Grades:
3
4
5
Students explore the meaning of community and describe traits of a healthy classroom community. They develop a class definition of a healthy community and learn how to promote healthy habits in the school community....
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Unit: Good Health in Our Community
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
We define what fairness means and compare and contrast definitions. Participants build empathy as they discuss others' experiences with fairness....
Unit: Farm to Table and Food Security
Grades:
6
7
8
This stage in the PBL process involves gathering information about food insecurity and students' individual topics. This may be from teacher workshops and from students conducting research. Students are moving toward determining the focus of their project and thinking about solutions to the...
Unit: Everyday Acts of Citizenship
Grades:
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Through this activity participants become aware of their own privileges, and the racial, cultural and socio-economic biases in society today.
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
If [people]...
Unit: Challenging Social Boundaries
Grades:
9
10
11
12
From history we know that working in community (not on our own) is the best way to make change. Young people explore the work of nonprofits related to equity and social justice. ...
Unit: Sharing Compliments (1st Grade)
Grades:
K
1
2
Students learn of the life and actions taken by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote civil rights. Students give examples of Dr. King acting as a philanthropist, encouraging the children to think of
...Unit: We the Kids - The Three Branches and Me
Grades:
3
4
5
In a kid-friendly approach, we look at the components of the U.S. Constitution and put early government-forming events in a context. We distinguish the roles of the three branches of government, especially the structure and responsibilities of our judicial system. ...
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners play a game that helps them identify qualities in others that make them trustworthy.
Unit: Character Education: Honesty (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, students learn about communicating honestly. They explore different ways communication can be changed through interpretation and intentionally misleading.
Unit: School Environment and Diversity, Let's Deal With It
Grades:
6
7
8
Engage students in the process of civic involvement through completing and analyzing a school climate survey.