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Grades:
6
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8
Students will become aware of current issues in politics as well as the points of view of the candidates in regard to civic virtue and the creation of a civil society.
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Unit: What Does It Take?
Unit: Caring and Sharing with Eric Carle
Grades:
K
1
2
Students participate in a read aloud and discussion of what it means to be hungry. They brainstorm ways that they can assist people in the community who are in need of food. They may plan and carry out a food drive, collecting and distributing food donations to a local food pantry. The concepts...
Unit: Pilgrim's Progress
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Grades:
K
1
2
Students explore the definition of community as a group coming together for the common good. Students work cooperatively to form rules and compare their rules to the compact made by the Pilgrims before they left the boat.
Unit: Why Do People Give?
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Grades:
3
4
5
This lesson introduces the concepts of supporting the arts and artists “giving back.” This lesson also introduces the concept of serial reciprocity—when someone does something kind for you, you pass on an act of kindness to someone else.
Unit: Volunteering as Good Work
Grades:
K
1
2
Students become familiar with the motivation of volunteers through interviewing some of the school volunteers.
Unit: Civic Virtue in Modern American Democracy
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will learn to identify factual information from objective sources and to use that information to support their own points of view and refute the arguments of an opposing point of view.
Unit: Living History-An Intergenerational Philanthropy Project
Grades:
3
4
5
In this lesson the students prepare for their visit to the retirement home. First the students create and use a personal timeline and questionnaire to write their autobiographies to be used as the author page in the Living History Book. The class will work together to come up with questions to...
Unit: Common Good in Aztec Culture
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, the students read about some of the religious practices of the Aztec Empire and discuss the practice of human sacrifice to appease the gods. Students discuss the concept of sacrifice for the common good and debate how far we go in sacrificing for the common good.
Unit: Superheroes as Philanthropists
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students will recognize the aspects of the hero/superhero in themselves, take action on a social issue about which they care deeply, and reflect on that experience through writing.
Unit: Setting the Stage for Service Learning Relationships
Grades:
6
7
8
Through a variety of activities, students examine the meaning and examples of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Students explore how prejudice impacts our human interactions and learn skills of sensitivity for differences. ...