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Learners recognize that we all have biases, but we aren't always aware of them, which can create an unfair situation. Since people have different experiences, we all develop different biases.
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Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 6)
Unit: Our Unique Legacy of Giving
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In this lesson, the learners write a story about philanthropists, modeled after the documentary The Gift of All. They research or interview a local philanthropist. Each learner writes a biography telling the story of the philanthropist. They share the completed biography with an...
Unit: Telling Our Stories of Giving
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Students learn effective techniques and complete prewriting activities for writing a persuasive essay. As a culmination of the unit, students choose one of the three styles of writing--news article, personal narrative, or persuasive essay--to write, edit, and publish about their experience with...
Unit: Selflessness in Community
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The young people reflect upon themselves as community members and use descriptive language to give themselves meaningful names.
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Using Guidestar as a source, young people identify three nonprofits and their mission statements.
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Unit: Do Not Stand Idly By (Private-Religious)
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Young people read about Jewish role models who partake in tikkun olam. They reflect on how they can use their behavior as a model for their own philanthropy to perfect the world.
Unit: Pitch In Philanthropic Puppet Project
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Young people make puppets out of recycled materials. They use their creativity to come up with a movable puppet that represents a character in their puppet play.
Unit: Encouraging Community Engagement
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Through a fable, learners discuss how generosity improves the quality of life in their communities.
Unit: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A picture book biography tells the story of the life and philanthropy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Unit: Courage of the Heart
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Youth learn about the work of African American inventors who had a positive influence on society by contributing scientific innovation for the common good.