Grades:
K
1
2
Children look at Comanche art and identify the meaning of symbols. The children create art representing important ideas in their self awareness and social awareness.
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Unit: Selflessness in Community
Unit: Character Education: Courage (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Working in small groups, learners match the classic hero traits to an activist who took social action for the common good.
Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners listen to different statements of "the right thing to do" and determine the source of the value or judgment.
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners explore the qualities that make a friend trustworthy and determine whether you can be friends with someone you don't trust.
Unit: Our Playful Community
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Grades:
K
1
2
Communities come in many different configurations and may be defined by place or purpose. A family, which also comes in many different configurations, is a community that comes together in the same space and/or with the shared interest of caring for one another. The young people describe the...
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Grades:
9
10
11
12
When life is at its most difficult and grief is great, a generous sacrifice can move the spirit toward life again. In these folktales, two Inuits face death with a truly generous spirit.
Grades:
9
10
11
12
When times are hard, it is sometimes difficult to remember that the things that count are not material, and the people who make a difference in our lives are the ones we often take for granted. We read five Jewish folktales that reveal gifts of generosity in everyday events of life. Through...
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Through the three Suni folktales, learners analyze the lessons in generosity and behavior for the common good.
Grades:
9
10
11
12
These Australian folktales compare selfish and unselfish behaviors and tell the origin story of our permanent responsibility as caretaker of the land.
Grades:
9
10
11
12
In the featured folktales, we learn the impact of misjudging the character of another, and understand that an evil act does not require a person to return evil with evil.