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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: Nonprofits in Our World and Community (3-5)
Grades:
3
4
5
Students will examine the role and impact of nonprofit organizations within their community and prepare to interview representatives.
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Grades:
3
4
5
Students will interview a representative from a local nonprofit organization and share the learned information with the class.
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Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Elementary)
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Youth Activity: Participants create a collage depicting philanthropic traits and actions. This collage serves as a visual definition of philanthropy. See the handout for supplemental faith-based discussion questions.
“The future depends entirely on what each of us...
Unit: Encouraging Community Engagement
Grades:
9
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Learners use economic thinking to determine how to allocate their scarce resources for community service.
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Unit: Cinderella Stories
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Grades:
K
1
2
In this lesson, the children compares a Native American version of the Cinderella story with other versions.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
This lesson explores opposing perspectives on fairness issues and whether fairness is based on fact or context. Students compare and contrast different perspectives on two fairness issues - one global and one personal. They reflect on when fairness is a matter to advocate for through...
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: Food for Thought Middle School Unit by the Westminster Schools
Grades:
6
7
8
To help students understand how to use their voices to advocate for causes about which they care.
Unit: Hurricane Katrina / Great Hanshin-Awaji Disaster Collaboration
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The learners will become aware of human need brought about by natural disasters and will compare domestic experiences with parallel events on the other side of the world.
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