Selflessness in Community

Unit of 3 Lessons
Grade Levels: 
K
1
2
Subjects: 
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
Arts Education
Issue Area: 
Civil society
Focus Question 

What is an individual's responsibility to the common good? 

Unit Overview 

The lessons center on The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie de Paola. Children explore the concepts of selflessness and selfishness and consider the effects of their generous actions on others. 

Service Experience 
The children choose an activity that is a benefit to a group or the community. To participate in this selfless act they have to give up their personal time (opportunity cost).
Lessons in This Unit 
Unit: 
Selflessness in Community
Lesson 1 of 3
Grades: 
K
1
2

We each have gifts we can use to give our lives purpose and make the world better. Using our gifts for the good of others can solve problems, if we take bold and selfless action. Even very young people are capable of the kind of selfless actions that create positive change.