Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson will introduce rights and responsibilities of citizens in society, in our classroom and community. Learners will identify core democratic values, ethical conduct and personal virtue.
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Unit: Laws, What Are They Good For?
Unit: Give It Back from a Snack
Grades:
K
1
2
The students explore different ways to earn and use money through a variety of children’s books. They also see that money gives decision-making power.
Unit: Philanthropic Behavior
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Grades:
K
1
2
Students will demonstrate that gifts do not need to be bought. They will brainstorm "kindness" types of gifts, such as a service or a homemade creation.
Unit: Launching Your Ship with Citizenship
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will become familiar with the Core Democratic Values that are the fundamental beliefs and constitutional principles of American society which unite all Americans.
Unit: Different! Diverse! Dynamic! (K-2)
Grades:
K
1
2
To teach children tolerance for differences through the understanding that people grow and develop at different rates.
Unit: Philanthropy is "Phun"
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Grades:
K
1
2
To understand and use different vocabulary words related to philanthropy....
Unit: We Are Guardians of the Earth (Private-Religious)
Grades:
6
7
8
It would seem that contradictions abound in the Bible! Finding interpretations that allow these contradicting texts to coexist is both a traditional religious concern and a contemporary dynamic enterprise. It is also a pursuit that will determine how one comes to understand the role of Biblical...
Unit: Student Voluntarism Symposium
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will use themes from Victor Hugos novel Les Miserables to help formulate answers to the essential questions, most specifically, the question: Can one person make a difference in making the world a better place?
Unit: Rules for the Common Good
Grades:
K
1
2
The students will summarize and condense their list of rules from the previous lesson.The students will work together to memorize and establish an understanding of the rules.
Unit: Earth Connections
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Grades:
3
4
5
The purpose of this lesson is to begin an investigation of the state of the environment and observe the effects of pollution on it. The students begin to strategize about their responsibility to be environmentalists.