Grades:
6
7
8
Students will learn about federal social service programs over time and SNAP, the food assistance program.
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Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Sometimes it is wise to follow the advice of others and at other times it will only bring disaster. This lesson examines stories from South Africa, Morocco, and Nigeria and character traits valued in those cultures.
Unit: Character Education: Respect (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson the learners define respect and relate it to the core values and beliefs of a constitutional democracy.
Unit: Money and the Common Good
Grades:
6
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8
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12
Every day, we make choices about what to eat based on our health and what we like and can afford. As global citizens who care about the good of all, we can also be aware of making food choices based on our impact on an interconnected system.
Unit: Power and Race in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Grades:
6
7
8
Readers examine the lasting effects of power, privilege, and discrimination on communities.
Unit: Global Education: Why Learn?
Grades:
K
1
2
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4
5
Through discussion and a game, children identify the value of education to individuals and the community.
Unit: Food for Thought Middle School Unit by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
6
7
8
To help students see music as an art form that identifies social injustice, advocates for change, and proclaims hope on behalf of the forgotten.
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Unit: Philanthropic Behavior
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Grades:
K
1
2
Young people envision what they would like their shared space or classroom to look like, feel like, and sound like in order for it to be a safe, fair, and fun learning environment. They come to a consensus about what behaviors lead to this goal.
Unit: Building a Caring and Inclusive Classroom
Grades:
K
1
2
3
4
5
At the beginning of the year we get to create our classroom community. We get to decide how we will learn and grow and play with each other for the rest of the year. This is a new beginning for all. As we start to...
Unit: Giving to Others (Tzedakah) (Private-Religious)
Grades:
9
10
11
12
This lesson will familiarize the learners with basic laws of charity (tzedakah) in Biblical literature. Through laws and stories, students will begin to understand the level of importance that the Bible places on acts of charity (tzedakah), specifically as it relates to...