Grades:
6
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8
The learners address the overarching question, "Is this person acting with integrity?" through examining scenarios....
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Unit: Character Education: Integrity (Grade 8)
Unit: How Did We Help?
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Grades:
3
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5
This lesson introduces the Mayflower Compact. This brief agreement was the first document of its kind designed to bring a community together to focus on the common good. This may be a model for a classroom agreement written by the students.
Unit: Don't Be Impervious to the Impermeable
Grades:
9
10
11
12
The purpose of this lesson is for learners to apply their knowledge of the environmental impact of impervious surfaces in their community and propose alternative solutions.
Unit: Refugees and Human Rights
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Students listen to the voices of refugees in the words of a poem by W. H. Auden. They explore the poetic imagery and then write their own poem using voice, imagery, and rhyme. They may use what they have learned and created in this unit to organize a service project in which they advocate for...
Unit: Building a Community Garden Santuary
Grades:
3
4
5
When the site is selected, they make a final plan for what plants to put into the garden based on soil, location, and availability. They make a plan to seek donations of plants or funds for their garden....
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Unit: Diverse Community: Who Is My Neighbor? (6-8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students examine the meaning of and examples of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. They reflect on ways that stereotypes develop and have the potential to turn into discrimination....
Unit: We Are One World
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Grades:
6
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8
Students will use electronic media to prepare and present the information researched in the previous lesson. A comparison will be made between the lifestyles of the United States and a selected foreign country. Economic conditions, human-environment interaction and human rights will be compared...
Unit: Pilgrim's Progress
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This lesson introduces the voyage of the Mayflower. The students learn the definition of a pilgrim and experience simulated conditions on the voyage.
Unit: Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
7
8
Learners write an acrostic poem using the letters of their name to communicate their trustworthy nature.
Unit: Role of Philanthropy in an Ever Changing World (The)
Grades:
6
7
8
Students will learn how to participate in a needs assessment for their local community.