Take part in this simple Youth Project for #GivingTuesday.
This year, many people are feeling isolated and anxious. We couldn't be more in need of unity and kindness. We all have time, talent, or treasure to give to brighten someone's day. #MakeSomeoneSmile with ideas @LearningtoGive.
GivingTuesday is a global day of giving celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, December 1, 2020.
You don’t have to adopt a new curriculum. Learning to Give's standards-aligned lessons inspire students to use their hearts and minds to impact their community and themselves.
We define philanthropy and discuss the joy of giving, as well as various ways to give through nonprofits in the community. We learn how GivingTuesday uses the power of social media and combining efforts with others to make a big difference.
Literature and primary documents help youth understand the role of the Constitution for the United States.
Students read about Rosa Parks and evaluate how her protest of an unjust and unfair situation was philanthropic in nature.
Learners define justice, kindness, peace, and tolerance and describe the importance of these attributes of a civil society. They look for examples in the media and brainstorm how they can promote these attributes in their school, community, and the world.
Learners will define community, analyze it according to the five themes of geography, and share ideas to make an impact on their community.
Students look at how they typically spend a free day and see what that same free day would look like when it is infused with philanthropy. Students plan a free day, substituting their usual routine with activities that give back.
Students see the importance of working together for the common good.
The classroom is matched up with another classroom (or any group of people) in the country or the world. The students communicate by letter or e-mail and compare characteristics of place such as methods of transportation, weather, resources, and culture.
Students write to pen pals in a different community and discuss ideas related to a service project. For example, the pen pals may plan and monitor a canned-good donation project.
Students brainstorm community needs and how they may be addressed. They explore why taking action is good for the giver, the person receiving the gift, and the community. They make a plan and take action to address a community need related to hunger or homelessness.
Students discover that corporations often give generously to support community causes, programs, and issues. They look and listen for names of companies that donate or sponsor efforts to make a better world and research the local companies that give back.
The learners will view works of art that advocate for social change. They will recognize that art can influence social change. The learners will select an issue of human rights and create a work of art that represents the issue.
The purpose of this lesson is to explore the contributions artists make for the common good. We learn how their work is supported by philanthropy and nonproft organizations that assure we have access to art.
The purpose of this lesson is to show that artists are a valuable part of a community and to explore how they contribute to the public good.
Students will understand that you find poetry everywhere: lyrics to songs, commercials and rap. They will also realize that themes of giving are often found in poetry. Students will write poems with giving themes. Sharing their poems is considered an act of generosity.
You can help young people understand their community and develop generosity.
Give a gift to Learning to Give on #GivingTuesday.
