Learning to Give, Philanthropy education resources that teach giving and civic engagement
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Purpose:
The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate to students that being in a group requires cooperation, working together, getting along and resolving conflicts. The activity enables the children to accomplish this while having fun at the same time.
Duration:
One Thirty-Minute Class Period
Objectives:
The learner will:
- develop the tools necessary for working and playing in a group.
- describe and demonstrate behaviors that are necessary for people to work together in a group.
Materials:
- Large bowl and ingredients for play dough.
Recipe:
3 cups flour
¾ cup salt
½ cup water
- Powdered paint or food coloring (a few pinches to tint the dough). Increase recipe proportionally to make enough for the entire class.
Instructional Procedure(s):
Anticipatory Set:
Explain that we are going to make play dough and “cooperation”
is a necessary ingredient. Have the recipe written on the board for children to refer to, include the word cooperation in the list of ingredients.
- Arrange class into small groups.
- Explain the recipe to the class.
- Before beginning the project, discuss the expectations of each student concerning the proper way to work together.
- Give a portion of the ingredients to each of the children in the group.
- Encourage all of the children to become involved in the preparation.
- First, add the water to the bowl, next the dry ingredients, then the students should take turns kneading the play dough.
- When the play dough is finished, the group should divide it equally.
- Children then may have a period of playtime with the play dough.
- Discuss with the children the benefit of doing this project as a group:
- Why was cooperation listed as one of the ingredients in the recipe?
- Did your group work together? Did you share, care, cooperate?
- Did you share time, talent or treasure?
- What is a person called who shares those things? philanthropist
- How were we able to make enough play dough for the entire classroom community?
- What made this activity more fun? working with friends
- Play dough may be stored in an air tight container in the refrigerator.
Assessment:
Teacher observation. Note whether children were able to cooperate and create the play dough together.
Curriculum Connection:
Language Arts: Students will draw pictures in their journals about the activity. Students will explain their drawings to the teacher and the teacher will write words pertaining to the activity (example: “play,” “work,” etc.) and encourage students to copy the words.
Math: This lesson can be used for sequencing skills. Teacher should ask questions such as: “What did we do first?” and “What did we do second?”
School/Home Connection:
- Interactive Parent / Student Homework:
Teacher will duplicate the recipe for play dough and send copies home to the parents. Teacher can encourage parents to work with their children using other recipes.
Lesson Developed By:
Lynn ChamberlainCentral Elementary School
Munising Public Schools
Munising, MI 49862
Handouts:
Unit Contents:
Overview:We Can All Do Our Share:
Intro. to Philanthropy Unit (K) Summary
Lessons:
- 1.
- I'm a Philanthropist! Philanthropy Lesson (K)
- 2.
- Picture-Go-Round: Philanthropy Lesson (K)
- 3.
- Rolling in Dough: Philanthropy Lesson (K)
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