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3
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5
Introduce the philanthropic behavior of Native Americans through the speech attributed to Chief Seattle, using the book Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: The Words of Chief Seattle.
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Unit: Early American Influences
Unit: From Struggle to Success
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Grades:
6
7
8
Students follow the example of philanthropists who impacted their community by cooperating rather than competing. Students identify their own giving passions and cooperate with each other and a community organization to plan a project. Examples of "cooperative philanthropists" are taken from the...
Unit: Roots of Philanthropy (Teen)
Grades:
6
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Youth Activity: Participants will gain a greater understanding of the meaning of philanthropy, and identify at least one action that they can take to better their own community. They will investigate the strength of the human spirit and its importance in making the world better. See...
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Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
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8
Learners get inspiration from the work and words of Mother Teresa about performing small acts of kindness. They select a project and make a plan for carrying out a small act of kindness with a group or individually.
Grades:
6
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8
Students brainstorm simple acts of kindness and design a bookmark as a reminder.
Unit: Bully-Free Zone
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Grades:
3
4
5
The students will present skits to illustrate strategies for addressing bullying behavior. They will compose a class pledge against bullying, and may choose to sign the pledge. The students will plan and implement a service project to inform the school community about bullying behavior and...
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Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
7
8
In the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, students identify the barriers and challenges to addressing an unfair situation. Given a list of ways to respond to unfair situations, students match ways to respond to possible unfair situations.
Unit: What Is Philanthropy?
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Grades:
3
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5
Youth role-play situations in which they are involved in philanthropic acts. They analyze the act of philanthropy....
Unit: Pet Care and Safety
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Grades:
K
1
2
Explore animal welfare through literature and analysis of wants and needs of people and pets.
Unit: GivingTuesday
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PreK
K
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We discuss the joy of giving, as well as various ways to give through doing kind acts for people in the community. We learn how GivingTuesday is a day of giving that combines efforts with others around the world to make a big difference. Children follow their own interestes to make someone smile...