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Introduce the folksinger, Woody Guthrie, and his legendary song This Land Is Your Land. Talk about ways we are generous for the good of others. This can be by lifting someone's spirits or taking care of the land we all share.
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Unit: Our Land
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners read about the actions and projects of people their age who stick their necks out for the sake of others.
Unit: Be the Change: Homelessness
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The learners build on their understanding, seeking actual facts and statistics about homelessness locally and nationally.
Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners look for examples of personal best in a movie about perseverance and discuss the value of working toward their personal best even when it is difficult.
Unit: Project on Poverty and Homelessness at Sea Crest School
Grades:
6
7
8
Students experience empathy for people who are homeless by listening to a song and completing the “I Am’ poem assignment.
Unit: Refugees: Finding a Place
Grades:
3
4
5
Participants will view a video about a girl named Carly who is a refugee forced to leave her home. They will discuss the problems Carly faces in her journey to find a safe place to live, draw inferences as to why Carly had to flee from her home, discuss in what ways the groups Carly met showed a...
Unit: The Power of Children
Unit:
Grades:
6
7
8
Students determine which community need they want to address with a service project. Once a priority need has been determined, they research related nonprofit organizations with a student-generated list of questions.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners reflect on a role-play scenario demonstrating fair and unfair decision-making techniques. They identify behaviors that promote or create barriers to making decisions. A Dr. Seuss book provides a discussion starter.
Unit: Three Chinese Stories
Unit:
Grades:
K
1
2
Based on the book The Runaway Rice Cake, the group writes a familiar story from a different perspective. The moral of the story is that when the character gives generously and from the heart, the giver is also rewarded in some way.
Unit: History of Philanthropy
Unit:
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Youth explore the history of philanthropic behavior (sharing, community collaboration, service) in ancient cultures and today, as well as compare themes of love and service in different world religious practices.