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Traditions
Unit of 4 lessons
Unit Overview:
The learner will:
- describe how traditions help form strong, healthy communities.
- recall previously-studied traditions and study new traditions.
- create a class Philanthropy Dictionary and a Teaching Quilt Banner to use when giving "Show and Tell" presentations to other groups.
- read award-winning children's literature with a quilting theme to introduce basic philanthropic concepts.
- identify quilt patterns that celebrated philanthropic activities.
- identify a community need for quilts, make a plan, follow through with the plan, and reflect on a purposeful act of kindness.
Unit Purpose:
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.
Unit Objectives:
The learner will:
- define and use the vocabulary of philanthropy.
- compare and contrast quilting stories related to tradition and philanthropic concepts.
- describe historic acts of philanthropy by interpreting traditional quilt patterns.
- fulfill a need in the community by working collectively on a project.
Service Experience:
Although lessons in this unit contain service project examples, decisions about service plans and implementation should be made by students, as age appropriate.
The learners will:
- present a "Show and Tell" program describing philanthropy to other classes or organizations.
- determine if there is a need for quilts in the community, make a quilt and give it away. (optional)
Unit Assessment:
Students will give clear and accurate explanations of philanthropic terms to others during "Show and Tell" programs. At the end of the unit, students will complete a "Reflections" worksheet, describing the making of quilts and purposeful acts of kindness as examples of philanthropy.
State Curriculum and Philanthropy Theme Frameworks:
See individual lessons for benchmark detail.
Lessons Developed and Piloted By:
Shellie Ellison
Munising Public Schools
Central Elementary School
124 E Chocolay
Munising, MI 49862
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