In this lesson, groups work together to make their headdresses based on a common design. Each person makes their own headdress that fits the group theme but has their own style or cultural uniqueness. The groups compete against each other, so the group benefits from working together internally with a strong unifying theme.  Participants reflect on the idea of factions forming in a community, like a classroom. 

This predictable and repetitive story, The Doorbell Rang, has a charming and surprising ending. The children must share a plate of cookies with a growing number of neighbors, but what do they do when there are more kids than cookies? They might surprise you! 

Teens identify their roles and personal values, and analyze how their personal values and beliefs developed in connection to their community's values and beliefs. They discuss what decisions they can make through generosity and voice for the common good. 

As a group we define good citizenship, including the classic Roman concept of civic virtue (putting the common good above individual need).

The learners analyze examples from history of civic virtue and then select the characteristics they believe are most important for enduring citizen engagement.