Lessons in Philanthropy: The Drive (5th) ELA: Group Discussions; Literary Response PHIL: Patchwork Quilt (The); Caring/Sharing; Community; Culture; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Respect; Responsibility; Time/Talent/Treasure; Traditions SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Culture; Diversity; Family; Good Character; Personal Virtue; Tolerance; Traditions |
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Finding Our Bonds: King Day (4th)
Using a simulation and literature book, students will explore the discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes. They will explore the importance of respect for diversity and their role in promoting a civil society focused on justice and equality.
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Finding Our Bonds: King Day (4th) ELA: Point of View; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Discrimination; Friendship; Justice; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Neighborhood; Philanthropic Act; Respect; Stereotypes; Tolerance; Trust SOC: Diversity; Equality; Rights/Responsibilities |
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Foundations and You This lesson introduces the definition of philanthropy and its importance to and effects on the community. Students also learn the definition of a foundation and become familiar with the Learning to Give Website. A representative of a local foundation speaks to the class about the foundation’s mission, activities and funding. Students write a grant proposal to a Youth Advisory Committee to support a local youth initiative. |
"Phil"-ing Good ELA: Chair For My Mother (A); Communicate; Journaling; Literary Response; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Act of Kindness; Common Good; Community/Social Capital; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Motivation for Giving; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Community Capital; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Wants/Needs Solid Foundation ELA: Electronic Text; Journaling; Letter Writing; Listening; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Charity; Common Good; Community Foundation; Grantmaking; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising SOC: Budget; Common Good; Communities; Foundations; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Nonprofit; Resource Allocation Let's Write a Grant Proposal! ELA: Electronic Text; Research; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Charity; Common Good; Community Foundation; Grantmaking; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Service Learning SOC: Budget; Common Good; Communities; Cooperative Groups; Foundations; Nonprofit; Resource Allocation |
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Freedom to Choose Students explore the motivation of the pilgrims and recognize that freedom of choice is important to them as they choose a service project. |
No Choice! ELA: How Many Days to America?; Analyze/Interpret; Compare/Contrast; Historical Fiction; Journaling; Point of View; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Religious Perspectives; Respect; Sensitivity; Tolerance SOC: Choices/Consequences; Colonization/Settlement (1585-1763); Freedom; Religion The Mayflower Compact—Freedom Contract ART-T: Theater: Create/Communicate; Theater: Perform ELA: Compare/Contrast; Journaling; Point of View PHIL: Common Good; Core Democratic Values; Religious Perspectives SOC: Choices/Consequences; Colonization/Settlement (1585-1763); Freedom; Mayflower Compact; Opportunity Costs; Primary/Secondary Sources; Religion Volunteering Requires Freedom of Choice ART: Theater: Create/Communicate; Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Cause/Effect; Teamwork PHIL: Common Good; Opportunity Costs; Service Plan; Volunteer SOC: Choices/Consequences; Common Good; Freedom; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day |
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Giving Game—Put It on the Card! |
Giving Game—Put It on the Card! ELA: Personal Response; Reflection PHIL: Giving Game; Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Feelings; Giving; Kindness; Personal Giving Plan; Philanthropic Act; Reflection; Serial Reciprocity SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Cause/Effect; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Compare/Contrast; Consumers; Good Character; Goods and Services; Simulation; Social Action; Spending; Values |
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Good Citizenship and Philanthropy: One Day (4th) Students will explore ways in which working together is important in solving community problems. |
Good Citizenship and Philanthropy: One Day (4th) ELA: Brainstorming; Chronology; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Group Discussions; Research; Response to Text/Others; Structural Patterns PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Need; Respect; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Cause/Effect; Environment; Pollution SOC: Adaptation; Cause/Effect; Chronology; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Communities; Cultures; Economic Decisions; Ecosystems; Land Use; Native Peoples; Natural Resources; Volunteerism |
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Great North (3-5) |
Great North (3-5) PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; Family; Traditions SCI: Climate; Common Good; Life Cycles; Nature; Weather SOC: Cultures; Diverse Communities; Diversity; Environment; Maps; Migration |
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Great Philanthropists in HistoryCharles Hackley Learners will gain a deeper understanding of philanthropy by studying a great philanthropist from their community. Students will recognize the importance of philanthropy in the community and the importance of becoming involved. |
Charles Hackley—A Man with a Plan PHIL: Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Hackley, Charles; Historical Biographies; Inquiry Hackley's Contributions PHIL: Donate; Hackley, Charles; Philanthropist SOC: Historical Biographies; Maps Continuing the Tradition ELA: Group Discussions PHIL: Community; Hackley, Charles; Philanthropist; Reflection; Service Plan |
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Harvesting Friends-Feeding Needs: The Drive (4th) This lesson will give students background knowledge of the needs of their community. After completing this lesson, students will recognize the effect that individuals can create through developing philanthropic actions for the common good. |
Harvesting Friends-Feeding Needs: The Drive (4th) ELA: Listening; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Giving; Hunger; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Responsibility SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Giving; Good Character; Personal Virtue |
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Helping Hands Across the World: The Drive (5th) |
Helping Hands Across the World: The Drive (5th) ELA: Give a Goat; Group Discussion; Listening; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Giving; Hunger; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Responsibility SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Good Character; Personal Virtue |
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Heroes and Their Impact Using three very different persons as examples, students will see how a single person with personal virtue, good character, and ethical behavior can make a big difference in the world. Students will identify how heroes have acted for the common good. Students will design their own service project. While written for a Catholic Elementary School, the lessons in this unit may be easily adapted for public school use. |
Jackie Robinson, A Black Hero ELA: Response to Text/Others; Writing Process PHIL: Courage; Philanthropic Act; Respect; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Personal Virtue; Robinson, Jackie Mother Teresa ELA: Biography; Response to Text/Others; Writing Process PHIL: Heroes SOC: Common Good; Cultures; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Mother Teresa; Personal Virtue Rosa Parks ELA: Biography; Letter Writing; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Community; Enlightened Self-Interest; Philanthropic Act; Service Project; Social Action SOC: Community; Cultures; Discrimination; Historical Biographies; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Parks, Rosa; Rights/Responsibilities |
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How Did We Help? This unit will introduce early philanthropic behavior in the United States. Lesson One: Native Americans and Giving uses literature to relate the contributions of a native American to the stewardship of the land. Lesson Two: The Mayflower Compact Started It shows how the Mayflower Compact prepared the Pilgrims to act for the common good. Lesson Three: The "Society of Friends" and Society analyzes the work and beliefs of members of the Society of Friends as it affected the common good and reflected Core Democratic Values. Lesson Four: Benjamin Franklin and Life uses the actions and writings of Benjamin Franklin to show how the common good and the independent sector was furthered in the early days of this country. |
Native Americans and Giving ELA: Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Native Americans; Stewardship SOC: Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle; Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Pollution Mayflower Compact Started It (The) PHIL: Common Good SOC: Civil Society; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Mayflower Compact "Society of Friends" and Society (The ) PHIL: Common Good; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Core Democratic Values; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Quakers; Research Benjamin Franklin and Life ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Poor Richard’s Almanack PHIL: Nonprofit Sector SOC: Core Democratic Values; Franklin, Benjamin; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Personal Virtue; Primary/Secondary Sources |
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Inquiring Minds: News and Philanthropy The purpose of this unit is to learn about the structure of the newspaper and identify acts of philanthropy and kindness in the news. Students will recognize the many acts of philanthropy in the communities to which they belong.
Focus Question: What is the role of philanthropy in my communities? |
What's the News? ELA: Compare/Contrast; Informational Genre; Informational Media; Journaling; Main Idea; Reading; Reflection; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Current Events; Timelines Turning Literature into News ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Audience; Brainstorming; Informational Media; Interview; Media Characteristics; Response to Text/Others; Writing Process PHIL: Act of Kindness; Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Philanthropic Literature; Volunteer SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Current Events Philanthropy News ELA: Brainstorming; Expository Writing; Interview; Peer Review; Research; Teamwork; Writing Process PHIL: Act of Kindness; Common Good; Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Community; Cooperative Groups; Current Events; Good Character; Inquiry |
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It's All in the Cards While this unit introduces the basic vocabulary of the game Bridge, it also uses the language of game playing and Bridge to discuss social skills and teamwork. Learners discuss the importance of rules and etiquette in games, as well as in the "game of life." Students learn game procedures, playing card attributes, math skills, and communication skills while having fun with games.
Focus Question: How do rules help us do well in games and in life? |
Why Games Have Rules PHIL: Bridge LEAGUE; Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: School Bridge SOC: Location; Rules Getting to Know The Cards ELA: Vocabulary PHIL: Bridge LEAGUE; Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: School Bridge SOC: Rules Let's Play Cards! ELA: Vocabulary MAT: Addition; Comparing Numbers PHIL: Bridge LEAGUE; Cooperate; Courtesy; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: School Bridge; Respect; Rules Games, Rules ELA: Communicate; Retelling; Speaking; Teamwork; Vocabulary MAT: Counting; Sort/Classify PHIL: Bridge LEAGUE; Cooperate; Courtesy; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: School Bridge; Respect; Rules; Service Project SOC: Good Character Crossing the Mini Bridge ELA: Teamwork; Vocabulary MAT: Analysis/Probability; Comparing Numbers; Inductive/Deductive Reasoning; Mental Computation; Reasoning PHIL: Bridge LEAGUE; Cooperate; Courtesy; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: School Bridge; Respect; Rules SOC: Good Character |
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I've Been Writing In The Classroom Students will go through the complete writing process from writing rough drafts to editing and illustrating their stories. The stories will be turned into booklets which will be given to children who are ill, so they can read or hear them during their recovery. The learners will reflect on the value of their contributions. |
We're Off To Do Some Giving, Some Wonderful Giving To Others ELA: Brainstorming; Writing Process PHIL: Giving; Volunteer Topics and IdeasSort and Seize ELA: Audience; Peer Review; Voice; Writing Process PHIL: Need; Service Project Help! I Need Some Editing ART-VA: Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Audience; Peer Review; Voice; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Need; Service Project We Hope This Helps ELA: Peer Review; Reflection PHIL: Benefits; Community; Service Project |
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Just What Is a YAC (Youth Advisory Committee)? The unit will introduce students to the idea of helping others through a series of read-a-loud books, leading to the understanding that they can also be philanthropic. (They have time, treasures and/or talents to share.) The class will develop a list of possible service projects. They will listen and respond to a presentation given by a member of a Community Foundation Youth Advisory Committee. They will write a mini-grant proposal to obtain funds for the service project, perform the service and evaluate its effects on the community and themselves. |
Look at Philanthropy in Children's Literature (A) ELA: Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge; Compare/Contrast; Fiction Literature; Journaling; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Selflessness; Sensitivity; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Community; Core Democratic Values; Cultures; Respect What Can We Do to Help Others? ELA: Group Discussions; Letter Writing; Teamwork; Universal Themes; Writing Process PHIL: Community Foundation; Service Plan; Youth Advisory Committee SOC: Common Good; Communities; Decision Making Model; Inquiry Meeting a Member of a Youth Advisory Committee ELA: Group Discussions; Listening; Teamwork PHIL: Unity Foundation; Youth Advisory Committee SOC: Decision Making Model; Inquiry Writing A Grant ELA: Expository Writing; Group Discussions PHIL: Community; Grantmaking; Youth Advisory Committee SOC: Decision Making Model Evaluating Our Success ELA: Personal Response; Universal Themes PHIL: Service Project; Volunteer SOC: Cause/Effect; Point of View |
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Keeping Our Pets Safe in an Emergency No one wants to think about disasters and evacuation. These are frightening issues for adults, and are especially scary for children. Advanced planning, including preparing for the care of animals, can minimize some of the fright and stress of evacuation. Preparing for a disaster is the first and best step in helping both people and animals in case of an emergency. Animals are part of our families and we want to make sure that they are safe just like we are. (ASPCA®)
This unit is designed to help learners understand what is needed to be prepared for an emergency. Through a better understanding of disasters and emergencies, and researching animal welfare needs in the community, the learners will understand the need for emergency preparedness including for animals. They create a service learning project involving animal welfare and also share their knowledge with their peers.
Focus Question:
How can I make a difference in the lives of animals and their welfare in our community?
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Where Is Everyone Going? PHIL: Animal Welfare; Disaster; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Emergency Response SCI: Natural Disaster; Weather SOC: Disaster: Human-Made; Disaster: Natural What Is Our Plan? ELA: Group Discussions; Visual Media PHIL: Animal Welfare; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; LEAGUE Wildcard: Emergency Prepardness SCI: Natural Disaster SOC: Disaster: Human-Made; Disaster: Natural What Would We Do? ELA: Group Discussion; Reflection PHIL: Animal Welfare; Community; Disaster; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; LEAGUE Wildcard: Emergency Prepardness; Service Project; Sharing SCI: Natural Disaster; Weather SOC: Disaster: Human-Made; Disaster: Natural |
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Kids Can Make a Difference This unit brings students together with other students who live in a very different community to do something for the common good. In this Unit the students develop a pen-pal relationship with a classroom in a community that is supposedly very different from their own. As they communicate about their community, interests and other issues, they learn that they have much in common. The two groups work cooperatively to collect canned goods for their local communities. Then they each plan and implement a service-learning project. The students reflect on the role of the long distance and communication through writing on the success of their project. |
Do It Write ELA: Town Mouse Country Mouse; Letter Writing; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Community; Listening; Respect; Sensitivity SOC: Communities; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Natural Characteristics of Place; Resources Cans Make a Difference ELA: Letter Writing; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process MAT: Classify; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Service Learning; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Problem Solving; Research Long-Distance Service ELA: Creative Writing; Letter Writing PHIL: Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Nonprofit Organizations |
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Laws, What Are They Good For? Learners will discover how their communities work. They will be introduced to theories of governance, learn how governments are organized, how they make laws and what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of their school and community at large. Through a service-learning activity, learners will share what they have learned about rights and responsibilities with others in their school and community. |
We Are a Comm-un-it-y. I've Got All My Classmates with Me-Part I ELA: Brainstorming; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Cooperate SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Laws; Rules We Are a Comm-un-it-y. I've Got All My Classmates with Me-Part II ELA: Communicate; Group Discussions PHIL: Community; Conflict Resolution SOC: Democracy; Government; Laws; Rules Just a Spoonful of Rights Makes the Responsibility Go 'Round-Part I ELA: Group Discussions; Role-Play; Vocabulary PHIL: Common Good; Justice SOC: Bill of Rights; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Constitution of the United States; Core Democratic Values; Ethics; Human Rights; Rights/Responsibilities Just a Spoonful of Rights Makes the Responsibilities Go 'Round-Part II: Service ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Communicate; Media Genres; Role-Play PHIL: Needs Assessment; Reflection; Service Plan; Service Project SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Rights/Responsibilities |
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Learning About Philanthropy-Diocesan Standard Students will identify philanthropy in their daily lives and will recognize time, talent, and treasure as components of stewardship and philanthropy. |
Love of Mankind PHIL: Christianity; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Parochial Call to Care (A) ELA: Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Christianity; Stewardship SOC: Parochial Time, Talent, and Treasure ELA: Survey; Universal Themes; Writing Process PHIL: Christianity; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Parochial |
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Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West (3-5) |
Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West (3-5) ELA: Journaling; Reading; Research; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Native Americans; Philanthropist; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Cultures; Expansion (1801-1861); Good Character; Historical Biographies; Personal Virtue |
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Living History-An Intergenerational Philanthropy Project Students will develop sharing and learning relationships with senior friends from a local senior center or retirement home as they volunteer to write the Living History of that person. They will seek to discover what brought that person and his/her family to the area of the state. They will compare and contrast the life of their senior with their own. Both generations will discuss how they have been philanthropists in their lives. They will write, illustrate and publish their books using timelines, English Language Arts skills, art and technology. A copy of this book will be given to their senior friend. |
Building Sensitivity and Awareness ELA: Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge; Fiction Literature; Journaling; Response to Text/Others PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Selflessness; Sensitivity; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Community; Core Democratic Values; Cultures; Respect Autobiography and Interviews ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Me and My Family Tree; Who’s Who in My Family; Analyze/Interpret; Audience; Author's Style/Purpose; Autobiography; Interview; Journaling; Listening; Peer Review; Reading; Response to Text/Others; Speaking; Universal Themes; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Cooperate; Family; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Sensitivity; Service Project SOC: Chronology; Common Good; Compare/Contrast; Family; Historical Biographies; Opportunity Costs; Timelines; Volunteerism Sharing Our Past ELA: Listening; Reflection; Speaking; Writing Process PHIL: Caring/Sharing; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Sensitivity; Service Project SOC: Chronology; Common Good; Family; Immigration; Mobility; Opportunity Costs; Primary/Secondary Sources; Scarcity; Supply/Demand; Timelines; Volunteerism Publishing the Living History ART: Visual Arts: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Biography; Interview; Listening; Poetry; Speaking; Voice; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Service Project SOC: Chronology; Historical Biographies; Timelines; Volunteerism Celebration of Living History ELA: Biography; Listening; Speaking; Voice PHIL: Community/Social Capital; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Reflection; Service Project SOC: Common Good; Primary/Secondary Sources; Volunteerism |
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Looking beyond First Impressions: King Day (5th) |
Looking Beyond First Impressions: King Day (5th) ELA: Group Discussions; Perception; Questioning; Stereotyping/Bias; Understanding/Interpretation; Universal Themes PHIL: Discrimination; Friendship; Justice; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Respect; Stereotypes; Tolerance; Trust SOC: Diversity; Equality |
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Lucky Money: Penny Drive This lesson will introduce learners to opportunities to respond to the needs of a community. The lesson will introduce vocabulary terms spend, save and donate. It is designed to help learners become more aware of the process involved in establishing a volunteer/service project. The students will learn or review the definition of philanthropy as well as explore reasons why people choose to donate. |
Lucky Money: Penny Drive ELA: Listening; Literature; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others MAT: Counting; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Money PHIL: Donate; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good |
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Makes Cents to Me: Penny Drive This lesson will introduce learners to the concept that nonprofit organizations need monetary resources in order help others. It will help students explore why people, including themselves, might donate money to these organizations. |
Makes Cents to Me: Penny Drive ELA: Group Discussions; Listening PHIL: Donate; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Nonprofit Organizations; Nonprofit Sector; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good |
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Making a Difference in Our Community: One Day (3rd) Students will identify some community and school needs. They will respond to literature about being a good person and making a difference. Working as a group, the students select a philanthropic project, formulate a plan, and execute that plan to address the need. |
Making a Difference in Our Community: One Day (3rd) ELA: Brainstorming; Journaling; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Community; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Need; Neighborhood; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Common Good; Communities |
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Money Smart Children (3-5) In this unit, the students learn the meaning of the words spend, save, invest, and donate. They collect money to donate and use an economic decision-making model to choose the recipient. Students begin to understand the importance of budgeting and create a personal budget. Younger students practice their skills in identifying and counting coins, while older students gain experience with data tables and bar graphs. |
Spend, Save, Invest, or Donate (3-5) ELA: Sam and the Lucky Money; Listening; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others MAT: Decimals; Percent; Problem Solving PHIL: Charity; Donate; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Personal Giving Plan; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Benefits; Common Good; Consumers; Costs; Economic Decisions; Economic Freedom; Investment; Natural Resources; Opportunity Costs; Resources; Scarcity; Spending; Taxation; Wants/Needs Thinking About Money (3-5) ELA: Alexander Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday; Chair For My Mother (A); Fiction Literature; Personal Response; Point of View; Response to Text/Others; Retelling PHIL: Charity; Common Good; Donate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive SOC: Budget; Consumers; Economic Decisions; Family; Goods and Services; Incentives; Opportunity Costs; Scarcity; Spending; Taxation; Wants/Needs Making Good Money Choices (3-5) ELA: Questioning; Vocabulary MAT: Counting; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Charity; Community; Donate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Need; Service; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Communities; Decision Making Model; Opportunity Costs; Resources Count On It! (3-5) MAT: Comparing Numbers; Counting; Money; Sort/Classify PHIL: Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Philanthropic Act SOC: Currency; Goods and Services My Bank, My Budget, My Decisions! (3-5) MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables; Money PHIL: Charity; Donate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Personal Giving Plan; Personal Wealth; Service Project SOC: Budget; Economic Decisions; Income; Investment; Resources; Spending |
3-5 |
Mother Earth Connections: Earth Day (3rd)
The purpose of this lesson is for students to explore the concept of the earth. They will explore our connection to the earth and the importance of good stewardship of it through the Native American traditional beliefs about “Mother Earth.”
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Mother Earth Connections: Earth Day (3rd) ART: Music: Interdisciplinary; Visual Arts: Create/Communicate; Visual Arts: Interdisciplinary ELA: Cultural/Historical Contexts; Reading; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Culture; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Native Americans; Responsibility; Stewardship; Traditions SCI: Environment; Nature SOC: Ecosystems; Environment; Ethics; Good Character; Native Peoples; Opportunity Costs; Personal Virtue; Scarcity |
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My Water, Your Water, Our Water Our Great Lakes Basin provides a wealth of material to develop the five themes of geography and instill the virtues of philanthropy and environmental stewardship. Learners will read and explore how our waterways became polluted. They will participate in meaningful activities to test water using the scientific method. Learners will discover individual and collective responsibility to maintaining the health of the Great Lakes Basin. They will demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the importance of the Great Lakes, their respective ecosystems, and citizen responsibility to protect the waterways. Learners will understand the interrelationships of all stakeholders: individuals, businesses, industry, government and the third sector as stewards of the Great Lakes Basin. |
These Lakes Are Great PHIL: Stewardship SCI: Conservation; Ecosystems; Water SOC: Choices/Consequences; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Community Capital; Diversity; Environment; Ethics; Geographic Features; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Natural Resources Great Lakes at Stake ELA: Expository Text; Research PHIL: Advocacy; Environmental Stewardship; Stewardship SCI: Natural Resources; Pollution; Water SOC: Adaptation; Common Good; Ecosystems; Geographic Features; Industrialization (1800-1900); Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Natural Resources; Urbanization Responsible Stewardship: The Saving of the Great Lakes ELA: Letter Writing; Persuasive Techniques; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Advocacy; Commons; Environmental Stewardship; Foundations; Nonprofit Sector; Service Project; Stewardship SCI: Data Collection/Organization; Environment; Evidence; Experiment; Natural World; Water SOC: Choices/Consequences; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Ecosystems; Environment; Ethics; Government; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Natural Resources; Pollution; Public Policy |
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Mysteries of Egypt (3-5) |
Mysteries of Egypt (3-5) ELA: Group Discussions; Narrative Writing; Research; Writing Process PHIL: Civil Society; Religious Perspectives SOC: Common Good; Cultural Regions; Cultures; Geographic Features; Location; Religion; Traditions |
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Mystery of the Maya (3-5) |
Mystery of the Maya (3-5) ELA: Cultural/Historical Contexts; Fable; Genre; Group Discussions; Primary/Secondary Sources; Story Elements; Understanding/Interpretation; Writing Process SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Cultures; Ethics; Native Peoples |
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Native American Legend about Community (A): One Day (3rd) To review the idea of philanthropy and community through a Native American legend in which people take action in response to a community need. |
Native American Legend about Community (A): One Day (3rd) ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Legend; Literary Forms/Genre; Reflection; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Native Americans; Philanthropic Act; Philanthropic Traditions; Responsibility SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Communities; Opportunity Costs; Wants/Needs |
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Nature and You (Stewardship) (Private-Religious) Using Biblical texts as their basis, students will explore a Jewish perspective on the relationship between humans and their environment. They will begin by studying and modeling Adam’s role of caretaker in the Garden of Eden. They will then focus more specifically on man’s relationships with animals and various natural resources. This unit demonstrates to students that environmental concern is inherent to the Jewish value system. It encourages students to play an active role in protecting their environment from harm.
Focus Questions:
What is the relationship between man and all other living things?
What is a person’s responsibility toward the environment?
How can a person take an active role in protecting and improving the environment?
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Guardians of Eden (Private-Religious) ELA: Informational Genre; Narrative Writing PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Judaism; Stewardship SCI: Ecology; Environment; Garden; Land Management; Natural SOC: Parochial One of a Kind (Private-Religious) ELA: Advertising/Marketing; Journaling; Narrative Writing PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; Judaism SCI: Land Management; Natural Resources SOC: Environment; Parochial Saving the Trees (Private-Religious) ELA: Giving Tree (The); Lorax (The); Narrative Writing PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; Judaism; Responsibility; Stewardship SCI: Natural Resources SOC: Environment; Parochial |
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Nonprofits are Necessary (3-5) The lessons in this unit are designed to help learners become more aware of how nonprofit organizations benefit communities, job opportunities within the nonprofit sector, and how nonprofit organizations outreach to countries beyond local communities. |
Nonprofits in Our Community (3-5) PHIL: Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Communities; Inquiry What Would You Do Without Nonprofits? (3-5) MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Inquiry Who Works for Nonprofit Organizations? (3-5) PHIL: Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Capital Equipment; Career Opportunities; Goods and Services; Human Capital; Inquiry; Natural Resources Helping Countries in Turmoil (3-5) PHIL: Advocacy; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Democracy; Global Issues; Inquiry; Maps |
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Nonprofits in Our World and Community (3-5) By means of research, personal interviews with nonprofit representatives, and classroom presentations, students will be introduced to the nonprofit sector allowing them to recognize the essential role this sector plays in their lives and opportunities for careers in the sector. |
Nonprofits? (3-5) PHIL: Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Civil Society; Compare/Contrast; Contemporary Issues; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive What Does a Nonprofit Do, and for Whom? (3-5) PHIL: For Profit Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Guidestar.org; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Research Nonprofits in our Community and World (3-5) ELA: Career Opportunities; Interview; Questioning; Research PHIL: For Profit Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive Day in the Life of a Nonprofit (A) (3-5) ELA: Group Discussions; Interview; Reflection PHIL: For Profit Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive |
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Opening Our Hearts and Hands to Others (Tzedakah) (Private-Religious) The unit demonstrates that tzedakah (charity) is a fundamental concept in Judaism. Students are engaged in acts of tzedakah (charity) for the good of the communities to which they belong.
Focus Questions: What is tzedakah? Why is tzedakah important for the giver and the receiver? How can I be involved in tzedakah?
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Giving is Getting (Private-Religious) ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Constructing Meaning; Response to Text/Others; Teamwork PHIL: Charity; Judaism; Sharing SOC: Economic Decisions; Parochial Tzedakah Begins at Home (Private-Religious) ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Mishenh Torah; Analyze/Interpret; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play; Teamwork PHIL: Charity; Judaism; Philanthropic Act; Selflessness SOC: Ethics; Good Character; Parochial A Community of Givers (Private-Religious) ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Informational Media; Letter Writing; Presentations; Research; Response to Text/Others; Teamwork MAT: Data Collection/Organization PHIL: Charity; Judaism; Service Project SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Communities; Nonprofit Organizations; Parochial; Research |
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Our Constitutional Connection Students will understand the definition of philanthropy and recognize philanthropic activities within the home, school, community, state, and nation. They will become familiar with the roles and services provided by federal, state, and local governments. The role of the Constitution in enabling a healthy democracy and strong citizenship will be explored. Students will discuss the importance of electing officials who are trustworthy since, through their offices, they contribute to the common good. |
Photo of Philanthropy (A) ELA: Fiction Literature; Listening; Reading; Speaking; Vocabulary; Writing Process PHIL: Common Good; Nonprofit Organizations; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer Are We the People? ELA: Listening; Visual Media; Writing Process PHIL: Common Good; Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Amendments to Constitution; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Constitution of the United States; Individual Rights; Voting To Vote or Not to Vote? That Is the Question! ELA: Listening; Visual Media PHIL: Common Good; Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Amendments to Constitution; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Constitution of the United States; Individual Rights; Voting |
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Our Philanthropic Tradition: LEAGUE Philanthropy Unit (5th)
Students will understand the vocabulary of philanthropy and the importance of the tradition of philanthropy to the community and civil society. They will listen to and discuss a literature book about philanthropy in the African American community that will enhance the student’s understanding of the democratic tradition of philanthropy.
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Philanthro What?: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (5th) ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Responsibility; Trust; Volunteer SOC: Community; Respect; Selflessness; Traditions Getting the Hang of Philanthropy: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (5th) ELA: Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; Compare/Contrast; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Group Discussions; Literary Response; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Culture; Family; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Respect; Responsibility; Traditions; Trust; Volunteer SOC: African American; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Communities; Compare/Contrast; Democracy; Family; Slavery; Volunteerism |
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Partners for the Common Good: One Day (4th) The students will define the terms profit and non profit organizations. They will identify the nonprofit organizations that exist within their community and create an information cube to share with their families to increase awareness of philanthropy within their own communities. |
Partners for the Common Good: One Day (4th) ELA: Listening; Retelling PHIL: Community; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Non profit; Philanthropy; Profit; Selflessness SOC: Communities; Environment |
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Philanthropists in the Community: One Day (5th) Students will see the possibilities for philanthropy in the many communities that they belong to from local to national. They will investigate some nationally recognized philanthropists and their contributions of time, talent, or treasure. |
Philanthropists in the Community: One Day (5th) PHIL: Community; Contributions; Global Community; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Philanthropists; Philanthropy SOC: Common Good; Communities |
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Philanthropy and Football-United Students will become familiar with the definition of philanthropy and see examples of it in the community, especially in connection with the United Way. |
Michigan's Legacy of Giving ELA: Universal Themes PHIL: Foundations; Grantmaking; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure; United Way SOC: Good Character; Historical Biographies; Personal Virtue |
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Philanthropy and You To introduce the meaning of philanthropy and point out places in history where philanthropic acts occurred. Students will reflect on their own acts of philanthropy and relate it to everyday situations. |
Introduction to Philanthropy—Recognizing Good Citizenship and Philanthropy in Our Community ELA: Brainstorming; Chronology; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Group Discussions; Research; Response to Text/Others; Structural Patterns PHIL: Four Economic Sectors; Need; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Cause/Effect; Environment; Pollution SOC: Adaptation; Cause/Effect; Chronology; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Communities; Cultures; Economic Decisions; Ecosystems; Land Use; Native Peoples; Natural Resources; Volunteerism Introduction to Philanthropic Beliefs of Native Americans ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Compare/Contrast; Group Discussions; Research PHIL: Culture; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure; Traditions SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Communities; Compare/Contrast; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Native Peoples; Values Recognizing Philanthropy in a Legend and in Modern Society-Examples of Sharing as Told Through a Native American Legend ELA: Legend of the Bluebonnet (The); Analyze/Interpret; Inquiry; Legend; Literary Forms/Genre; Reflection; Research; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Native Americans; Philanthropic Act; Philanthropic Traditions SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Communities; Disaster: Natural; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Opportunity Costs; Values; Wants/Needs Human Rights Throughout History—Philanthropy and History of Human Rights Activists ELA: Brainstorming; Media Genres; Reflection; Research; Technology; Universal Themes; Visual Media PHIL: Activism; Common Good; Philanthropic Act; Respect SOC: Advocacy; Analyze/Interpret; Branches of Government; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Core Democratic Values; de Las Casas, Bartolome; Human Rights; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Native Peoples Squanto Helps New Arrivals—Squanto and His Philanthropic Contributions ELA: Brainstorming; Poetry; Teamwork; Technology PHIL: Culture; Native Americans; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure; Traditions SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Chronology; Colonization/Settlement (1585-1763); Cultures; Ecosystems; Good Character; Graphs; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Massasoit; Native Peoples; Pilgrims; Squanto; Wampanoag Ben Franklin, The Good Citizen—Benjamin Franklin's Contributions to Philadelphia ELA: Group Discussions PHIL: Common Good; Community; Cooperate; Four Economic Sectors; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropic Act; Social Action; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Community Capital; Ethics; Franklin, Benjamin; Historical Biographies; Nonprofit Organizations; Volunteerism I Do My Part ELA: Interview PHIL: Sensitivity; Service Learning SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Volunteerism |
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Philanthropy in History Students will examine models of philanthropy in history and in modern day life. |
We the People Hall of Fame ELA: Research; Teamwork PHIL: Philanthropic Act SOC: Colonization/Settlement (1585-1763); Constitution of the United States; Historical Biographies; Preamble; Revolution/Nationhood (1754-1820) "We the People" Libraries Benjamin Franklin to Andrew Carnegie ELA: Compare/Contrast; Writing Process PHIL: Libraries; Service Project SOC: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Carnegie, Andrew; Franklin, Benjamin; Historical Biographies; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Self-Sufficiency and the Community ELA: Oxcart Man (The); Compare/Contrast; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Habitat for Humanity SOC: Economic Decisions; Timelines Bucket Brigade PHIL: Need; Volunteer; Volunteer Fire Companies SOC: Problem Solving; Simulation Westward Movement PHIL: Common Good; Community; Need SOC: Our Journey West; Chronology; Maps; Timelines |
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Philanthropy in Literature This unit progresses from cognitive exercise to affective behavior. Learners will examine models of philanthropy in literature, in history, and in modern day life. They will learn to recognize behaviors, demonstrating giving of time, treasure or talent using examples discovered through their reading in order to model it themselves. |
Definition of Terms ELA: Compare/Contrast; Group Discussions; Reflection; Vocabulary PHIL: Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Communities; Compare/Contrast; Inquiry; Volunteerism Common Good ELA: Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Literary Devices; Literary Forms/Genre; Media Genres; Perception; Plot Development; Presentations; Reading; Research; Response to Text/Others; Summarizing/Paraphrasing; Theme NONE: Selflessness; Time/Talent/Treasure PHIL: Selflessness; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Inquiry; Volunteerism; Wants/Needs Enhancing Our Understanding of The Common Good Through Literature ELA: Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Genre; Group Discussions; Literary Response; Media Genres; Perception; Reading; Reflection; Research; Resources; Summarizing/Paraphrasing PHIL: Common Good; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities; Compare/Contrast; Democracy; Wants/Needs Trilogy (The) ELA: Compare/Contrast; Fable; Genre; Group Discussions; Literary Response; Parable; Perception; Persuasive Techniques; Reading; Research; Summarizing/Paraphrasing; Teamwork PHIL: Selflessness; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Communities; Core Democratic Values; Wants/Needs House of Dies Drear (The) ELA: House of Dies Drear (The); Group Discussions; Historical Fiction; Literary Response; Perception; Predicting; Questioning; Research; Summarizing/Paraphrasing; Teamwork; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Philanthropic Act; Social Action; Volunteer SOC: Civil War/Reconstruction (1850-1877); Common Good; Communities; Core Democratic Values; Decision Making Model; Personal Virtue; Underground Railroad; Wants/Needs Too Big a Task ELA: Analogy; Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Group Discussions; Letter Writing; Predicting; Questioning; Reflection; Research; Retelling; Teamwork; Technology; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Cooperate SOC: Common Good; Communities; Timelines |
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Philanthropy in Michigan—Civil War The purpose of this unit is to help students gain deep understanding of the meaning of philanthropy, study some examples of philanthropic acts in history and in the present, and begin to consider the risks and benefits of becoming a philanthropist. |
What is Philanthropy? ELA: Reading; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer; Women SOC: Gentle Annie: The True Story of a Civil War Nurse; Civil War/Reconstruction (1850-1877); Ethridge, Anne; Historical Biographies Forming Opinions ELA: Letter Writing; Perception; Persuasive Techniques; Point of View; Role-Play PHIL: Philanthropic Act; Volunteer SOC: Common Good; Core Democratic Values; Justice Why Should I Do Philanthropy? ELA: Persuasive Techniques; Point of View; Reflection PHIL: Philanthropic Act; Volunteer SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civil War/Reconstruction (1850-1877); Inquiry Philanthropic Michiganians of the Civil War PHIL: Philanthropic Act SOC: Civil War/Reconstruction (1850-1877); Common Good; Inquiry; Reflection; Research; Timelines Decision-Making—Who Was Right? ELA: Debate; Group Discussions; Persuasive Techniques; Reflection PHIL: Advocacy; Philanthropic Act SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Civil War/Reconstruction (1850-1877); Crosswhite Incident; Freedom; Government; Quakers; Underground Railroad |
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Philanthropy Is Everywhere The purpose of this unit is to increase students' knowledge about various kinds of philanthropy, from individuals doing "random acts of kindness," to corporate philanthropy and careers in the nonprofit sector. |
Everyone Can Be a Philanthropist PHIL: Philanthropic Act SOC: Common Good Creating Volunteers PHIL: Volunteer SOC: Group Discussions; Opportunity Costs Philanthropy "Giants" PHIL: Corporate Philanthropy; Motivation for Giving SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Community Capital; Inquiry Careers in Philanthropy PHIL: For Profit Sector; Nonprofit Sector SOC: Career Opportunities; Compare/Contrast |
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Philanthropy Is Everywhere: LEAGUE Philanthropy Unit (3rd)
Students will be introduced to the definition of philanthropy and its importance to and effects on the community. The students will identify their classroom as a community and explore ways in which each individual can support their classroom community by doing philanthropic deeds. Students’ understanding of “community” will be enhanced as it relates to membership in a variety of communities in their school, neighborhood, and beyond.
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"Phil"-ing Good: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (3rd) ELA: Communicate; Journaling; Literary Response PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community/Social Capital; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Community Capital; Wants/Needs Everyone Can Be a Philanthropist: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (3rd) ELA: Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Philanthropic Act; Respect; Responsibility SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good Individuals and Their Communities: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (3rd) PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Commons; Community; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Sharing; Trust SOC: Human Characteristics of Place |
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PhilanthropyIndividuals and Their Surroundings The purpose of this unit is to help students understand that each of them is an important and potentially influential member of American society. |
Individuals and Their Communities PHIL: Commons; Community; Trust SOC: Human Characteristics of Place; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day Factions PHIL: Diversity; Factions; Minorities SOC: Freedom; Point of View; Racism; Rights/Responsibilities Whom Do You Trust? PHIL: Trust SOC: Community Capital "We, The People..." SOC: Advocacy; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Compare/Contrast; Constitution of the United States; Democracy; Preamble; Rights/Responsibilities; Simulation; Values; Voting |
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Philanthropy—A Day at the Beach Students will act as philanthropists, using their time and effort to answer a call for help to protect the environment for the common good. Their activities will build an appreciation for Michigan's fragile dune habitats as one of our natural resources and raise an awareness of the need to preserve and protect these resources. They will call others to action as philanthropists in their persuasive essays. Students will develop a better appreciation that this is a philanthropic event that will benefit the human and wildlife community by cleaning up the beach. This project includes many cross-curriculum subjects, including reading, writing, math, science, social studies, as well as putting life skills into practice. |
Why Should We Clean the Beach? ELA: Poetry PHIL: Commons; Environmental Stewardship; International Coastal Cleanup; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Nonprofit Sector; Selflessness; Service Project; Volunteer SCI: Ecosystems SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure Preparation-The Right Way to Help and Forms for Poetic Reflection MAT: Classify PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; International Coastal Cleanup; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Volunteer SCI: Ecosystems SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Let's Clean the Beach! ELA: Poetry MAT: Classify; Estimation; Measurement PHIL: Cooperate; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Service Project; Volunteer SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Philanthropy—Why Did We Do It? ART-VA: Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Cause/Effect; Journaling MAT: Estimation; Measurement PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Reflection SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Advocacy: Going a Step FurtherConvince Someone! ELA: Peer Review; Persuasive Techniques; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Advocacy; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment |
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Philanthropy—The Big Picture This unit will define philanthropy as it appears in the private and public sectors and investigate how individuals work in concert through business, government, and foundations. It will increase students' awareness that their voluntary contributions are essential to the wellbeing of society whether done through the family, school, or neighborhood. |
It Looks Like Philanthropy PHIL: Community; Family; Neighborhood; Time/Talent/Treasure; Trust SOC: Common Good; Rights/Responsibilities Tug of Roles or Who is the Bigger Philanthropist? PHIL: Common Good; Self Interest; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Economic Sectors; Inquiry Dividing the Philanthropic Shares PHIL: Nonprofit Organizations; Volunteer SOC: Helping Out Is Cool; Laura Smith Haviland; Maps Getting Involved—Increase the Feeling PHIL: Mission Statement; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Plan; Service Project SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Compare/Contrast; Inquiry; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart |
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Phil's Community Connections Students research and respond in a variety of interactive situations to uncover the actions that produce and encourage participation in the greater society.
Focus Question: What past philanthropic actions by individuals and organizations influence youth to be part of the community? |
Puzzle of Philanthropy (The) ELA: Journaling; Reflection; Research; Resources PHIL: Common Good; Community; Economic Sectors; Foundations; Motivation for Giving; Nonprofit Organizations; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Communities; Good Character; Government; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Research Pathway to Philanthropy ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Brainstorming; Graphic Organizer; Journaling PHIL: Reflection; Service Plan; Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities; Decision Making Model; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Research; Resources Something Beautiful This Way Comes ELA: Something Beautiful; Brainstorming; Interview; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Contribute; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Communities; Historical Biographies; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Volunteerism Philanthropic Peacemakers ELA: Alfred Nobel: Inventive Thinker; Presentations; Research PHIL: Global Community; Philanthropic Act; Philanthropist SCI: Nobel Peace Prize; Historical Biographies; Research SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day |
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Pitch In — A Philanthropic Puppet Project Students will study philanthropists and environmentalists through literature and research on environmental issues. Students choose one environmental issue to research such as recycling, landfills, rainforests, acid rain, global warming, water pollution, air pollution and energy. Students’ research and responses to the issues are presented in a culminating puppet play. They will conduct research, write scripts, make puppets from recycled materials and perform plays for others in their community. By performing these puppet shows, students will become environmentalists and philanthropists themselves as they educate and motivate others on these issues. They will be asked to think about the link between philanthropy, their environment and active citizenship.
Focus Questions:
- Do people have a responsibility to care for the environment?
- Are you an environmentalist?
- Are you a philanthropist?
- How is being an environmentalist an act of philanthropy?
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Digging Up the Facts ELA: Informational Media; Research; Resources; Response to Text/Others; Summarizing/Paraphrasing; Teamwork PHIL: Activism; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropist; Recycling; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Conservation; Environment; Natural Resources SOC: Conservation; Environment; Natural Resources A-Scripting We Will Go ART-T: Theater: Create/Communicate ELA: Character Development; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play; Story Elements; Story Mapping; Teamwork; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropic Act; Recycling; Social Action; Stewardship SCI: Conservation; Environment; Natural Resources SOC: Conservation; Environment; Natural Resources Garbage—A Puppet's Paradise ART-T: Theater: Perform ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Character Development; Presentations; Role-Play; Teamwork; Voice PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Recycling SCI: Environment; Natural Resources Philanthropic Puppets on Parade ART: Create/Communicate ART-T: Theater: Create/Communicate ART-VA: Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Gardener (The); Compare/Contrast; Expository Writing; Presentations; Reflection; Teamwork PHIL: Environment; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropist; Recycling; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Environment; Natural Resources SOC: Common Good; Environment |
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Pollution Is Not a Solution: Earth Day (5th) |
Pollution Is Not a Solution: Earth Day (5th) ELA: Narrative Writing PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; Helping; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Need; Stewardship SCI: Natural Resources; Water SOC: Common Good; Core Democratic Values; Geographic Features; Maps |
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Powerful Words Can Warm the Heart: Art from the Heart The purpose of this lesson is to show that artists are a valuable part of a community and to explore how they contribute to the public good. |
Powerful Words Can Warm the Heart: Art from the Heart ELA: Discussion; Leo Lionni; Listening; Theme; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Respect; Time/Talent/Treasure; Tolerance SOC: Choices/Consequences; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Communities; Economic Systems; Resources; Wants/Needs |
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PULSE: A STOMP Odyssey (3-5) |
PULSE: A STOMP Odyssey (3-5) ART-M: Music: Perform PHIL: Nonprofit Organizations; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Cultures |
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Raising Resources The lessons in this unit are designed to help learners become more aware of the process involved in establishing a volunteer/service project. Learners will recognize a service project needs to have a service plan, budget, and funding. |
We Need More than Money PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Need; Volunteer SOC: Opportunity Costs; Resources; Scarcity Plan of Action PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Service Plan; Service Project SOC: Problem Solving How Much Will This Cost? PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Service Plan SOC: Budget; Choices/Consequences; Decision Making Model FUNdraising Goal PHIL: Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Service Project SOC: Problem Solving Nonprofits Compete PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Need; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Decision Making Model; Problem Solving |
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Real Heroes To examine traditions of philanthropy-giving and sharing of time talent, and treasure for the common good, as a bridge between community need and private action. |
My Community—My World PHIL: Need; Service Plan; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Helping Out Is Cool; Civic Responsibility/Virtue Traditions of Tribal Sharing PHIL: Native Americans SOC: Good Character; Personal Virtue First Conservationists (The) PHIL: Stewardship SOC: Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle; Cultures; Environment; Interdependence; Muir, John Heroes and Celebrities PHIL: Character; Charity; Heroes; Volunteer SOC: Inquiry Early Settlers of a Community PHIL: Community; Need SOC: Compare/Contrast Hiawatha, the Great Peacemaker PHIL: Community; Heroes; Problem Solving; Volunteer SOC: Hiawatha; Inquiry; Natural Resources Everyone Can Be a Real Hero PHIL: Service Project SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day |
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Rivers for the Common Good This cross-disciplinary unit will help learners discover how our waterways are polluted and how necessary it is to keep our waterways and rivers clean. The instructor will use a thematic approach to this lesson through literature, history, math, science and social studies. Learners have the opportunity to practice the knowledge and skills acquired through meaningful voluntary service for the common good. Philanthropy combined with strong content in Social Studies, Language Arts, Math and Science leads learners to conclude that keeping their water supply clean is everyone's responsibility for the common good . Learners practice core democratic values through their service-learning activity.
The Language Arts portion will introduce the literature through the book, A River Ran Wild. Social Studies will pursue the progression of the pollution and cleansing of the Nashua River. Math lesson will focus on the concept of one million and the simulation of the effects of one million gallons of sewage on a river. Through science, the water cycle will be explored with the underlying question of what would happen if pollution were injected at different intervals of the cycle. Learners will explore the Core Democratic Values and the relationship to the Common Good through a mock trial, produced to engage other students in learning about the issue of water pollution and keeping their water supply healthy. |
River and Us (A) ELA: Brainstorming; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Common Good; Community; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Volunteer SOC: Cause/Effect; Economic Impact; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Natural Resources; Pollution River through Time (A) ELA: Group Discussions; Teamwork PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Stewardship SOC: Chronology; Environment; Native Peoples; Timelines What Does Waste Do to a River? MAT: Estimation; Numbers; Predict PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Stewardship SOC: Pollution; Simulation Taking Care of the Water Cycle PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropic Act; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Cycles; Water SOC: Ecosystems; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Natural Resources; Pollution; Public Policy Mock Trial, A Service Activity ELA: Lorax (The); Uncle Jed's Barbershop; Letter Writing; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Reflection; Service Project SOC: Core Democratic Values; Decision Making Model; Opportunity Costs; Resources; Rights/Responsibilities; Simulation |
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Roosevelt's Tree Army Students will learn basic terms and vocabulary related to the Great Depression. After listening to A Year Down Yonder, by Richard Peck, students will understand how small acts of philanthropy were possible, even during these difficult times. They will learn about government philanthropy through the work of the C.C.C. and the W.P.A. during the Great Depression. As a final project, the students will plant some tree seedlings in their community.
This unit focuses upon the volunteer efforts and revitalization of our country, which surfaced during the Great Depression under the leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt, entitled the Civilian Conservation Corps. |
Year Down Yonder—Giving During the Depression (A) ELA: Year Down Yonder (A); Historical Fiction; Presentations; Response to Text/Others; Teamwork; Vocabulary PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Civilian Conservation Corps; Common Good; Good Character; Great Depression; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Personal Virtue; Works Progress Administration No Food, No Money, No Job—What to Do? ELA: Group Discussions; Questioning; Response to Text/Others MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; Government Philanthropy; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Stewardship SCI: Environment; Plants SOC: Civilian Conservation Corps; Great Depression; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Roosevelt, Franklin D. Off to Camp We Go! ART-VA: Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Research; Teamwork MAT: Compare/Contrast; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; Government Philanthropy; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Respect; Stewardship SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Civilian Conservation Corps; Great Depression; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Simulation Planting Trees ELA: Journaling; Reflection MAT: Measurement PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Service Project SCI: Plants SOC: Adaptation; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civilian Conservation Corps; Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Maps |
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Rosa Parks: King Day (5th) This lesson explores the heroic actions of one American woman--Rosa Parks. Students will learn about her refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus and the resulting bus boycott that ended segregation on the Montgomery, Alabama city buses in 1956. Rosa Parks’ acts of philanthropy brought a community of people together for the common good and resulted in major social change in her community and in the nation. Students will identify the relationship of individual rights, justice, equality and community responsibility. |
Rosa Parks: King Day (5th) ELA: Response to Text/Others PHIL: Community; Enlightened Self-Interest; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Philanthropic Act; Social Action SOC: Communities; Cultures; Discrimination; Historical Biographies; Parks, Rosa; Rights/Responsibilities |
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Sand, Sand, Everywhere Sand This unit is designed to enhance the learners’ knowledge of philanthropy through stewardship of the environment. They will be introduced to the concept of stewardship and how that relates to taking care of the environment locally Learners will study desert regions around the world by using mapping and research skills to identify those deserts. They will also identify native plant and animal species of deserts. They will explore why it is important to be good stewards of the land both world wide and locally. The learners will demonstrate acts of philanthropy and environmental stewardship by cleaning or beautifying a public or common area around their school or in their community.
Focus question: Is it the civic responsibility of everyone to take care of public lands?
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Into the Desert ELA: Writing Process PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Responsibility; Stewardship SCI: Desert; Ecology; Ecosystems; Heat; Plants SOC: Cultural Regions; Location; Major World Regions Where in the World is the Desert? PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment SCI: Adaptation SOC: Environment; Geographic Features; Human Characteristics of Place; Natural Characteristics of Place People of the Desert ELA: Desert Scrapbook: Dawn to Dusk in the Sonoran Desert (A); Brainstorming; Graphic Organizer; Presentations; Teamwork PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Stewardship SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Research Stewards of the Sand ELA: Group Discussions; Letter Writing; Listening; Presentations; Reflection; Research; Teamwork PHIL: Common Good; Community; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Needs Assessment; Stewardship SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Research |
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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (3-5)
In preparation for viewing “Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure,” learners will be introduced to the climate and geography of the continent of Antarctica. They will examine the sacrifices made by individuals for the good of the others and the common good, and explore motivations. |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (3-5) ELA: Expository Writing; Group Discussions; Journaling; Teamwork MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Common Good; Community; Heroes; Leadership; Problem Solving; Selflessness SCI: Cause/Effect; Environment; Water; Weather SOC: Antarctica; Sir Ernest Shackleton; Adaptation; Climate; Common Good; Disaster: Natural; Exploration; Good Character |
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Sharing is Giving: The Drive (3rd)
Students will explore the definition of “philanthropy,” “hero,” and “nonprofit” and how they apply to local community organizations and civic society.
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Sharing is Giving: The Drive (3rd) ELA: Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen; Compare/Contrast; Reflection; Resources PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Motivation for Giving; Nonprofit Organizations; Responsibility; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Communities; Good Character |
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Sharing Our World Students will gain an understanding of habitats, the coexistence of humans and wildlife, and the changes that have evolved over time. They will differentiate between various types of wildlife and explain the importance of protecting and nurturing the environment. They will select a service learning project in which they care for the animals around them.
Essential Questions:
- Can humans and animals coexist in the same habitat?
- If so, are there dangers that exist? For whom?
- What is a community?
- What do humans and wildlife share?
- What is Common Good? Does it include wildlife?
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Exploring the Neighborhood - Literature Jigsaw ELA: Reading; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Sensitivity; Tolerance SCI: Environment; Habitat; Scientific Investigation SOC: Communities; Environment; Nature Habitats Past and Present ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Compare/Contrast; Electronic Text; Informational Media; Research PHIL: Advocacy; Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Native Americans SCI: Ecosystems; Evolution/Animals SOC: Advocacy; Communities; Compare/Contrast; Native Peoples; Research Cooperative Conjectures ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Communicate; Expository Text; Reflection PHIL: Community; Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Stewardship SCI: Analyze; Data Collection/Organization; Observation; Questioning SOC: Cause/Effect; Inquiry; Research Stop, Look and Listen ELA: Expository Text; Journaling PHIL: Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Neighborhood; Sensitivity SCI: Classify; Data Collection/Organization; Inquiry; Observation SOC: Communities; Ecosystems; Inquiry Lights, Camera, Action! ART-M: Music: Create/Communicate ART-VA: Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Peer Review; Presentations; Teamwork; Voice PHIL: Common Good; Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Sensitivity SCI: Cause/Effect; Ecosystems; Reasoning SOC: Adaptation; Communities; Historical Biographies; Interdependence Splish! Splash! Birdbath ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussions; Reflection MAT: Measurement PHIL: Common Good; Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Service Learning; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Ecosystems; Garden; Nature SOC: Common Good; Communities; Economic Decisions; Environment; Opportunity Costs; Volunteerism |
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Singing a Song of Community: Art from the Heart The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the concept of serial reciprocity and to explore the contributions artists make to the common good. |
Singing a Song of Community: Art from the Heart ELA: When Marian Sang; Compare/Contrast; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Research; Response to Text/Others MAT: Counting; Estimation PHIL: Act of Kindness; Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Serial Reciprocity; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Choices/Consequences |
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Small Actions with Big Results: One Day (5th) This lesson will expose learners to philanthropy in three different genres of literature: a play, a fable, and a parable. Through the genres the students will learn about community, helping others by addressing a need and philanthropic acts. |
Small Actions with Big Results: One Day (5th) ELA: Fable; Genre; Group Discussions; Literary Response; Parable; Perception PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Respect; Responsibility; Selflessness; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Communities; Core Democratic Values; Wants/Needs |
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Soup's On! Caring For Others in Our Community Students will gain an understanding of philanthropy and form a connection within the community with a local nonprofit organization. Students connect to the community through a field trip, map-making, and a fundraiser. Students will donate their time, talent, and treasure to the local soup kitchen. |
It's Philanthropy ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Letter Writing; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Need; Nonprofit Organizations; Sensitivity; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Communities Volunteering Our Time ART-VA: Analyze ELA: Compare/Contrast; Journaling; Role-Play PHIL: Empathy; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Nonprofit Organizations; Sensitivity; Service Learning; Volunteer A Mapping We Will Go ART-VA: Create/Communicate ELA: Speaking PHIL: Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising SOC: Maps; Natural Characteristics of Place Soup to Nuts ART-VA: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Language/Style; Presentations; Role-Play; Teamwork PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Pro-Social Behavior; Sensitivity; Sharing Soup du Jour ELA: Expository Text; Journaling; Teamwork MAT: Fractions; Multiplication; Problem Solving PHIL: Common Good; Cooperate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Volunteer SCI: Measure Bowl of Love ART-VA: Create/Communicate; History/Culture; Skills ELA: Creative Writing; Teamwork; Writing Process PHIL: Contributions; Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Fundraising; Service Project |
3-5 |
Stewardship and the Rain Forest: Earth Day (4th) |
Stewardship and the Rain Forest: Earth Day (4th) ELA: Expository Writing; Non-Fiction Literature; Reading; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Responsibility; Stewardship SCI: Environment; Nature SOC: Geographic Features |
3-5 |
Teaching Tolerance (Private-Religious) This unit demonstrates to students the importance of being aware of the needs and opinions of others. It encourages students to think beyond themselves and to treat others with tolerance and respect.
This unit enables students to reflect on the following questions:
What does it mean to compromise?
What does it mean to be a good friend?
What does it mean to be tolerant of others? |
Love Your Neighbor: All the Rest is Commentary (Private-Religious) ELA: Group Discussions; Interview; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes PHIL: Conflict Resolution; Feelings; Friendship; Judaism; Religious Perspectives; Respect; Tolerance The Making of a Good Friend (Private-Religious) ELA: Poetry; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Cooperate; Friendship; Judaism; Kindness; Motivation for Giving; Philanthropic Act SOC: Parochial Bringing Tolerance to Our Beaches (Private-Religious) ELA: Sneetches (The); Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes PHIL: Advocacy; Friendship; Judaism SOC: Discrimination; Parochial; Tolerance |
3-5 |
The Heat Is On: A Unit Concerning Global Warming Through the use of creative dramatics and the Internet, students will learn about global warming, its causes, effects, and possible solutions. In the process they will conduct a “green audit” of their households and complete a project designed to teach others about global warming.
Focus Question:
What is a person’s responsibility for preserving and protecting the global environment? |
The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Role-Play MAT: Identify/Articulate Problems; Infer; Picture Models PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment SCI: Air; Diagram; Energy; Heat; Weather SOC: Cause/Effect; Climate; Common Good; Stewardship Causes, Effects, Solutions ELA: Cause/Effect; Group Discussions; Reading; Teamwork PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; Global Community; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Problem Solving SCI: Air; Conservation; Environment; Heat; Natural Disaster; Pollution; Rain Forest; Water SOC: Choices/Consequences; Climate; Consumption; Environment; Industry; Natural Resources; Pollution Spread The Word ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ART-M: Music: Create/Communicate; Music: Perform ART-T: Theater: Create/Communicate; Theater: Perform ELA: Brainstorming; Journaling; Letter Writing; Non-Fiction Literature; Point of View; Presentations; Research PHIL: Activism; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Responsibility |
3-5 |
The Important Thing About Reading This unit is designed to guide students in learning about the importance of reading, and to help them to plan and execute a book drive to help others gain access to books. The students will reflect on the book drive after it is completed. |
The Important Thing about Reading Is ... ELA: Brainstorming; Communicate; Group Discussions; Language/Style; Literary Response; Main Idea; Writing Process PHIL: Book Drive; Caring/Sharing; Civil Society; Needs Assessment; Reflection SOC: Civil Society; Communities Read 'n' Give -- Planning Our Book Drive ELA: Brainstorming; Graphic Organizer; Group Discussion PHIL: Book Drive; Community; Donate; Need; Philanthropic Act; Reflection; Service SOC: Common Good; Communities; Nonprofit; Wants/Needs Judging a Book by its Cover ART: Visual Arts ELA: Audience; Communicate; Creative Writing; Point of View; Response to Text/Others; Story Elements; Writing Process PHIL: Book Drive; Caring/Sharing; Community Read 'n' Give--Sharing Our Treasure ELA: Communicate; Group Discussions; Personal Response; Reflection; Teamwork PHIL: Book Drive; Caring/Sharing; Contribute; Donate; Friendship; Reflection; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civil Society; Communities; Volunteerism |
3-5 |
The Joy of a Garden: Earth Day (3rd) |
The Joy of a Garden: Earth Day (3rd) ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion; Listening PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Philanthropist; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Environment; Garden |
3-5 |
This I Can Do! Everyone has special talents and abilities. We must seek to develop our own talents and use them to make a difference in our life and the lives of others. This unit will help students recognize talents and think of ways to use them to help others. They will also learn about homelessness from a homeless person ’s point of view. |
Talent ELA: Vocabulary PHIL: Christianity; Motivation for Giving; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Parochial Stewardship and the Rainforest ELA: Great Kapok Tree (The); Expository Writing; Non-Fiction Literature; Reading; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Christianity; Common Good; Stewardship SCI: Environment; Nature SOC: Geographic Features; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Parochial Day in the Life of a Homeless Person (A) ELA: Fly Away Home; Sam and the Lucky Money; Expository Writing; Reading; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Christianity; Homelessness; Need; Neighborhood SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: The Drive; Parochial Why Volunteer? ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Chicken Soup for Little Souls; Expository Writing; Reading; Story Elements; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Christianity; Four Economic Sectors; Needs Assessment; Nonprofit Organizations; Volunteer SOC: Core Democratic Values; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Parochial; Scarcity Create a Volunteer Spirit ELA: Helping Out Is Cool; Constructing Meaning; Non-Fiction Literature; Reading; Research PHIL: Christianity; Common Good; Community; Need; Service Project; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Parochial |
3-5 |
This I Can Do: The Drive (4th) Through literature this lesson will explore diverse communities united in working for the common good. It will demonstrate the importance of civic virtue and encourage students to think about the value of working together to solve community problems. |
This I Can Do: The Drive (4th) ELA: Compare/Contrast; Reading PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Giving; LEAGUE Event Lesson: The Drive; Need; Neighborhood; Respect; Responsibility; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Diversity |
3-5 |
Three 'Rs' to Environmental Stewardship: Earth Day (4th) |
Three Rs of Environmental Stewardship: Earth Day (4th) ELA: Cause/Effect; Literary Response PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Earth Day; Need; Recycling; Stewardship SCI: Conservation; Environment; Natural Resources; Nature; Pollution SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Core Democratic Values; Environment; Resources |
3-5 |
Time, Talent, Treasure, and Economics The students will determine if there is a need for quilts in the global community and compare three volunteer opportunities using a decision making model. They will participate in one of three global service learning projects while integrating economic concepts. Students will decide if they possess the time, talent, and treasure to help fill this need by volunteering for the chosen project and determine what their opportunity costs will be. In conclusion the students will reflect on their experience and write, illustrate, and publish individual books describing the volunteer opportunity while sharing their knowledge of philanthropic and economic concepts. |
Love Letters to the World PHIL: Community; Donate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Need; Service Plan SOC: Decision Making Model; Opportunity Costs Resources and Trade Flow PHIL: Cooperate; Donate; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness SOC: Capital Equipment; Consumers; Goods and Services; Human Capital; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Maps; Marketplace; Natural Resources; Production/Producer; Trade Quilting Bee—Assembly Line Style ELA: Charlie Needs a Cloak PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Service Plan; Service Project SOC: Consumers; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Production/Producer; Specialization Reflection and Assessment ELA: Narrative Writing; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Service Project SOC: Decision Making Model; Opportunity Costs; Production/Producer; Trade |
3-5 |
Traditions Students will learn the vocabulary of philanthropy, use literature to discover acts of philanthropy in the making of quilts, and participate in their own quilting bee. |
Philanthro WHAT? ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Presentations; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Donate; Giving SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Communities; Community; Human Capital; Quilts; Respect; Selflessness; Traditions; Volunteerism Story Quilt Project ELA: Compare/Contrast; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Genre; Group Discussions; Inquiry; Listening; Reflection; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Culture; Family; Time/Talent/Treasure; Traditions; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Communities; Compare/Contrast; Conflict Resolution; Quilts; Scarcity; Values; Volunteerism Quilts and Math ELA: Brainstorming; Genre; Group Discussions; Reading MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Patterns; Symmetry PHIL: Family; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Inquiry; Quilts; Traditions Purposeful Act of Kindness (A) ELA: Reading; Reflection PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Giving SOC: Community; Quilts; Traditions; Voting; Wants/Needs |
3-5 |
Watershed S.O.S. (Saving Our Sources) Watershed S.O.S. concerns gaining knowledge and discovering ways to protect the watershed. This unit includes lessons about the water cycle, how the watershed works, pollutants of the watershed, uses of water and water as a nonrenewable resource. The unit is interdisciplinary with science, English, social studies and philanthropic components. Scientific experiments and demonstrations are included in the lessons. The unit lends itself to advocacy. Students would educate, take action through the political process by contacting local governmental agencies (DNR, contact state or U.S. Representatives, or write letters to the editor of a local newspaper concerning protecting their watershed. In order to be a good citizen, one must protect their environment and advocate for the protection of their watershed. This unit includes lessons about the importance of water, the watershed, water as a nonrenewable resource and ways that learners can be advocates and protectors of their watershed. The unit is interdisciplinary and has many hands on activities as well as experiments included in the lessons. |
Water Is Cool! ELA: Communicate; Listening PHIL: Advocacy; Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Helping; Leadership; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Stewardship SCI: Conservation; Cycles; Environment; Evaporation; Matter; Natural Resources; Water SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Core Democratic Values What Is A Watershed? ELA: Communicate; Narrative Writing MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables; Models PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; Helping; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Need; Stewardship SCI: Natural Resources; Water SOC: Common Good; Core Democratic Values; Geographic Features; Maps Poseidon's Posse to the Rescue ELA: Communicate; Journaling; Letter Writing; Myths; Persuasive Techniques; Retelling PHIL: Advocacy; Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Helping; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Need; Stewardship SCI: Natural Resources; Water SOC: Communities; Environment; Natural Characteristics of Place; Resources |
3-5 |
We the CommunityPast, Present and Future Students will gain an awareness and understanding of philanthropy and nonprofit organizations. They will create a book to be shared with the community that describes different people and organizations with the purpose of increasing civic virtue and philanthropy. The students will also reflect on their own past, present and future philanthropic acts. |
We the Past ELA: Compare/Contrast; Research; Symbols/Images/Sounds; Teamwork; Vocabulary PHIL: Charity; Selflessness; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Common Good; Communities; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Maps; Resources; Timelines; Volunteerism We the Present ELA: Expository Writing; Interview; Vocabulary; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Community; Community Foundation; Helping; Motivation for Giving; Nonprofit Organizations; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Communities; Foundations; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day We the Community ELA: City Green; Author's Style/Purpose; Brainstorming; Writing Process PHIL: Charity; Helping; Philanthropic Act; Selflessness; Women; Youth Club SOC: Advocacy; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Communities; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Nonprofit Organizations My Promise ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Vocabulary; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Donate; Feelings; Giving; Helping; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer SCI: Technology SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Communities; Compare/Contrast; Core Democratic Values; Freedom; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Timelines |
3-5 |
We the KidsThe Three Branches and Me In this unit, students learn about the U.S. Constitution and the roles of our three branches of government. Students look specifically at the structure and responsibilities of our judicial system while investigating responsibilities of living in a civil society. Through the use of cartooning as a media, students engage the public voice about political and social issues. The unit motivates individual students—via singing and dancing—in a performance of the Bill of Rights. The students identify the traits associated with Core Democratic Values and how these values are evident at home, school and in the community/nation. |
Building the Foundation ELA: We the Kids; Audience; Debate; Ethics; Fact/Opinion; Group Discussions; Historical Fiction; Listening; Nonverbal Communication; Reading; Speaking; Teamwork; Understanding/Interpretation; Viewpoint; Voice PHIL: Civil Society; Common Good; Conflict Resolution; Cooperate; Core Democratic Values; Justice; Responsibility SOC: Branches of Government; Civil Society; Constitution of the United States; Ethics; Federal Courts; Preamble; Supreme Court No JokeMy Voice Counts! ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Cause/Effect; Creative Writing; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Influence; Social/Cultural Issues; Viewpoint; Voice PHIL: Activism; Civil Society; Common Good; Community; Empower; Pro-Social Behavior; Reflection SOC: Core Democratic Values; Freedom; Individual Rights; Public Policy; Social Action; Values Dancing and Singing through the Bill of Rights ART-D: Dance: Create/Communicate ART-M: Music: Perform ELA: Audience; Influence; Listening; Reading; Reflection; Writing MAT: Classify; Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Common Good; Giving; Respect; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Bill of Rights; Civil Rights; Constitution of the United States; Cooperative Groups Kid-Friendly CDVs ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Creative Writing; Interpret; Interview; Listening; Questioning; Survey; Teamwork PHIL: Common Good; Honesty; Justice; Survey; Trust; Values SOC: Common Good; Cooperative Groups; Core Democratic Values; Diversity; Equality; Freedom; Justice; Liberty; Patriotism; Rule of Law |
3-5 |
What a Wonderful World—Changes Through Time The purpose of the lesson is to recognize that the community has changed over time and elderly people have seen some of these changes and can provide different perspectives.
Focus Questions: How has my community changed over time? What have the elderly people seen and done in my community? What great things are the babies of my community going to see and do? |
Joy of Friends (The) ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Creative Writing; Interview; Presentations; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Community; Friendship; Philanthropic Act; Respect; Sensitivity SOC: Common Good; Communities; Diversity; Human Characteristics of Place; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day I Watch Babies Grow ART-M: Music: Analyze ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Chronology; Interview; Listening; Questioning; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Act of Kindness SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Timelines What Building Used to Be There? ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Little House (The); Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Point of View; Research; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Activism; Community; Feelings; Motivation for Giving; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Choices/Consequences; Chronology; Community; Community Characteristics; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Natural Characteristics of Place; Research; Timelines |
3-5 |
What Goes Around, Comes Around!: Art from the Heart The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the concept of serial reciprocity and to explore the contributions artists make for the common good. |
What Goes Around, Comes Around!: Art from the Heart ELA: Camille and the Sunflowers; Compare/Contrast; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Research; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Act of Kindness; Common Good; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Serial Reciprocity; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Choices/Consequences |
3-5 |
What Is Philanthropy? This unit introduce students to the term philanthropy through stories and role-playing. Students will experience philanthropy by packing and distributing goods at their community food pantry or donation center. Is philanthropy a good thing for all? |
Definition of Philanthropy ELA: Inferences/Generalizations; Journaling; Main Idea; Reflection; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Selflessness; Sensitivity; Time/Talent/Treasure; Volunteer Can You Make a Difference? ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Audience; Journaling; Listening; Main Idea; Presentations; Reflection; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Helping; Motivation for Giving; Time/Talent/Treasure Philanthropy Play ART-T: Create/Communicate ELA: Audience/Role-Play; Listening; Narrative Writing; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Common Good; Motivation for Giving; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure Service Learning Project ELA: Expository Writing; Reflection; Role-Play; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Benefits; Common Good; Contribute; Donate; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropic Act; Reflection; Sensitivity; Service Learning; Time/Talent/Treasure What Does This Have To Do With Me? ELA: Brainstorming; Reflection; Understanding/Interpretation; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Act of Kindness; Community; Feelings; Philanthropic Act; Sensitivity |
3-5 |
Why Do People Give? The purpose of this unit is for students to recognize the value of the arts and identify philanthropists who give time, talent or treasure to support the arts. Students also find ways to personally “give back” through small acts of kindness. |
Philanthropy — What Is It? ELA: Best Night Out with Dad; Brainstorming; Character Development; Presentations; Response to Text/Others; Summarizing/Paraphrasing PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Motivation for Giving; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good Artists Giving Back ART-VA: Visual Arts: Interdisciplinary ELA: Camille and the Sunflowers; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Research; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Act of Kindness; Common Good; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Serial Reciprocity; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good Celebrity Philanthropists ELA: Biography; Electronic Text; Presentations; Research; Teamwork; Visual Media PHIL: Act of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Corporate Philanthropy; Foundations; Grantmaking; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Acts of Kindness/Compassion; Motivation for Giving; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Common Good; Ethics; Historical Biographies |
3-5 |
Words Can Hurt: King Day (4th) |
Words Can Hurt: King Day (4th) ELA: Brainstorming; Cause/Effect; Group Discussions; Non-Fiction Literature; Reflection; Social/Cultural Issues; Understanding; Universal Themes PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Discrimination; Friendship; Giving; Justice; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Respect; Responsibility; Stereotypes; Tolerance; Trust SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Diversity; Equality; Rights/Responsibilities |
3-5 |
Working Animals This unit helps the learners understand that animals often work as a team with humans. The students will learn about some extraordinary working animals and understand each individual’s responsibility to treat animals in a humane way. The students research a specific working animal and create an informational presentation about their findings. Learners will discover the impact that these animals have on the greater good. The learners will consider the “payment” of humane treatment and respect and kindness due to animals. Students will learn that all animals deserve humane treatment and will determine their responsibility is to assist and support animal welfare. |
Introducing Working Animals ELA: Listening; Non-Fiction Literature; Response to Text/Others; Technology; Vocabulary PHIL: Animal Welfare; Community; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good All In a Day's Work ELA: Anna & Natalie; Brainstorming; Graphic Organizer; Listening; Presentations; Research; Response to Text/Others; Speaking; Writing Process PHIL: Animal Welfare; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare SOC: Research; Timelines "Paying" the Animals ELA: Personal Response; Writing Process PHIL: Animal Welfare; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; Reflection; Respect; Service Project SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good |
3-5 |
You Are Uniquely You Through a variety of science activities and experiences with the arts, the students explore the concept that each person is unique and valuable. The students will work cooperatively and deliberately respect others and listen and accept the contributions of the others. Students use a decision-making model to come to a group consensus and perform a service for an audience. Students evaluate their service projects. |
Simply Unique ART: Dance: Perform; Theater: Create/Communicate; Theater: Perform; Visual Arts: Interdisciplinary ELA: Audience; Non-Fiction Literature; Speaking; Story Elements; Teamwork; Writing Process MAT: Linear/Nonlinear Functions; Measurement; Metric/Customary Measure; Solving Problems PHIL: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Respect SCI: Compare/Contrast; Physical Science; Scientific Investigation; Simple Machines; Technology I Am a Star ART: Create/Communicate; Dance: Perform; Theater: Create/Communicate ELA: Audience; Character Development; Persuasive Techniques; Reading; Teamwork; Voice; Writing Process PHIL: Respect; Service Project; Trust SOC: Good Character; Personal Virtue; Point of View Selfless Self-portraits ART: History/Culture; Visual Arts ELA: Non-Fiction Literature; Perception; Questioning; Reading; Research; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Motivation for Giving; Opportunity Costs; Selflessness; Service; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Gauguin; Good Character; Historical Biographies; Inquiry; Personal Virtue; Primary/Secondary Sources; Scarcity; Van Gogh Deciding and Providing Service ART: Music: Perform; Theater: Perform; Visual Arts: Perform ELA: Listening; Presentations; Speaking; Teamwork PHIL: Common Good; Need; Service Plan; Service Project SOC: Choices/Consequences; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Decision Making Model; Goods and Services; Opportunity Costs; Scarcity Reflecting and Sharing ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Audience; Letter Writing; Peer Review; Reflection; Writing Process PHIL: Reflection; Service Project |
3-5 |
| Unit Title & Purpose |
Lesson Titles & Key Words |
Grades |
Advise and Consent Students will recognize that even important people in the world do not have unlimited power. Constitutionally, the President of the United States is limited by the “advise and consent” rule, among others. The learners will look at the importance of limiting government and analyze the importance of citizen participation in their communities. How the common good benefits when citizens and students participate in their communities and schools will be identified. The role of nonprofits and foundations will be analyzed. Students will research the local community foundation, raise funds, learn parliamentary procedure, and form a Youth Advisory Committee which will complete grant applications and make recommendations to a Board of Directors for dispensing of the funds. |
Limits of Power ELA: Expository Writing; Point of View; Universal Themes PHIL: Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Branches of Government; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Constitution of the United States; Freedom; Limited Government; Rule of Law Who Should Do It? ELA: Presentations; Report; Synthesizing; Teamwork; Visual Media PHIL: For Profit Organizations; Foundations; Mission Statement; Need; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Economic Sectors; Foundations; Good Character; Goods and Services; Government; Personal Virtue; Profit Community Foundations and Procedure ELA: Group Discussions; Technology PHIL: Foundations; Nonprofit; Youth Advisory Committee SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Economic Sectors; Goods and Services Youth Advisory Committee in Action ELA: Group Discussions; Listening; Presentations; Role-Play PHIL: Board of Directors; Foundations; Fundraising; Needs Assessment; Nonprofit; Survey; Youth Advisory Committee SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Common Good; Point of View; Volunteerism |
6-8 |
Advisory—A Call to Action Learners will research events in American history that led to the development of philanthropy in the United States, analyze the importance of allowing all citizens the opportunity to contribute to the common good, identify needs and resources to set up and maintain a service learning project. |
What Is Service Learning? ELA: Listening; Reflection; Speaking; Understanding/Interpretation PHIL: Common Good; Service Learning; Time/Talent/Treasure History of Philanthropy ELA: Presentations; Research; Speaking; Teamwork PHIL: History; Nonprofit Sector; Timelines SOC: History; Timelines Advisory in Action ELA: Brainstorming; Research; Teamwork PHIL: Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; School Community Evaluation Is Reflection ELA: Reflection; Writing Process PHIL: Common Good; Reflection; Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure |
6-8 |
Alternative Energy Sources This unit shows learners how electricity is created, used, measured, and conserved. Learners explore energy conservation and energy efficiency using a lab activity about lightbulbs and a research assignment about alternative energy resources. Students plan and carry out a project to advocate for conserving energy and using green technology. They demonstrate to members of the school or local community their learning about renewable resources that promote conservation. The purpose of this unit is to empower learners to advocate for responsible use of energy resources. While this unit is written specifically to address the "greening of New Jersey," it is adaptable to any community.
Focus Question: What is an individual's responsibility for the environment? |
Measuring Energy Use ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Electronic Text; Journaling; Listening; Personal Response; Response to Text/Others; Understanding/Interpretation; Viewpoint MAT: Comparing Numbers; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Inductive/Deductive Reasoning; Interpret PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; Problem Solving; Responsibility; Stewardship SCI: Analyze; Conservation; Critical Thinking; Data Collection/Organization; Electricity; Energy; Environment; Measure; Natural Resources SOC: Common Good; Consumers; Contemporary Issues; Economic Decisions; Environment; Family Investigating Lightbulbs ELA: Star-Ledger; Informational Media; Questioning MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; Problem Solving; Responsibility; Stewardship SCI: Analyze; Compare/Contrast; Conservation; Critical Thinking; Data Collection/Organization; Electricity; Energy; Measure; Observation SOC: Environment; Resources Energy Action Plan ELA: Star-Ledger; Analyze/Interpret; Audience; Compare/Contrast; Informational Media; Letter Writing; Research; Resources; Speaking; Teamwork; Writing Process PHIL: Advocacy; Common Good; Community; Environmental Stewardship; Problem Solving; Service Plan; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Conservation; Natural Resources SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Economic Decisions; Resource Allocation; Simulation |
6-8 |
Animals in Sports and Entertainment The learners will assess the role of animals in sports and entertainment. The learners will differentiate between animal cruelty and the humane treatment of animals. They explore attitudes/beliefs about the role of animals specifically in sports and entertainment. The learners will then identify advocacy as a way to promote the humane treatment of all animals.
Focus Question:
How should animals be treated and who speaks for their welfare? |
Those Amazing Animals PHIL: Empathy; Environmental Stewardship; Justice; Kindness; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; Reflection; Respect; Sensitivity; Values SCI: Analyze/Interpret; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Influence; Journaling; Personal Response; Point of View; Viewpoint; Vocabulary SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Consensus; Contemporary Issues; Economic Decisions; Ideals/Reality; Laws; Natural Resources; Rights/Responsibilities Caring for Those Amazing Animals ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Influence; Personal Response; Point of View; Viewpoint; Vocabulary PHIL: Activism; Advocacy; Animal Welfare; Empathy; Environmental Stewardship; Helping; Justice; Kindness; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; Mission Statement; Nonprofit Organizations; Reflection; Respect; Sensitivity; Social Action; Values SCI: Animals; Cause/Effect; Ethics/Science; Inquiry; Nature SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Consensus; Contemporary Issues; Economic Decisions; Ideals/Reality; Laws; Natural Resources; Rights/Responsibilities What’s Being Done? ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Group Discussions; Inferences/Generalizations; Personal Response; Persuasive Writing; Point of View; Vocabulary PHIL: Activism; Advocacy; Animal Welfare; Common Good; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Animal Welfare; Service Project; Social Action; Values SCI: Animals; Cause/Effect; Ethics; Inquiry SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Consensus; Contemporary Issues; Laws |
6-8 |
Are You a River Keeper? Learners will utilize fundamental techniques to determine the health of a local river. They will collect, compile, display and interpret their data. The students will focus on how water speed affects rates of erosion and deposition. They will focus on the history of, reasons for, and possible solutions to excessive deposition in the southern branch of the Muskegon River or waterway in their community. Through the writing and performing of a short theatrical activity, learners will summarize articles they have read to increase environmental awareness. Learners will become aware of global issues of clean water scarcity. Learners will investigate the many causes of river water pollution and relate them to their sources. Students will then identify four sectors of society and how each can be an agent for change. They will locate and write letters to public service, nonprofit organizations in support of water clarity. After presenting their findings to peers, students will distribute a self-designed pledge, requesting households to commit to positive change. |
Healthy Water!?... MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables PHIL: Common Good; Commons; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SCI: Chemistry; Data Analysis/Probability; Invertebrates; Life Science; Measure; Populations; River; Water SOC: Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Natural Characteristics of Place; Natural Resources Speedy Water and Sediments MAT: Data Collection/Organization; Graphs/Charts/Tables; Variables PHIL: Commons; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Nonprofit Sector; Stewardship SCI: Earth Changes; Erosion; Natural Resources; Scientific Investigation; Water SOC: Cause/Effect; Environment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Volunteerism LITWIS, What Is It? ART-T: Theater: Interdisciplinary ELA: Personal Response; Reading; Universal Themes; Writing Process PHIL: Commons; Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; Stewardship SCI: Cycles; Environment; Erosion; Habitat; Natural Resources; Scientific Investigation; Water; Weather SOC: Ethics; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Public Policy Stepping into the River—In Service to Our Rivers ELA: Report; Technology PHIL: Environmental Stewardship; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment SCI: Conservation; Environment SOC: Cause/Effect; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Economic Sectors; Government; Industrialization (1800-1900); Land Use; Laws; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Natural Resources; Opportunity Costs; Preamble to the Constitution; Public Policy; Scarcity; Urbanization |
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Around the World Using the themes and content of geography, learners examine and demonstrate knowledge of cultural elements and traditions of selected nations of the world and how they affect philanthropy and stewardship in world regions. Learners will use the five themes of geography to explore the political, geographic, economic and social aspects of continents and identified specific nations. Our learners will also discover newly emerging democracies' struggle with developing non-governmental institutions and organizations. They will gain an appreciation for the worldwide relief efforts as well as grassroots movements. As a service learning project they will develop a visual aid for younger learners for celebrating African-American History Month. |
Traditions—Our World and Philanthropy PHIL: Nonprofit Organizations; Stewardship; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Cultures; Diversity; Geographic Features; Geographic Patterns; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Nonprofit Organizations; Traditions Our Journey Begins Close to HomeThe Americas ELA: Discovering the Inca Ice Maiden; Universal Themes MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables; Patterns PHIL: Altruism; Nonprofit Organizations; Pro-Social Behavior; Stewardship SOC: Advocacy; Common Good; Cultures; Geographic Features; Geographic Patterns; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; North America; South America Africa—The Great Southland ART: Interdisciplinary; Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Non-Fiction Literature; Poetry; Universal Themes PHIL: Community; Culture; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Learning; Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure; Traditions SOC: Africa; Community; Cultures; Geographic Features; Geographic Patterns; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Maps; Primary/Secondary Sources; Resources; Volunteerism Australia, Land of the Outback ELA: Inquiry; Non-Fiction Literature; Research; Survey; Universal Themes MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables; Patterns PHIL: Mission Statement; Nonprofit Organizations; Stewardship SOC: Australia; Cultures; Geographic Features; Geographic Patterns; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day Philanthropy in Europe ELA: Non-Fiction Literature; Research; Universal Themes PHIL: Culture; Nonprofit Organizations; Pro-Social Behavior; Stewardship; Traditions SOC: Cultures; Europe; Geographic Features; Geographic Patterns; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day; Maps; Nonprofit Organizations Asian Fusion ELA: One Thousand Paper Cranes; Non-Fiction Literature; Universal Themes PHIL: Culture; Nonprofit Organizations; Nonprofit Sector; Stewardship; Traditions SOC: Asia; China; Cultures; Economic Sectors; Geographic Features; Geographic Patterns; Inquiry; Japan; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: Earth Day |
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Art for the Common Good—Junkanoo! The purpose of this unit is to encourage students to examine the way groups work together for the common good and understand how specific community factions preserve their culture through the arts. In a fun and creative activity, groups will consider how to be more effective in cooperative learning. |
Introduction to Junkanoo! A Bahamian Festival ART-M: History/Culture ART-VA: History/Culture ELA: Brainstorming; Constructing Meaning; Electronic Text; Expository Writing; Group Discussions; Prior Knowledge; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary; Writing Mechanics PHIL: Community; Community Capital; Factions; Human Rights; Rights/Responsibilities; Traditions; Trust SOC: Africa; Common Good; Community; Community Capital; Compare/Contrast; Cultures; Discrimination; Environment; Factions; Inquiry; Junkanoo (Bahamian Festival); LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Migration; Minorities; Mobility; Pluralism; Populations; Primary/Secondary Sources; Racism; Research; Slavery; Tolerance; Traditions Group Headdresses ART-VA: Create/Communicate ELA: Brainstorming; Constructing Meaning; Persuasive Techniques PHIL: Community Capital; Human Rights; Minorities SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Community Capital; Factions; Junkanoo (Bahamian Festival); LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart; Minorities; Nonprofit Organizations Junkanoo Parade (A) PHIL: Service Learning SOC: Cultures; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Art From The Heart |
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At the Core of Philanthropy—Democratic Values This unit begins with the learner examining personal beliefs and the basis for their actions. This is the connection to understanding that the Core Democratic Values are fundamental civic beliefs which inspire philanthropic action. Students will develop descriptions and create posters of eight Core Democratic Values. They will also research contemporary examples of individuals acting to enhance Core Democratic Values. While reflecting upon the historical perspective and context of World War II, students will view a video as well as participate in role plays regarding the enhancement or violation of Core Democratic Values. Finally, students will use what they have learned about the Japanese Internment to examine Core Democratic Values during World War II as they compose and articulate their thoughts in an essay format. |
Seeds of Our Democracy—Core Values PHIL: Reflection SOC: Bill of Rights; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Compare/Contrast; Constitution of the United States; Core Democratic Values; Declaration of Independence; Democracy; Good Character; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Personal Virtue; Separation of Powers; Values Planting the Seeds of Our Values—Contemporary Perspective PHIL: Common Good; Philanthropic Act SOC: Core Democratic Values; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Research; Resources Planting the Seeds of Our Values—Historical Examples PHIL: Common Good; Philanthropic Act SOC: Greatest Generation (The); Core Democratic Values; Good Character; Historical Biographies; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Personal Virtue; Primary/Secondary Sources; Research; Resources; World War II Growing from Planted Seeds PHIL: Common Good; Philanthropic Act SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Core Democratic Values; Diversity; Human Rights; Japanese Internment; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Pearl Harbor; Persuasive Techniques; Point of View; Tolerance |
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Best Day Ever (The)!: One Day (8th) Students are asked to evaluate the use of their time, talent and treasure by choosing activities to fill a typical non-school day. They will be expected to take a look at the benefits and opportunity costs involved in sacrificing personal time for the common good of their community. |
Best Day Ever (The)!: One Day (8th) ELA: Group Discussions PHIL: Common Good; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Sacrifice; Selflessness; Time/Talent/Treasure; Tolerance SOC: Common Good; Individual Rights; Opportunity Costs |
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Bridges for All This unit will assess the importance of volunteers, both today and in history. Students will research the work of volunteers before, during and after the Civil War and decide what they can do today to make a meaningful contribution in their community. |
Fighting Chance (1850-1877) (A) ELA: Personal Response; Research; Vocabulary PHIL: Common Good; Courage; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Civil War/Reconstruction (1850-1877); Compare/Contrast; Core Democratic Values; Haviland, Laura Smith; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Quakers; Underground Railroad Better Way (A) ELA: Reading; Reflection; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Character; Nonprofit Organizations; Volunteer SOC: Common Good; Cooper Union; Core Democratic Values; Discrimination; Edison, Thomas A.; Freedmen’s Bureau; George Peabody Institute; Good Character; Human Rights; Knights of Pythias; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Persecution; Personal Virtue; Pinchback, P.B.S.; Soldier’s Ladies Aid (The); YMCA/YWCA Rallying to the Cause ELA: Personal Response; Persuasive Techniques; Presentations; Research PHIL: Service Project; Volunteer SOC: Analyze/Interpret; Anthony, Susan B.; Civil Society; Civil War/Reconstruction (1850-1877); Common Good; Core Democratic Values; Discrimination; Douglass, Frederick; Garrison, William Lloyd; Good Character; Hayden, Lewis; Historical Biographies; Human Rights; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Persecution; Personal Virtue; Pinchback, P.B.S.; Reconstruction; Rights/Responsibilities; Tubman, Harriet |
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Bridging the Gap Students will gain an increased understanding and awareness of philanthropy as well as become involved in a philanthropic activity on a regular basis. While written for a Christian Middle School, the lessons may be easily adapted for public school use. |
Meaning of Philanthropy (The) ELA: Expository Writing; Reading; Research; Vocabulary PHIL: Christianity; Common Good; Family; Mission Statement; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Parochial Bridging the Gap by Doing Philanthropy ELA: Brainstorming; Journaling; Peer Review; Presentations; Reflection; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Christianity; Service Project SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Parochial Philanthropy in A Christmas Carol ELA: Christmas Carol (A); Analyze/Interpret; Author's Style/Purpose; Biography; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Journaling; Listening; Prior Knowledge; Reading; Symbols/Images/Sounds; Synthesizing; Theme; Universal Themes; Writing Process PHIL: Charity; Christianity; Common Good; Social Justice SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Parochial Philanthropy in Literature—Reading, Writing, Thinking ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Compare/Contrast; Constructing Meaning; Fiction Literature; Reflection; Response to Text/Others; Synthesizing; Thesis; Universal Themes; Writing Process PHIL: Christianity; Common Good; Minorities; Shared Values; Tolerance; Values SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Parochial |
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Building Blocks of a Community: One Day (6th) In this lesson, students analyze and define the concept of community. The students identify benefits and sacrifices involved in actions for the common good in their role as citizens. |
Building Blocks of a Community: One Day (6th) ELA: Brainstorming; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Activism; Advocacy; Altruism; Benefits; Character; Common Good; Community; Contribute; Courage; Egoism; Empathy; Empower; Fundraising; Giving; Justice; Kindness; Leadership; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Philanthropic Act; Sensitivity; Time/Talent/Treasure; Trust; Volunteer SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Communities; Culture; Democratic Values; Incentives; School Community; Tolerance |
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Call to Action (A)!: LEAGUE Philanthropy Unit (6th)
Students will understand philanthropy. They will analyze acts of kindness to determine how they contribute to the common good. Learners will investigate their own resources of time, talent and treasure they have and brainstorm how these can be used to address community needs/issues or problems in their school, neighborhood and larger community. They will investigate nonprofit organizations that contribute to the common good by addressing these needs.
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What Is Philanthropy?: LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (6th) ELA: Listening; Reading; Understanding/Interpretation; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Kindness; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Need; Opportunity Costs; Time/Talent/Treasure Need for Action (The): LEAGUE Philanthropy Lesson (6th) ELA: Brainstorming; Research; Teamwork; Universal Themes PHIL: Community; LEAGUE Event Lesson: Intro to Philanthropy; Need; Nonprofit Organizations; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: School Community; Wants/Needs |
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Character Education: Caring (Grade 6) Learners recognize that famous philanthropists started with small acts of kindness before they performed the influential acts that we remember them for. Learners define caring through discussion of examples and create an acrostic using the word CARING. Learners get inspiration from the work and words of Mother Teresa about performing small acts of kindness. The unit is culminated with the learners selecting a project and making a plan for carrying out a small act of kindness with a group or individually. After reflecting on their experience with performing an act of kindness, they will compare their experience to the message in a folktale, and write about the impact of a single small act of caring.
Focus Questions:
What role does caring play in relationships and life success? How can developing caring equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
Circle of Caring ELA: Group Discussion PHIL: Acts of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Character Education: Caring; Common Good SOC: Good Character One Small Act ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion; Teamwork PHIL: Mother Teresa; Acts of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Character Education: Caring SOC: Good Character Caring Makes a Difference ELA: Folktales; Genre; Journaling; Reflection PHIL: Acts of Kindness; Caring/Sharing; Character Education: Caring; Reflection SOC: Good Character |
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Character Education: Caring (Grade 7) Learners discover how celebrities demonstrate their caring by giving their time, talent and treasure and taking action for specific causes. It gives the learners an opportunity to begin to think of what they care about. Learners will discuss a quote about gratitude and consider the relationship between caring and gratitude. After discussing causes and social issues they care about, they will write one idea for an action they can take to "make a difference to that one."
Focus Questions:
What role does caring play in relationships and life success? How can developing caring equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
How Do They Care? ELA: Journaling; Reflection PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Character Education: Caring; Reflection SOC: Good Character Caring and Gratitude ELA: Group Discussion PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Character Education: Caring; Foundations SOC: Matthew McConaughey How Can We Care? ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion; Journaling PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Character Education: Caring SOC: Good Character |
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Character Education: Caring (Grade 8) This unit allows learners to investigate and expand their understanding of caring and to determine those things or people that they care about. They will determine different ways that they can show caring; relate enlightened self-interest to caring by discussing a quote from Alexis de Tocqueville about the American tradition of democracy; and they will reflect on how philanthropy, enlightened self-interest and caring are related.
Focus Questions:
What role does caring play in relationships and life success? How can developing caring equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
Stick Your Neck Out ELA: Group Discussion; Journaling PHIL: Alturism, Empathy; Caring/Sharing; Character Education: Caring; Selflessness SOC: Good Character Enlightened Caring ELA: Group Discussion PHIL: Alexis de Tocqueville; Caring/Sharing; Character Education: Caring; Enlightened Self-Interest SOC: Good Character Caring and Self-Interest ELA: Group Discussion; Journaling; Reflection PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Character Education: Caring; Philanthropy; Reflection SOC: Good Character |
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Character Education: Courage (Grade 6) In this unit the learners will define courage and relate courage to the the concept of a "hero." They will learn about a hero, Nelson Mandela, whose actions changed the course of history and using their knowledge of courage, the learners determine a person of courage who is a hero and share that by creating a commemorative "postage stamp."
Focus Questions:
What role does courage play in relationships and life success? How can developing courage equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
Courageous Heroes ELA: Teamwork; Writing PHIL: Character Education: Courage; Courage SOC: Nelson Mandela Courage to Change the World ELA: Reading; Reflection PHIL: Character Education: Courage; Courage; Heroes; Human Rights; Social Action SOC: Nelson Mandela; Good Character; Human Rights; Tolerance Stamp of Courage ELA: Group Discussion; Reading PHIL: Character Education: Courage; Courage; Heroes; Tolerance; Values SOC: Good Character; Human Rights; Values |
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Character Education: Courage (Grade 7) By identifying examples of courage from the actions of Jackie Robinson, learners discover that it takes courage to do the right thing in the face of peer pressure. They will be asked to brainstorm issues that require courage to address. They will define what a hero is and reflect on what causes they feel passionate enough about to face with courage.
Focus Questions:
What role does courage play in relationships and life success? How can developing courage equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
Bigger Than Life ELA: Group Discussion PHIL: Character Education: Courage; Courage; Hero; Social Action SOC: Jackie Robinson; Good Character; Values Doing the Right Thing ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discusson PHIL: Character Education: Courage; Courage SOC: Good Character; Heroes; Values The Hero Is in You ELA: Group Discussion; Listening; Reflection PHIL: Character Education: Courage; Courage; Heroes; Reflection SOC: Good Character; Hero; Values |
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Character Education: Courage (Grade 8) This unit asks learners to choose their favorite heroes from the "Star Wars" movies and identify acts of courage. Using charts created in lesson one, learners find hero traits related to courage and facing daunting challenges. After highlighting the key words explaining the classic hero myth, learners look for these traits in themselves, the Founding Fathers, and our current leaders. The learners will then reflect on the relationship between courage and fear, and identify the different character attributes that guide us when facing a challenge.
Focus Questions:
What role does courage play in relationships and life success? How can developing courage equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
Courage in Star Wars ELA: Group Discussion; Teamwork PHIL: Character Education: Courage; Courage; Heroes; Vales SOC: Good Character; Hero Classic Hero Story ELA: Group Discussion PHIL: Character Education: Courage; Courage; Heroes SOC: Good Character Facing Fear with Courage ELA: Group Discussion; Journaling; Reflection PHIL: Character Education: Courage; Courage; Heroes; Reflection SOC: Good Character |
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Character Education: Honesty (Grade 6) Students define honesty as fairness and straightforward conduct. They look for examples in a story and expand on the definition. They brainstorm examples of honesty and communicate its value and benefits to the community, family, friends, and self. Students use journaling or role-play to reflect on the benefits to the community of truthfulness and straightforward actions. They analyze traits and actions of someone who has built a "good reputation."
Focus Questions:
What role does honesty play in relationships and life success? How can developing honesty equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
What Is a Promise? ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion; Teamwork PHIL: Character Education: Honesty; Honesty SOC: Good Character; Values A Straightforward Approach ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion; Social/Cultural Issues; Teamwork PHIL: Character Education: Honesty; Honesty SOC: Sam Rayburn; Good Character; Values A Man of Honor ELA: Group Discussion; Journaling PHIL: Character Education: Honesty; Honesty SOC: Mohandas Ghandi; Good Character; Values |
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Character Education: Honesty (Grade 7) Students explore the meaning of honesty and how it involves playing by the rules and making choices that support the common good. They will discuss and illustrate how people could respond honestly or dishonestly to the same situation. They learn vocabulary related to honesty. Students role play using familiar scenarios in ways that follow the rules and support straightforward communication, and also ways that do not support the rules. They will discuss the value of rules for supporting the common good and reflect in writing on the role of common good and honesty when rules are not clearly stated.
Focus Questions:
What role does honesty play in relationships and life success? How can developing honesty equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
Playing by the Rules ELA: Group Discussion; Journaling; Teamwork PHIL: Character Education: Honesty; Common Good; Honesty; Responsibility; Values SOC: Common Good; Good Character; Values Act of Honesty ELA: Communicate; Role-Play PHIL: Character Education: Honesty; Common Good; Honesty; Responsibility SOC: Common Good; Good Character; Values Honesty and the Common Good ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion; Journaling; Reflection PHIL: Character Education: Honesty; Common Good; Honesty SOC: Barbara Jordan; Common Good; Good Character; Values |
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Character Education: Honesty (Grade 8) Discussing different types of lies and rating them in their severity and damage to others will help the students understand about communicating honestly. They will explore different ways communication can be changed through interpretation and intentionally misleading. The students will explore how people can be dishonest with themselves and they will reflect on how they can be honest with themselves about community and world issues and take personal responsibility.
Focus Questions:
What role does honesty play in relationships and life success? How can developing honesty equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good?
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Are All Lies the Same? PHIL: Character Education: Honesty; Honesty SOC: Good Character Honest Communication ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion PHIL: Character Education: Honesty; Common Good; Honesty SOC: Common Good; Good Character To Thyself Be True ELA: Brainstorming; Common Good; Group Discussion PHIL: Character Education: Honesty; Honesty SOC: Common Good; Good Character |
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Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 6) Students analyze and define the word perseverance as it applies to Martin Luther King, Jr. They relate perseverance to setting and reaching goals. Through a discussion of impulse spending and opportunity cost, students learn about the value of perseverance as it relates to setting goals and sticking with them. They brainstorm a variety of short-term and long-term goals as an activity leading to each student developing plans for a single goal. Each student sets an individual goal using a goal-setting strategy. The class reflects on perseverance and how to persevere when the plan gets difficult to carry out.
Focus Questions:
What role does perseverance play in relationships and life success? How can developing perseverance equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
A Dream for a Better Life ELA: Graphic Organizer; Group Discussion; Teamwork PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Perseverance; Social Action SOC: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Common Good; Good Character; Social Action; Values Goals and Perseverance ELA: Brainstorming; Creative Writing; Group Discussion; Personal Response; Poetry; Teamwork PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Perseverance SOC: Civil Rights; Common Good; Good Character; Personal Virtue; Social Action In- "cent" -ives ELA: Group Discussion; Personal Response; Reflection; Synthesis PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Opportunity Cost; Perseverance SOC: Good Character; Opportunity Costs; Values Long-Term Goals ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion; Teamwork PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Opportunity Cost; Perseverance SOC: Opportunity Costs; Values Planning to Persevere ELA: Graphic Organizer; Group Discussion; Journaling; Reflection PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Perseverance SOC: Good Character |
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Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 7) Students look for examples of personal best in a movie about perseverance and discuss the value of working toward personal best even when it is difficult. They analyze the meaning of personal best and recognize the value of persistence in doing their best. Students choose two causes or issues that they feel most concerned about. With those in mind, they explore how perseverance and doing their personal best are the most effective ways to address needs.
Focus Questions:
What role does perseverance play in relationships and life success? How can developing perseverance equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
My Personal Best PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Perseverance; Sensitivity; Teamwork SOC: Good Character A Long Walk ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion; Teamwork PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Perseverance Persistent Drop of Water ELA: Graphic Organizer; Group Discussion PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Perseverance SCI: Cause/Effect; Earth Changes; Erosion SOC: Geography; Good Character Small Actions with Big Purpose ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion; Journaling PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Needs Assessment; Perseverance SOC: Common Good; Decision Making Model Reflection on the Long Term ELA: Compare/Contrast; Group Discussion; Reflection; T.S. Eliot PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Contribute; Perseverance; Social Action SOC: Choices/Consequences |
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Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 8) Perseverance involves staying with a task even if it is difficult. Students identify obstacles and barriers they must overcome in order to reach a goal. They brainstorm universal obstacles to completing goals in difficult situations and then they write creative one-liners to help them face obstacles with determination and humor. As a reflection, students illustrate a conversation about perseverance between Lyndon B. Johnson and an imaginary opponent.
Focus Questions:
What role does perseverance play in relationships and life success? How can developing perseverance equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
Don't Give Up ELA: Vocabulary PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Perseverance SOC: Good Character Obstacles to Perseverance ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Social/Cultural Issues PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Perseverance SOC: Good Character Taking on a Task ELA: Group Discussion PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Perseverance SOC: Good Character; Values Facing Obstacles with Creativity and Humor ELA: Creative Writing; Social/Cultural Issues; Viewpoint PHIL: Character Edcuation: Perseverance; Perseverance Talking Heads ELA: Group Discussion; Journaling; Role Play PHIL: Character Education: Perseverance; Perseverance SOC: Good Character; Lyndon B. Johnson; Values |
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Character Education: Respect (Grade 6) Learners will define respect, and will explore the meaning of self-respect and respect for others. They will explore the relationship of "respect" to definitions and examples of prejudice, bias, racism, and stereotype. Students recognize prejudice and examine how they perceive others. Learners will discover how prejudices are learned and will reflect on how to be more respectful of others. The learners will be challenged to enhance respect in their personal relationships as well as to define actions they can take to enhance respect in their school and community.
Focus Questions:
What role does respect play in relationships and life success? How can developing respect equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
Defining Respect ELA: Group Discussions; Language/Style; Response to Text/Others; Vocabulary PHIL: Character Education: Respect; Conflict Resolution; Respect; Tolerance SOC: Discrimination; Diversity; Prejudice; Racism; Stereotypes Investigating Respect ART: Music ELA: Group Discussions; Journaling; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Character Education: Respect; Respect; Tolerance SOC: Lyndon Baines Johnson; Discrimination; Diversity; Prejudice; Stereotype Respect in Action ELA: I'm OK--You're OK; Group Discussions; Reflection; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Character Education: Respect; Respect; Tolerance SOC: Community; Tolerance |
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Character Education: Respect (Grade 7) In this unit the learners will define respect and relate it to the core values and beliefs of a constitutional democracy. Using the historical biography of Cynthia Ann Parker, they will site examples of respect/disrespect. The students will investigate their perceptions about bullying and its relationship to respect. They will brainstorm ways to promote respect of self and others as individuals and as a class/school. The learners discuss a quote from Congresswoman Barbara Jordan and and reflect on the meaning of respect for themselves as individuals. They will commit their support to a plan for promoting respect in their school.
Focus Questions:
What role does respect play in relationships and life success? How can developing respect equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
Respect and Democracy ELA: Group Discussion; Journaling; Response to Text/Others PHIL: Character Education: Respect; Respect; Tolerance SOC: Cynthia Ann Parker; Democracy; Democratic Values; Tolerance Bullying ELA: Group Discussion; Journaling; Social/Cultural Issues PHIL: Character Education: Respect; Respect SOC: Conflict Resolution Advocating for Respect ELA: Group Discussions; Perception; Reflection PHIL: Character Education: Respect; Respect SOC: Congresswoman Barbara Jordan |
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Character Education: Respect (Grade 8) In this unit, learners will investigate the meaning of respect, especially as it relates to respecting members of diverse groups. Students will analyze the dynamics of group formation and describe how inclusion and exclusion from groups can result in conflict and disrespect. They will discover the basic right of all people to be respected and determine ways of showing respect for others by examining and reflecting on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Focus Question:
What role does respect play in relationships and life success? How can developing respect equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good? |
Belonging ELA: Group Discussion; Teamwork PHIL: Character Education: Respect; Respect; Tolerance; Values SOC: Good Character; Tolerance; Values First Impressions ELA: Brainstorming; Group Discussion PHIL: Character Education: Respect; Respect; Sensitivity; Stereotypes SOC: Good Character; Values Respect and Human Rights ELA: Group Discussion PHIL: Character Education: Respect; Respect SOC: Good Character; Human Rights |
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Common Good in Aztec Culture Students learn about the Aztec culture and specifically about their religious practices and sacrifices to the gods. Discussions on the nature of sacrifice bring up the concepts of benefits and opportunity costs of specific personal or group sacrifices. |
Aztec Culture ELA: Cultural/Historical Contexts; Group Discussions SOC: Communities; Cultures; History to 1620; Native Peoples Aztec Religion ELA: Compare/Contrast; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Debate; Expository Writing; Group Discussions PHIL: Common Good; Hispanics; Opportunity Costs; Religious Perspectives; Sacrifice; Tolerance; Traditions SOC: Common Good; Cultures; History to 1620; Individual Rights; Native Peoples; Opportunity Costs What Is Sacrifice? ELA: Analyze/Interpret; Compare/Contrast; Ethics; Point of View; Vocabulary PHIL: Act of Kindness; Common Good; Opportunity Costs; Sacrifice; Self Interest; Selflessness SOC: Common Good; Communities; Compare/Contrast; Individual Rights; Opportunity Costs; Social Action |
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Communities in Crisis (6-8) Learners make those critical connections between primary sources and textual materials or secondary sources. The lessons and instructional sequence involve learners identifying philanthropic activities within their own community and state during the period of World War II. Stretching to their community today, they discover the role of ongoing philanthropic institutions and grassroots actions. Two engaging service-learning lessons give cohesive meaning to philanthropy in their community and state. |
Primary Source? What is That? ELA: Biography; Journaling PHIL: Altruism; Social Action; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Community; Democracy; Human Rights; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Primary/Secondary Sources; Values Giving Beyond Measure—Diary of Anne Frank ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Anne Frank: Reflections on Her Life and Legacy; Anne Frank Remembered; Compare/Contrast; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play; Writing Process PHIL: Character; Ennobled Self; Sacrifice; Social Justice SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Ethics; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; World War II Roles of Individuals in the Warsaw Ghetto (The) ELA: Brainstorming; Research; Writing Process PHIL: Human Rights SOC: Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Community; Core Democratic Values; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Reserved Powers; Timelines "A Gem of a Geo-dome" ART-VA: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate MAT: Area; Congruence; Geometric Objects PHIL: Pro-Social Behavior; Sacrifice; Service Project SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day Who Wants to be an Octogenarian? ELA: Interview; Presentations; Reflection PHIL: Needs Assessment; Philanthropic Act; Sacrifice; Service Project SOC: Rosie the Riveter; Historical Biographies; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Primary/Secondary Sources; World War II Philanthropy, A Timeline for Us ELA: Peer Review; Research; Teamwork PHIL: Charity; Community; Contributions; Donate; Foundations; In-Kind Contribution; Learningtogive.org; Philanthropic Act; Service Project; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Good Character; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Personal Virtue; Taxation |
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Community Connections To introduce learners to philanthropy and to have them apply this knowledge to assist them in the identification of some of the various organizations in their community and the services they provide. Utilizing observation and surveys they will become more familiar with the nonprofit organizations in their community and provide volunteer service to one of these organizations intended to address a community need. Learners will use their knowledge of philanthropy and combine it with community information to learn about their community and its needs. Utilizing this knowledge, the learners will participate in a service project directly related to their findings.
Focus Question:
What would happen to your community if no one was willing to give time/talent/treasure? |
A Plethora of Philanthropy ELA: Group Discussions; Listening; Reflection; Vocabulary PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Common Good; Community; Family; For Profit Organizations; Giving; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropic Act; Philanthropic Organization; Philanthropic Traditions; Philanthropist; Survey; Time/Talent/Treasure; Values; Volunteer SOC: Civil Society; Communities The Great Adventure ELA: Survey PHIL: Community; Need; Needs Assessment; Nonprofit Organization (NGO) SOC: For Profit Organizations; Government; Maps; Nonprofit Organizations The Little Letter that Could ELA: Graphic Organizer; Letter Writing; Reflection; Writing Mechanics; Writing Process PHIL: Community; Economic Sectors; For Profit Organizations; Needs Assessment; Nonprofit Organizations; Service Learning; Time/Talent/Treasure |
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Connecting the Links for a Stronger Community: One Day (7th) In this lesson, the learners will identify and demonstrate their understanding of what is meant by the term the common good and identify how community (nonprofit) organizations help community members to promote the welfare of their community for the greater benefit of all. The learners will also identify specific needs in their community to which they can apply their time, talents, and treasure to help (nonprofit) organizations in their community meet these needs. |
Connect the Links for a Strong Community: One Day (7th) PHIL: Community; LEAGUE Event Lesson: One Day; Nonprofit Organizations SOC: Common Good; Communities; Nonprofit; Nonprofit Organizations |
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Courage of the Heart This unit will show students how acts of philanthropy were demonstrated in the field of medicine despite racial discrimination. Vivien Thomas shared his time and talent to assist Dr. Alfred Blalock in pioneering a surgical clamp. He worked in the era of segregation in the United States. Hamilton Naki assisted Dr. Christian Barnard in heart transplantation in South Africa. They worked within the system of apartheid. These techniques would not have been implemented without Thomas and Naki. Both men worked for unequal pay and without recognition, yet continued to work for the common good rather than personal gain.
Focus Questions:
1) How are people able to persevere and display courage in the face of racism, prejudice and discrimination?
2) What causes people to put the needs of society or humanity ahead of their own personal needs?
3) How does society benefit when all people are given equal opportunities to succeed academically and economically?
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Miracles of the Heart PHIL: African American; Blalock, Dr. Alfred; Courage; Discrimination; Diversity; Friendship; Heroes; Justice; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; Respect; Sacrifice; Stereotypes; Stewardship; Thomas, Vivien; Time/Talent/Treasure; Tolerance; Traditions SCI: Health SOC: Civil Rights; Common Good; Community; Minorities; Racism African American Inventors Study ELA: Biography; Compare/Contrast; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Personal Response; Reading; Reflection; Research PHIL: African American; Common Good; Contributions; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; Stereotypes SCI: Data Collection/Organization; Inventions SOC: Civil Rights; Cultures; Discrimination; Diversity; Historical Biographies; Minorities; Racism Questions of Courage ELA: Group Discussions; Listening; Personal Response; Point of View; Questioning; Response to Text/Others; Retelling; Speaking; Stereotyping/Bias; Teamwork PHIL: African American; Common Good; Courage; Discrimination; Heroes; Justice; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Health; Minorities; Sacrifice; Selflessness SOC: Civil Rights; Equality; Good Character; Personal Virtue; Racism |
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Courage to Be You: King Day (7th) The purpose of this lesson is to examine how individuals persevere in the face of discrimination and continue on to impact the course of history for the common good. |
Courage to Be You: King Day (7th) ELA: Brainstorming; Compare/Contrast; Non-Fiction Literature; Teamwork; Universal Themes; Vocabulary PHIL: Discrimination; Justice; LEAGUE Event Lesson: King Day; Respect; Tolerance; Trust SOC: Diversity; Rights/Responsibilities |
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Cultural Pluralism in Young Adult Literature—Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry These lessons will expose students to a Newberry Award winning novel about the life and trials of an African-American, land-owning family in Mississippi in 1933. The book explores several instances of bigotry, community capital, and the importance of family. Written from the viewpoint of nine-year-old Cassie Logan, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a powerful novel affecting all who read it. It will allow students to read, listen to, perform and respond to a quality, cross-cultural novel. Students will look at the roots of the southern “caste” system and recognize the importance of hearing all voices in the community. |
Beginning of the Storm (The ) ELA: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; Character Development; Constructing Meaning; Cultural/Historical Contexts; Historical Fiction; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes PHIL: Community/Social Capital; Family SOC: Community Capital; Discrimination; Great Depression; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day; Reconstruction Thunder Roles—Town Debate (The) ART: Music: History/Culture; Theater: Perform ELA: Historical Fiction; Response to Text/Others; Role-Play; Stereotyping/Bias; Universal Themes PHIL: Respect; Stereotypes SOC: Discrimination; Human Rights; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day What Are Your Thoughts? ART-T: Theater: Perform ELA: Historical Fiction; Perception; Response to Text/Others; Universal Themes PHIL: Human Rights SOC: Discrimination; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: King Day |
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Designing Your Philanthropic Collage: Penny Drive To have learners examine their lives and ambitions, and explore how philanthropy is a daily activity. Through this lesson, the learners will be able to better recognize acts of “everyday philanthropy” and come to better understand their personal traits, and the impact that these might have on their personal philanthropic involvement. |
Designing Your Philanthropic Collage: Penny Drive PHIL: Caring/Sharing; Character; Common Good; Contributions; Donate; Fundraising; Giving; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Penny Drive; Personal Giving Plan; Philanthropic Act; Philanthropist; Social Action; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Citizenship/Civic Engagement |
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Disaster Relief - Power, Generosity and Leadership! (6-8) Learners research problems caused by a natural disaster and cite examples of aid provided in an effort to help those devastated populations. They will investigate the role of the four economic sectors in responding to the needs. They will participate in a collection campaign and learn about organizations to which they can contribute their philanthropy.
Focus Question: Whose responsibility is it to help victims of a natural disaster?
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Disaster Relief - Power, Generosity and Leadership! (6-8) ELA: Cause/Effect; Group Discussions; Journaling; Reflection; Research PHIL: Activism; Common Good; Community; Donate; Fundraising; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Emergency Response; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Environment; LEAGUE Wildcard Lesson: Poverty/Hunger/Homelessness; Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Advocacy; Civic Responsibility/Virtue; Common Good; Current Events; Disaster: Natural; Economic Decisions; Four Economic Sectors; Presidential Roles |
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Doing Our Share The purpose of this unit is to increase the students' understanding of philanthropy through social studies, math, technology and the arts. The students will study philanthropy from the past to the present in their own community. |
Michigan History of Philanthropy ELA: Group Work PHIL: Philanthropic Act; Time/Talent/Treasure SOC: Chronology; Crosswhite, Adam; Good Character; Historical Biographies; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Native Peoples; Personal Virtue; Research; Sojourner Truth; Timelines; Values Grant-Making Foundation (A) MAT: Graphs/Charts/Tables; Money PHIL: Foundations; Guidestar.org; Kellogg Foundation SOC: Common Good; Compare/Contrast; Good Character; Goods and Services; Inquiry; LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day; Personal Virtue; Research; Values Interviewing Procedures ELA: Group Discussions; Interview; Questioning; Role-Play; Speaking; Teamwork; Viewing PHIL: Community; Foundations SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day Community Philanthropists ART: Visual Arts: Create/Communicate ELA: Interview; Presentations; Self Assessment; Speaking; Technology; Viewing PHIL: Community; Foundations SOC: LEAGUE Optional Lesson: One Day |
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Earth: The Source of Resources The purpose of this unit is to assist the learner in developing a deeper understanding of what it means to be an environmental steward and to apply this knowledge, by means of conservation and recycling, to identify environmental misuse of natural resources as found in his/her home, school, and community.
Focus Question: How can I become a steward of our Earth’s natural resources and effect positive change in my home, school, and community?”
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