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Sharing with Others (Private-Religious)

Unit of 3 lessons

Kindergarten-2nd Grade

Subjects:

Arts, Language Arts, Library / Technology, Math and Philanthropy

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Lesson 1 :	ART-M:	Music: Perform
	ELA:	Speaking; Universal Themes
	PHIL:	Judaism; Sharing
	SOC:	Parochial
Lesson 2 :	ART-M:	Music: History/Culture
	ELA:	Little Red Hen (The); Response to Text/Others; Teamwork; Universal Themes
	PHIL:	Cooperate; Helping; Judaism; Sharing
	SOC:	Parochial
Lesson 3 :	ELA:	Speaking; Universal Themes
	MAT:	Sort/Classify
	PHIL:	Cooperate; Judaism; Respect
	SOC:	Parochial

Unit Purpose:

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?

Unit Objectives:

The learner will:

understand that blessings are a way for us to thank God for sharing food with us.
learn/recite blessings over food
model God’s generous behavior by sharing with one another
practice using "please" and "thank-you" when asking to borrow things from others
listen to a book
understand the importance of lending a helping hand
listen to a song expressing the importance of sharing the work
participate in a cooperative project
understand that fruits are each unique but important
realize that we thank God for each unique student, just as we thank God for each unique fruit

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.

Students will bring in toys to share with their classmates and will work together on two cooperative projects.

Unit Assessment:

Students should be assessed based on their participation, willingness to cooperate, readiness to share, use of "please" and "thank you," ability to recite blessings, and capacity to sort. Follow up lessons by asking students to complete a self-reflective sentence such as "I am a good sharer because…" and "I am a good helper because…"

School/Home Connection:

Using God’s gift of food as a model, this unit teaches students the importance of reaching out to others. It encourages them to follow God’s model by sharing their belongings and time with those in need to complete cooperative projects. Students learn that all people deserve help – no matter how different they are from you – by comparing and contrasting different types of food.

Interactive Parent / Student Homework:

After Lesson One, teachers should send home tapes of the please and thank you song so students can practice with their family, encourage families to send in notes each time they share or ask nicely to borrow, and ask families to help plan what students will share for "Show and Share." After Lesson Two, instruct students to offer to help someone at home. Ask students to discuss the experience with the person they helped and share responses with the class. After Lesson Three, instruct students to think of ways that each family member is important in the family.