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The concept of freedom as a Core Democratic Value will be described through the story of Harriet Tubman. Learners will understand why unselfish people risk their lives to help others and serve the common good....
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Unit: Freedom, Fairness and Philanthropy
Unit: Souperservice Kids
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Grades:
K
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In this lesson, students preserve vegetables through dehydration. The lesson includes multidisciplinary centers related to vegetable harvesting. They will build skills working as a group and contributing to the common good.
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Grades:
K
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Students will think of ways that they can be (or have been) philanthropists. A puppet or doll tells about going to a soup kitchen and gets the students excited about providing food for a soup kitchen. A variety of multidisciplinary centers focus on soup kitchens. At the end of the lesson,...
Unit: Three Chinese Stories
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K
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In this lesson, the students will recognize that working together and helping others are worth the effort (opportunity costs) in this Chinese tall tale. The skills of listening, predicting and explaining are all employed in this lesson....
Unit: From Struggle to Success
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6
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Students edit their memoir drafts, adding dialogue and figurative language in this guided writing session. This lesson will help students realize that struggles they experience in their lives often lead to a new understanding or lesson learned. Students will reflect on how their experience...
Unit: What Does It Take?
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Students will become aware of women and minority figures who have made a difference in a civil society.
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Grades:
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Students will become aware of historic figures who have made a difference in our civil society.
Unit: Heroism In Literature
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Grades:
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Through reading the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, students will continue to investigate how present-day definitions of heroism have been influenced by cultural heritage and identify philanthropy themes intrinsic in their reading....
Unit: Advisory—A Call to Action
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6
7
8
Groups will collaborate to identify significant events and organizations in American history that involve philanthropy and share their findings with other student groups within the school.