Learning to Give, Philanthropy education resources that teach giving and civic engagement
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Unit Purpose:
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.
Unit Objectives:
The learner will:
- define trust and common good.
- create a list of “jobs” that animals do.
- describe the importance animals have to the common good.
- work in a cooperative group.
- select and research an animal and the work that he/she does.
- create an informational poster or software presentation about a working animal.
- share the presentation with classmates.
- determine how working animals are “paid.”
- realize everyone’s civic responsibility for animal welfare.
- plan and implement a service project to support animal welfare.
- create a class book to share with others their knowledge and experience with working animals and the concept of animal welfare.
Service Experience:
The learners will select a working animal group or animal welfare organization to assist and support through planning and implementing a service project.
Unit Assessment:
The successful creation and completion of a presentation of the information will be used for assessment, as well as teacher observation of learners’ group participation. Additional assessment will be based on depth of understanding and participation exhibited during class discussion, decision-making, planning, and implementation of the service project, as well as individual contribution to the class book.
State Curriculum and Philanthropy Theme Frameworks:
See individual lessons for benchmark detail.
Lessons Developed By:
Barbara Dillbeck
Director
Learning to Give
Tiffany Jackson
Belding Area Schools
Ellis Elementary
100 E Ellis RD
Belding, MI 48809
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