Students will learn about what it is to be a philanthropist. The students will recognize that their classroom is a community as they work together for the common good.  Students will gain understanding through literature, song and personal experiences of what it means to be both a community member and a philanthropist.

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?

The learner will:

• create a chart listing possible definitions for philanthropist.
• create a flip book representing the beginning, middle and end of the story, The Lion and the Mouse.
• retell the story, The Lion and The Mouse, in peer groups.
• develop phonemic awareness through the use of rhyming text.
• differentiate between the vocabulary words time, talent and treasure.
• learn the song “What Is a Philanthropist?”
• identify possible philanthropic acts.
• recognize that the classroom is a community of people with a common purpose.
• demonstrate sharing time, talent or treasure in the classroom community.
• give examples of when he/she can do something philanthropic without permission.
• state why trust is important in a community.
• define philanthropy as sharing of time, talent or treasure for the common good.

The teacher will assess for mastery of objectives through observation, student work and reflection journals.

• Interactive Parent / Student Homework:
  
  Lesson Two: Philanthropy in Song